Apple cider vinegar has so many incredible benefits both for our horses and ourselves. Raechel Rohach recently started feeding Apple cider vinegar to her horse and posted before and after photos online. Raechel wrote, “Venus before on the right & then on…
I never stop urging horse owners to “feed your horse like a horse,” for the simple reason that a horse, fed according to his physiology and instincts, will be healthier. I often speak about free choice forage feeding as the first…
Is a horse mentally comfortable in a cozy stall with shavings or a shelter with sides? Probably not. Horses are prey animals; their main form of defense is flight which requires sight and sound to detect predators in conjunction with…
Provide your equine with forage prior to and during prolonged exercise. While trail riding, offer the opportunity to graze along the way. Why? Acid splashing in the stomach is uncomfortable and may induce ulcers. The equine stomach produces acid 24…
Colic is responsible for more deaths in horses than any disease group except for old age. In the domestic population, horse mortality from all types of colic was 0.7 deaths per 100 horses per year [i]. Despite its common occurrence,…
We’ve all heard the benefits of feeding our horses aloe vera gel and it’s definitely something I use on my own horses. I love hearing about how it’s helping with other horses as well. When Cambridge County Veterinary Services LLC…
If you ask most horses they will tell you that alfalfa is a wonderful horse feed. Most horses love this leafy, green hay. Experts in horse nutrition recognize alfalfa as a high protein, mineral rich forage but few look at…
