Thanksgiving time serves as a reminderabout our barns and stables as the 'Homes of our horses' and practice important fire prevention tips for our horses just as we do for our human fam
Horses4Heroes' Operation Free Ride Rodeo will ride into Cowboy Christmas during the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo having given more than a thousand free horseback rides to local heroes and their families in 2013.
With drought, fires, and reduced acreage devoted to growing hay in some areas, many horse owners and rescue groups are already cutting into their winter supply of hay to feed their horses. In some areas, availability is down as much as 75 percent and the
âTicks also transmit diseases as they feed on your horse's blood, such as Lyme disease, piroplasmosis (babesiosis), equine granulocytic anaplasmosis (EGA, formerly called equine ehrlichiosis), and equine infectious anemia.â
Red Bucket Equine Rescue (RBER), one of the nationâs most recognizable and reputable equine rescues, today announced that it has successfully raised enough funding to place a down payment on a new âforever homeâ for nearly 50 abused, abandoned a
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Learn why picking your horse's hoof regularly is important and learn the 3 basic steps necessary to do a thorough cleaning of your horse's hooves using a hoof pick and brush.
âAccording to Bonnie Hammond, the Executive Director of Save a Forgotten Equine Horse Rescue, it's pretty tough to look at Anakin, a 20-year-old Thoroughbred gelding. He's painfully thin. His hips and all of his ribs are exposed.â
âA number of critical animal causes are part of the recently signed federal spending package including passages that will help prevent horse slaughter and protection of American horses and farm animals used in federal research.â
"Considering periodic outbreaks of equine herpes virus (EHV-1) and other infectious diseases, it is critical that your horse be in top physical health before embarking to an unfamiliar area.