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Business Profile: Fat Pony Feeders LLC

September 21, 2024 by Northwest Horse Source

Karin Antoni Strives to Help Metabolic Horses How and why did you get started in business? I was gifted a morbidly obese pony in 2012 and I like to say she was one carrot away from a catastrophic metabolic event! The ideal products I needed to rehab my new fat …

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Business Profile: Vanessa Omer of Vital Equine Bodywork

August 9, 2024 by Northwest Horse Source

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Offering a Comprehensive Approach to Equine Wellness How and why did you get started in business? I’ve always been passionate about horses. I have been a Physical Therapist Assistant for 15 years and have helped people achieve their physical goals. I especially enjoy hands-on manual therapy in humans because I …

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Small Farm Makeover: Climate Change and Horse Keeping

July 29, 2024July 8, 2024 by Alayne Blickle

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Simple Ways to Make a Difference When it comes to climate change, many feel that things are beyond our control—that we are living on a planet rocketing towards a brave new world of environmental change. While this is true in part, there still are several simple practices we horse owners …

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Trail Savvy: Five Ways to be a Better Client for Your Farrier

May 9, 2024 by Robert Eversole

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A Great Farrier is a Horse Owner’s Best Friend My mule Ellie kicked my farrier, Alex. It was a stark reminder of my oversight as I hadn’t upheld my end of the bargain and had neglected to train her appropriately. That was a few years ago, and I’ve learned a …

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Small Farm Makeover: Winter Preparedness on Horse Properties – Part 2 of 2

November 30, 2023November 25, 2023 by Alayne Blickle

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Take Winter by Storm! The dead of winter and early spring are times for damaging, dangerous storms in North America. Making chore efficiency updates on your horse property and having backup supplies on hand is helpful for getting through the most challenging time of the year for horse owners–and it …

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Feature Story: Winter Preparedness on Horse Properties – Part 1 of 2

November 25, 2023September 5, 2023 by Alayne Blickle

Regular manure removal is critical in winter. Photo Courtesy Alayne Blickle.

Fall Chore Efficiency Farmers and ranchers know the drill well—they use late summer and early fall to do their prep work for winter. Horse owners can take notes from our older and bigger cousins and do the same, as fall is the right time to get things done! Cooler temperatures …

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Editor’s Postcard: The Changing World of Veterinary Care

June 13, 2023April 20, 2023 by Kim Roe

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Appreciate Your Equine Veterinarian My beloved veterinarian of 28 years recently informed me she was giving up her equine veterinary practice and transitioning to small animal care. I’m devastated, but not surprised. Vets are dropping like flies in the equine industry, and those who are staying in it are setting …

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The Impact of Antibiotics on the Equine Gut

June 13, 2023November 29, 2022 by Equine Guelph

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The thinking on how we use antibiotics is changing in the world of medicine especially as we learn more about their impact on the inhabitants of the gut. Ontario Veterinary College researcher, Dr. Diego Gomez, took part in a collaborative study with researchers across North America to study the effects …

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Editor’s Postcard: Will You Go the Distance with Your Senior Horse?

June 13, 2023November 22, 2022 by Kim Roe

Beowulf, May 1990 – June 2022. Owned and loved by Kim Roe. Credit Kim Roe

Give Your Horse a Happy Retirement “The closest thing to being cared for is to care for someone else.” – Carson McCullers May we speak for a moment about responsibility? I don’t want to sound like your mother…well, maybe I do. Here’s the thing—I regularly get phone calls, messages, or emails …

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Small Farm Makeover: Create a Winter Paddock

October 19, 2022 by Alayne Blickle

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Considerations for Building and Locating a Sacrifice Area on Your Farm Probably the most important aspect of managing pastures is the time when you take your horses off your pasture. You can greatly improve the health and productivity of your pastures by creating and using a winter paddock or confinement …

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