Category Archives: Stable Care

Apr 03
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@%*&# Horses hoof wound and how it wrecks your plans

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I’ve been out of touch for a while, life sometimes does that to us, and horses tend to have their moments too. Today was one of those days, and I wanted to share it with you. 2015 was a bit of a turbulent year, some things went the way we’d hoped, and others totally didn’t. Like what I found today when I went out to ride. We have Standardbred horses here and participate in the full cycle. The mares that have shown enough capability to race well become broodmares who are matched as well as possible to a good stallion….

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Jun 04
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What You Don’t Know About Worming Can Kill Your Horse!

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From How to Care for a Rescue Horse: Australian Version by Dr Ann Nyland Note: This information doesn’t only apply to Rescue Horses. Your fat, shiny, “healthy” horse can also die from an overburden of worms with incorrect worming. Rescue horses have different needs. Some may be injured, or have wounds, while others may “only” be skinny. Whatever their circumstances, rescue horses need worming and feed, and these two very things, if not carried out correctly, may harm or even kill the horse. This concise and to the point how-to book also takes the reader through several pictorial case histories….

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Jun 04
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How to Bandage a Leg So It Stays On

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by Debbie Summerhayes Horses are designed to live in wide open spaces, roaming in herds many miles every day, grazing in open country.  They would get to run in open spaces, without hindrance of fences, posts or walls.  Their legs would be toughened from birth to cope with a range of footings, hills, rocky country and both hard and soft sandy surfaces. We then take them and shut them into small areas, paddocks with wire (either barbed or plain) or even smaller into stables.  We also separate them to keep them from hurting each other, or to make sure that…

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Apr 27
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Are Your Dentist Visits a Horses Nightmare – What You Can Do

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By Cynthia Cooper One of the few things horses and humans have in common is the need for annual check up with the dentist. In days gone by the farrier also practiced horse dentistry so it was easy to slot in a quick check of the teeth when he visited on a regular basis. But now horse dentistry is much more specialized and requires a little more skill than being able to wield a rasp to knock off the sharp edges. Therefore, we need to make a special effort to book the dentist for a yearly check up and do…

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