seasonal care
Best Horse Blanketing Practices
Opinions about blanketing can be as varied as the weather itself, and horse owners are often confused when confronted with…
Winter Horse Pasture Management 101
Depending on whether you and your horses live in Maine, Kentucky, Montana, or California, winter in each area manifests itself…
Tips for Spring Pasture Maintenance
These 7 tips for spring pasture maintenance will keep your horses grazing on beautiful, healthy grass all year long. It’s…
Feeding Your Horse in the Winter
As temperatures drop, feeding your horse presents a new set of challenges. Instead of grazing all day on nutritious green…
Photosensitization in Horses
If you live in an area where sunlight is plentiful and horses spend hours outside, you’ve most likely seen white…
Hoof Problems Caused by Fly Stomping
It’s summer. Just listen: tractors, songbirds, bullfrogs, and a chorus of earth-shaking hoof stomps are the sounds of summer around…
Anhidrosis in Horses
Anhidrosis is a fairly common problem for horses in hot and humid regions, but there is hope for keeping them…
Heat Risk: Managing Horse Health in Summer Months
When it comes to summer, hot weather has its own brand of risk factors for horses. Knowing what can possibly…
November 2019 SmartPak SmartTip of the Month: With Changing Seasons, Should Supplements Change?
Thumbs Up: Evaluating Your Horse’s Supplement Program During Changing Seasons The weather is cooling down, and the leaves are turning…