Our Horse Care category is packed with practical guidance to help you keep your equine partners healthy, comfortable, and thriving year-round. From seasonal care tips and everyday management to nutrition, grooming, and preventative health, these articles support horse owners of all levels. Whether you’re new to horses or a lifelong equestrian, this section is your go-to resource for confident, compassionate care.
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Current Air Quality
Read more: Current Air QualityAs the fires continue in our state, it is important to note the air quality and air quality advisories if we plan to work our horses. If the air quality is too bad and there are too many particulates you can cause difficulty breathing, coughing, and even infection if horses are worked too hard and…
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Helping Horses when there is Wild Fire Air Pollution
Read more: Helping Horses when there is Wild Fire Air PollutionThis year seems exceptionally bad for our wildfires, and in turn the air is smokey and causing a variety of health concerns including difficulty breathing, sore throats, burning eyes, runny nose, and more in humans AND animals. How can we help our horses when air conditions are like this?
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What does the Stay-at-Home Order Mean for Me and my Horse?
Read more: What does the Stay-at-Home Order Mean for Me and my Horse?With this tragic COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic that has hit the world, many states are issuing Stay-at-Home orders (including Colorado). While every municipality/county/state is going to be different, we will highlight some of the important facts for you especially revolving around us here in Colorado.
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Now that Cold Weather is upon us… Be Prepared!
Read more: Now that Cold Weather is upon us… Be Prepared!The cold has arrived here in Colorado. And if you are like the rest of us, you were scrambling yesterday to make sure your horse (and barn) were ready for the weather change. Here are just a few tips to try to make the temperature (and weather) transition easier on all of us:
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Homemade Fly Spray
Read more: Homemade Fly SprayAre you looking for a good DIY flyspray that you can make at home? One that actually works? Look no further. This is made with mostly natural ingredients and is much less harsh on your skin/lungs/everything else it gets on.
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Are You Ready for Tomorrow’s Snow Storm?
Read more: Are You Ready for Tomorrow’s Snow Storm?In case you haven’t heard yet, there is a big snow storm coming tomorrow. All the news channels are covering it. If you want to see your weather forecast, check it out here. In many areas, the rain will start tonight and will slowly turn into snow with snow continuing into Thursday. This storm will…
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All About Foaling with Dr. Pat McCue of CSU
Read more: All About Foaling with Dr. Pat McCue of CSUWe are lucky to have Colorado State University here, they offer an exceptional team of equine vets to the community. Dr. Pat McCue has done a series on the Colorado State University Equine Reproduction Laboratory Facebook Page regarding foaling. If you plan on breeding, we highly recommend watching this to further your education!
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10 Things to Consider When Buying a Horse Property
Read more: 10 Things to Consider When Buying a Horse PropertyBy Andrea Price Valenzuela If you are in the market for a horse property, chances are you have a lengthy list of all of the attributes you want in your new property. These can be as specific as what features the house will have (though many equestrians will tell you, it’s not about the house,…
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CSU Extention – Tool for Colorado Horse Owners
Read more: CSU Extention – Tool for Colorado Horse OwnersIf you are a horse (or livestock, or land) owner in Colorado, you want to know about the CSU Extension! The Extension is dedicated to serving current and future needs of Coloradans by providing educational information and programs that safeguard health, increase livelihood, and enhance well being.
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Colorado Horse News, Facility Management, Horse Care, Horse Health, Horse Ownership in Colorado, Product ReviewsProduct Review: Porta-Grazer™
Read more: Product Review: Porta-Grazer™We wanted to share a product that we have been using for a while now, and absolutely love. It’s the Porta-Grazer™ , which is a way to feed your horse’s hay naturally to them but in a slower manner. The Porta-Grazer™ comes in 3 different sizes: Mini, XL, and Corner Feeder. The image to the…
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Una moved to Colorado in 2007 and started the Colorado Horse Forum as a way to meet other equestrians in the area. Una now rides and competes in dressage. She operates a small dressage horse breeding program in Castle Rock.
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