Winter can limit turnout and riding, which makes mental stimulation just as important as physical care. Winter enrichment for horses focuses on keeping minds active through training, forage based activities, and environmental changes. Simple adjustments to routines and spaces can help prevent boredom, support digestion, and encourage natural behaviors all season long.
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Black walnut trees are toxic for horses and can create laminitis and equine founder in a few hours with exposure to black walnut shavings. Tips for identifying these toxic trees, and how to spot the signs of laminitis as a result of exposure.
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Using simple adventures and cross-training for horses can help your horse’s mind and body. Working on exercises outside of your equestrian discipline builds different muscles and boosts confidence in your riding and for your horse.
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There’s a link between lush, green grass and spring colic in horses. It’s the same mechanism that can trigger laminitis and happens when the hindgut of the horse’s digestive system has too many sugars and starches. Use grazing muzzles and slow feeders to help prevent gas colic in horses.
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You don’t always have to be extra with horses. Sometimes, less is more, which allows them to have a more natural life. We should still do what we can to help them be slow feeding grazers, but we don’t have to over-groom or over-train them. Less can be more!
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Monensin is an ionophore antibiotic for cattle, other ruminants, and chickens. In horses, it can quickly cause severe neurological and cardiac problems and often results in death. Avoid contamination by using horse specific feeds from trusted mills that are ionophore-free.
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And just like that, you are crafty!
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Wear a brain bucket please
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Crispy grass is a nope
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Go forth and collect ribbons.
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