Prior to picking out a GI supplement for your horse, I would highly recommend you refer to an earlier blog I wrote discussing how to go about picking a general nutritional supplement. The post contains some decent tips and tricks to better prepare you to find the best...
Any of you who have watched Dr. Hartman adjust a horse will immediately notice that her approach might not conform to one’s initial expectation. We all have a general idea that a chiropractic adjustment involves a high velocity, low amplitude (HVLA) thrust, but that...
Arthritis is one of the most common joint diseases found in the equine industry. It is the leading factor of decreased performance and chronic lameness in our equine partners and is the source of much frustration and consternation. The insidious nature of the...
As horsepeople, we know it’s necessary to implement slow transitions between grains and forages when changing our horse’s diet, but why the caution? The Function of the Foregut and Hindgut The foregut consists of the stomach and small intestine and is the site of...
As horsepeople, we frequently hear the term ringbone, but we may not understand what that term really means, or that it encompasses two different types of “ring bone”, not to mention the confounding “sidebone”. This blog is in response to a specific request from a...
