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Managing and Feeding the Weanling

August 5, 2020November 1, 2016 by Eleanor Blazer

Babies Need Balanced Rations and Exercise By Eleanor Blazer Caelan (a warmblood) is a weanling with a challenge: every full sister and brother acquired developmental orthopedic disease (DOD). DOD is the term used to describe musculoskeletal problems in growing horses. These problems include physitis (often called epiphysitis), osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) …

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Over 40 and Horse Crazy – Rebecca Harold Why I Horse

June 30, 2020November 1, 2016 by Laura Schonberg

by Laura Schonberg Rebecca Harold works 50 hours a week in a chiropractic practice, is raising two kids, and adjusting to married life with her new cowboy husband. Horses have allowed Rebecca Harold to take control of a life that was on the path of self-destruction. The simple act of …

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What the Horse? Back to Work After Injury

June 30, 2020October 1, 2016 by Theresa Rice

Proceed with Caution by Theresa Rice My horse recently injured himself, clipping the inside of his back leg with his other hoof (he’s almost as graceful as me). It looked like a simple flesh wound, so I hosed it down and put him up for the night. The next …

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Equine Wound Care

August 5, 2020October 1, 2016 by Eleanor Blazer

Take Steps to Ensure Proper Healing By: Eleanor Blazer Horse owners joke about wrapping horses in bubble-wrap to protect them from injury. Unfortunately, we can’t, so we have to deal with the resulting wound when our beloved steeds do damage to themselves. Before slathering, spraying and daubing on the …

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Over 40 and Horse Crazy – Horsing With Kellie Tormey

June 30, 2020October 1, 2016 by Laura Schonberg

After 30 years as a communications and external affairs director for corporate and non-profit agencies, Kellie Tormey knows a few things about sharing ideas and working with others. She is the mother of two and wife of a professional football coach. She has come full-circle in her horse journey as …

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What The Horse? Keeping Hooves Maintained and Bars Aligned

August 5, 2020September 22, 2016 by Tab Pigg

Proper and Consistent Trimming is Key by Tab Pigg Proper trimming is vital to preventing lameness and injury for horses. Keeping a horse’s bars aligned and healthy are dependent upon trimming as well. Bars appear as white lines along the frog and are made up of lamina. Think of the …

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What the Horse! How to Store Hay

August 5, 2020September 22, 2016 by Theresa Rice

by Theresa Rice The cooler nights and earlier sunsets are signaling the change of seasons. As sad as it is to see summer end, I’m happy to say goodbye to the flies. You’ve likely already stockpiled some hay in preparation for winter, but before you jam your loft, stall or …

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Over 40 and Horse Crazy – Horsing with Shanna Leeland

June 30, 2020September 16, 2016 by Laura Schonberg

Horsing with Shanna Leeland by Laura Schonberg As an engineering project manager for a technology company, Shanna Leeland has become more creative than logical. Solving problems requires her to use the most creative parts of her brain in order to sustain a motivated team. Using the same strategies while horsing, …

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What The Horse? Fly Spray: Homemade vs. Store Bought

August 5, 2020August 1, 2016 by Theresa Rice

by Theresa Rice We’ve traded the muddy season for fly season. I’m not sure which I dislike more, I think fly season. I’ve seen several posts on Pinterest about homemade fly spray and wondered about their effectiveness. I am a Pyranha fly spray devotee and not a huge do-it-yourselfer, …

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The Making of Odysseo by Cavalia

June 30, 2020August 1, 2016 by Carla Christian

Giant Equine Production Gallops into Portland by Carla Christian The equine production Odysseo by Cavalia galloped into Portland on June 30 to set up their next show on the waterfront of the Willamette River. When this big top comes to town, it’s a theatre of 65 horses. Normand Latourelle …

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