Articles by Jody

GRACE: The First 14 Days. Grace's daily journey. The ups, the downs, progress with bits of life invading.

I found Grace (formerly known as Una) in a Craigslist ad...I have been shopping around for a safe pony for the Grandkids. I saw her ad and passed it by, then went back the next day and then the next. She just tugged at my heartstrings! As you can probably guess, I wear my heart on my sleeve. I have had several "rescue" horses...some failures (permanent issues I couldnt fix, just delay the outcome of), some successes. I not only love the challenge of solving their issues but have a passion to help those that others have given up on....

My horse Senti (short for Sentimental) came to me a “colicker”. That is to say, she would regularly experience colicking episodes that took me several years to conquer. The first and most immediate issue I had to overcome with Senti was “nutritional starvation”. Though she was not technically underweight, she was starved due to a misguided person telling the owner that she was “fat.” They had essentially put her on a starvation diet. At what should have been a 1200lb horse, Senti was being fed just two flakes of grass hay a day and a handful of a garbage “complete”...

Seniors are seniors, whether they be a horse, dog or human their issues are much the same. Arthritis, eating issues, loss of eyesight, hearing and surprise illnesses are all a part of getting old. Combatting those issues can be a real challenge! Here are some tips to help your horse through its “golden years”. The Myth: “I just need to give my senior horse senior feed and it will be just fine!” Weight is not an indicator of health! Though extreme weights…far too much weight for the body size or severe lack of weight for the body size are certainly...