On a regular basis people discuss their horse's weight and surprisingly they find it puzzling. Naturally one would think the extreme ends of the weight spectrum would be easily recognizable. This...

The best time to plan for a horse colic emergency is before it happens.  Talk to your veterinarian about colic. Based on her knowledge of your horse, she will be able to give you a set...

Poisonous plants may be lurking in your horse's pasture and they can make your horse very sick. Symptoms can be as mild as a bellyache or as severe as life-threatening colic or founder. Red maples...

Could a horse trainer, born about 154 years ago, teach us anything new today? Would the methods be old hat or would they be useful? The answer is a resounding Yes!, they are enormously...

Brush You will need a brush to scrape off the hardened dirt and other debris. The brush you employ no doubt has to be gentle yet still strong enough to get rid of all the dirt we have mentioned....

Every farrier has their own tool preference. For basic farriery, there are a few tools that you will need to start with. Listed here are those basic tools, and the uses that you will get from...