Articles by Jody

AVOIDING COLIC If there is one health issue that every horse owner has experienced, its colic. Whether a very mild case that just needed a little TLC to surgery and even death, colic is a common word in the horse world. If I could point a finger at the number one cause for colic episodes it would be gut health. That may seem really obvious when you put it into words, but in reality it isn’t. “My horse coliced because it has gut health issues” is not something you will hear very often. It is blamed on not enough water,...

Addressing Dog Diets I hate to tell you folks, but just like “complete” horse feeds aren’t healthy for your horses (being full of chemicals and throw away ingredients) dog…and cat…kibble aren’t healthy either. Yes there are some brands that are “better” than others, but how did we get sold the bill of goods that an over processed dried out diet is better than whole foods? Think about where this all started. Someone decided to make formula for babies and told us it was better than “mother’s milk”. Then it was TV dinners. Now most of our foods we eat are...

Update on Grace, the ups, the downs....life.

Kanika's first progress report!