Articles by Jody

RHYTHM Before I started Wild Horse Products, I spent some time as a trainer, lesson giver, and I even managed a boarding stable for a couple of years. One of my big points on training was about using rhythm, rather than force, to encourage a horse in a direction they didn’t want to go (giving their head, moving in a certain direction etc). As I was walking in our gelding Max from the field the other night, it occurred to me that rhythm didn’t just apply to training but also to how I feed. This was my thought process… Max...

Cold Weather diets can be very different from warm weather ones. Different horses may need a tweak to their diet both to hold weight during cold weather.

Do you know the risks of using Omeprazole? There is more to the story than you know...

Dealing with Cold Weather: The Great Blanket Debate   I’ve addressed this in the past, and I feel the need to address it again. If I step on toes, I apologize but my goal of this particular article is to get people thinking. I know plenty of horse people that think horses should be treated like horses, eat only hay and never have shelter or a blanket on. I’ve got to tell you, that is NOT what being a horse is. A horse (in this instance and way of thinking) is about being a WILD horse, who almost always has...