Horses can develop ulcers for all kinds of reasons, and one of the biggest reasons I see horses develop ulcers is from the emotional stress of having the wrong career. Researchers rule out nervous stress as a cause for ulcers, but I disagree. My experience has been that I see more ulcers in horses who … Continue Reading »
My food sensitivity challenged patient Bud is doing well. The last time I posted about Bud I had been letting him out a few hours a day to see if he could handle grass. Well he did fine after the hour on the first day but the next day I left him out for 2 … Continue Reading »
Horse ulcers are a big topic these days with horse owners. Horses are highly prone to ulcers when under stress, whether physical, mental, or emotional stress. Physical causes of stress include diet, heavy training, injuries, chiropractic issues, and extreme weather. Mental and emotional stress can also cause horse ulcers. This kind of stress can happen … Continue Reading »
Feet First – Barefoot Performance and Hoof Rehabilitation by Nic Barker and Sarah Braithwaite is one of the best books on Hoof care I have seen. Nic and Sarah started on their path of having barefoot horses when 3 out of 5 of their horses went lame while in shoes. When conventional veterinary care was … Continue Reading »
There are four kinds of horse ulcers, and there are more causes than that. Most people think that horses develop ulcers because of their diet or as a result of stress. While these reasons can cause ulcers, there’s more to the story. Causes of Horse Ulcers Horse ulcers occur for a number of different reasons, … Continue Reading »
These days most horse owners are clued-up enough to know that horse ulcers exist, as well as treatments. Some horse owners may even know some of the symptoms related to horse ulcers, including weight loss, colic, lack of appetite, pawing, and poor performance. But that’s about as much as many people know about horse ulcers … Continue Reading »
I have not been riding much lately which always makes me grouchy but the bit I have been able to do has been a blast. My cousin leases my pastures for his goats and cows so the gat has been open to his 30 acres. I have been riding on this land on Cerise and … Continue Reading »
Moving from conventional horse care to holistic horse care is a process. It requires, first a shift in belief systems from medicine healing the horse to the horse healing himself. If a horse has been given drugs all of his life then his body is less able to mount a healing response on its own. … Continue Reading »
Bud is coming along nicely. I have been slowly cutting back on his low starch Kool and Kalm horse feed and adding some timothy hay cubes. I tested him for sensitivity to timothy and he came back borderline. I waited over a month for him to heal his gut from the bermuda and alfalfa sensitivity … Continue Reading »
I remember the first time I saw Louie, a grey, barrel-racing quarter horse gelding. He had been running inconsistently, which was not his usual performance. When I approached Louie he tensed up and held his head high and rigid. This posture made it hard to evaluate his soreness so I decided to go ahead and … Continue Reading »
I had an interesting experience as I was filling the horse trough. I had brought a book out and was sitting next to the trough watching the horses eat and waiting for the water to run in. I don’t dare try to do anything else when I turn on the water or I end up … Continue Reading »
It is fall in Central Texas which means mesquite bean and acorn season. I got a call from my neighbor a few days ago and her donkey with insulin resistance was walking stiff. My friend was confused because even though we had had some rain, the grass had not had time to grow so she … Continue Reading »
The American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association meeting was awesome. I went to the session on Insulin Resistance with Gabriele Sutton, ND and Dr. John Hanover. It is always so rewarding to hear scientific confirmation of what I see clinically. First of all they both emphasized the part that dysbiosis and leaky gut syndrome play in … Continue Reading »
I am headed out of town this weekend to speak at the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association meeting. My brother, Morry, is feeding the horses for me while I am gone. I know he is very responsible and will do his best but I am nervous because he does not have any experience with horses. … Continue Reading »
We are finally getting rain here in South Central Texas but not a moment too soon. I have noticed an increase in horse bursa injuries this year and I believe this has to do with how hard the ground has been. Bursas are pouches of fluid over joints and bony parts of the body. For … Continue Reading »
I woke up to thunder this morning at 6:30 and we proceeded to get 4 inches of rain in less than 3 hours. I sure hope this breaks the drought. The electricity went off so finding my rain coat and mud boots was a challenge in the dark. It is not like I had them … Continue Reading »
The weather is finally being more normal for south, central Texas and we are having highs in the low to mid nineties. Not only are the days less hot but the nights are cooler and the heat does not start so early in the morning. Many people who stopped riding during the extreme heat are … Continue Reading »
As I look out my window right now Bud is running up and down the fence line screaming like a maniac. He kept me up most of last night with the same behavior. It seems that now that my mare, Cerise, is in heat she thinks Bud is wonderful. Last week she was charging at … Continue Reading »
Ever wonder what is so hard about starting a network marketing business? We know a successful network marketing business can make a huge positive change in our lifestyles and the risks are so small but still we don’t make the time to do the things needed for starting and growing our business. I just read … Continue Reading »
What do you do if your checkbook is screaming for cash while your horse is whinnying for attention? In these penny-pinching economic times, what’s a horse-addict to do? It seems like everything costs way too much money these days, from showing your horse to paying the farrier. So what can you do? Easy … practice … Continue Reading »