Category: Health & Care
Is Horse Ownership Right for Me (And My Wallet)?
Spring is here, and with the increasingly warmer weather upon us, it’s the perfect time of year for horse enthusiasts to be thinking about how they plan to get their riding fix this summer. If you’re new to the thought of horse ownership and aren’t quite sure if it’s something that’s right for you, there [...]
KAM Animal Services to Present Free Webinar About Equine Emergencies
WHAT TO DO WHEN THE PANIC IS ON! Hurricane, Fire, Toxicity, Infectious Disease KAM’s Next FREE Webinar – September 26, 2011 KAM’s Equine Learning Circle FREE webinars have covered numerous topics such as gut health, feed and supplements, teeth, joints, worming, fungus and so much more. The response has been extremely positive with lots more [...]
How Often Should I Exercise My Horse?
An age old question: How often should I exercise my horse? A question every rider and/or trainer has asked themselves at some point in their riding career. We all want our horses to be healthy and happy, as well as enjoying time with them as often as possible. So how often should we exercise our [...]
Beat the Bots: How to Get Rid of Botflies
If you’re a horse owner, Spring and Summer are probably your favorite seasons. However, with warmer weather comes bot flies, and every horse owner knows these pests can cause trouble! But what kind of trouble, exactly? A basic overview of bots goes like this: 1. Bot flies lay their small, yellow eggs on the horses [...]
You Can Lead A Horse To Water, But Should It Really Be Drinking This Stuff?
Think about your horse’s water right now. Would you drink it? Whether you use an automatic feeder, a rubber bucket, an old bathtub, a tank, or a cement, rubber or plastic trough, chances are you wouldn’t willingly take a straw and live off it for a day. Yet we expect our horses to live off [...]
