Articles by Jody

The trots…you may be thinking this is a training article but this is about something much more troublesome. It goes by many names: diarrhea, loose stool, cow pies, and many analogies that are too impolite to mention…the trots. But even if you don’t currently have a horse with diarrhea issues, read on. You may need it in the future. Your horse’s poo is like the porridge in the Three Bears story…not too hard, not too soft, somewhere in the middle is perfect. Healthy poo should be “crumbly”, not hard pebbles and not liquid. The state of your horse’s poo will...

Does My Horse Need to Detox? Life is full of toxins. From fertilizers to vaccines, chronic pain to poison based dewormers…even when you try your hardest, there is no getting away from all toxins. So how do you know your horse needs to detox? Some clues that your horse needs to detox may include: *Soft, slow growing hooves *Dull, coarse coat *Sparse mane and tail *Grouchy attitude *Chronic pain issues (pain leads to toxins, toxins increase pain) *Performance issues *”Hard or Easy Keeper” (digestive issues and sugar related issues)   Another simple test to tell if your horse needs to...

When you walk into a feed store trying to find feed to meet your horse’s needs it can be pretty overwhelming. Every store you walk into is going to give you a different recommendation and every sales person is going to give you their opinion as well. Be warned; many feed stores are more motivated by how big their profit margin is rather than concern for your horse's health. Remember that some people working in feed stores have had little or no training on how to correctly feed a horse. Just because they work in a feed store doesn’t mean...