Category Archives: Horse Health

Posts that discuss healthcare issues for horses.

3 fence breaches in one week

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Bill

I guess I should have expected it because it seems just about every year our vacation is interrupted by a phone call from a concerned neighbor about our horses roaming the streets. This one was no exception. We were 400 … Continue reading →

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The round bale hay experiment – Part 5

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Bill

The round hay bale experiment worked wonderfully and if you’ve followed us over the last 4 parts (links below), you know we recommend feeding round hay bales using the horse version of a round bale feeder. Part 5 might be … Continue reading →

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Fly control for horses and barns

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Bill

Now that the weather is warm in east Tennessee, the flies are coming out in a big way. One afternoon recently I happened to catch Valentine coming in for a drink and noticed his face (mostly his eyes) were covered … Continue reading →

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I Hate Scrubbing Buckets

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Mikki

Don’t you? That’s why when we went to Tractor Supply last year and saw a product called Stock Tank Secret, we thought it was worth a try. It’s a little bag full of barley straw that you just drop in … Continue reading →

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Romeo gets his head stuck

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Bill

Yesterday I went to the barn to let the horses out and to my surprise Romeo greeted me with his head through the gate we use for his stall. He’s always the one who has his head through a fence … Continue reading →

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The grass is greener on the other side

Posted on April 19, 2009 by Bill

In the past couple of weeks we’ve been traveling quite a bit. At one point there was no one home for about 7 days. During that time our horse friend Shari kept an eye on the place and fed our … Continue reading →

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