I'm late to the supplements blog hop party, but I've wanted to write about it for a little while because it's something I'm ...

I've talked before about Tristan's nutrition and diet , and the ways I've tweaked that. For many years, I've been a faith...

A big, huge thank you to everyone who commented and weighed in on the question of graining + riding . Consensus seems to be that it really w...

Here's a problem I've been struggling with on and off for quite a while now. The barn feeds hay at 4pm, then grains at 5pm. If eve...

Tristan has not been drinking as much as I would like lately, and with plans to take him on the road on Sunday, I wanted some extra tricks u...

Since I've put a fair amount of thought into this recently, and since I am avoiding writing a 30 minute presentation on the War of 1812 ...

In Part 1 , I looked at the different ways to feed a horse salt, and the pros and cons of each. Here, in Part 2, I'll go over what I...

I've been wondering about this topic for some time myself, so I decided to do some research. The basic premise is that sodium and chlo...

So I signed up for the Equine Nutrition class from the University of Edinburgh through Coursera, as I mentioned. Verdict after one week: ...

Thanks to those who recommended the Coursera class on "Equine Nutrition" from the University of Edinburgh. I've signed up an...

I have to finally face facts and realize that in 2014, Tristan turns 19. He's no longer a young horse. He's not quite a senior (in m...

Last winter, the barn lost a horse to a long slow colic, and during the two awful days where we walked him and groomed him and changed IV ba...

Okay: a few good rides in a row again, though I'm off for a work trip for the next few days out of state, alas. Thought I'd record...