Natural Horse Concepts That Help Your Horse Thrive™
Ah, the beauty of spring. You probably feel much like I do when spring rolls around. It’s usually a beautiful and exciting time of the year that brings with it a feeling of new beginnings.
Since the weather is getting warmer, you start to gear up for riding and spending more quality time with your equine companion.
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When you got your first horse did you ever think about how much poop she would produce? Many times it’s an afterthought. If you have multiple horses it can add up.
Did you know that a 1,000 lb. horse produces approximately 50 lbs. of manure per day or about 10 tons per year? That’s a lot of poop!
In a previous article I published on how to manage horse manure naturally I introduced you to some powerful manure management strategies. However, management is only one element of horse poopology™.
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Many of us have been in a situation where we’ve relied on an “expert” for advice. Maybe it was with your own health or the health of a loved one.
What type of outcome did you have? Was it a success or a failure? Nowadays when it comes to health care, it seems that people have been conditioned to believe that an improvement in symptoms should be considered a success.
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A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right.” ~ Thomas Paine (Introduction to Common Sense 1776)
Have you ever thought about why people blanket their horses in the winter? If you question and explore this practice, you may be surprised by what you’ll learn.
Blanketing horses in the winter is a common horse keeping practice when it starts to get a little chilly outside.
Yes, you heard me right, a little chilly.
During the first onset of colder weather I notice many horses with their flashy blankets on. Since I live in the middle of one of the larger horse areas in the country, I don’t have to drive far before I spot one or two horses like this.
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Feeding a horse should be based on a natural and appropriate diet – this is one of the key principles for maintaining a healthy equine partner as part of your natural horse care program.
Nutrition is a huge subject that’s both a science and an art. Keeping that in mind, it’s not realistic to cover such a subject in great detail in a short article, however, what I can cover are some basic elements you need to consider when it comes to feeding a horse naturally.
In my opinion, diet is one of the most important ingredients in overcoming health problems in our horses as well as in ourselves.
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