Healthy Horse Show Living Resolutions: Breakfast Basics
January 3, 2017 Comments Off on Healthy Horse Show Living Resolutions: Breakfast Basics
Make healthier choices in 2017 to achieve your New Year’s resolution to stay fit and healthy!
Continue reading …Healthy Horse Show Living: Lower Body Workout
July 10, 2014 Comments Off on Healthy Horse Show Living: Lower Body Workout
First in our workout series, Brant focuses on tips to strengthen the lower body. According to horse trainer, Brad Jewett, who happens to be Brant’s husband, “Strong legs are the foundation of a proper body position.”
Continue reading …Healthy Horse Show Living: Dinner Is Served
May 23, 2014 Comments Off on Healthy Horse Show Living: Dinner Is Served
If the show’s running late or you plan to stay on the fairgrounds, you can let your slow cooker do the cooking for you. How does Cilantro Lime Chicken, Enchilada Casserole, and Pot Roast sound?
Continue reading …Healthy Horse Show Living: Snacking the Day Away
May 5, 2014 Comments Off on Healthy Horse Show Living: Snacking the Day Away
Understandably, you might not want to eat anything big or heavy before a long hunter under saddle class, but you do need something in your stomach to combat any weakness you might encounter from hunger.
Continue reading …Healthy Horse Show Living: Loving the Lunch Break
April 4, 2014 Comments Off on Healthy Horse Show Living: Loving the Lunch Break
“We’re not just talking about using that hour to tack up and ride your horse. It’s also important to take a hint from the show schedule and actually break to eat lunch.”
Continue reading …Healthy Horse Show Living – Healthy for Life
March 9, 2014 Comments Off on Healthy Horse Show Living – Healthy for Life
We inspect every bale of hay, read about the latest supplements, and agonize over the amount of protein in our horses’ grain. Yet, at a horse show, we won’t think twice about eating a greasy cheeseburger or indulging in a couple of sugary treats.
Continue reading …Oklahoma Quarter Horse Hall of Fame to Induct Four
December 27, 2022 Comments Off on Oklahoma Quarter Horse Hall of Fame to Induct Four
OQHA Oklahoma City, OK – The Oklahoma Quarter Horse Hall of Fame was created in 2005 to recognize outstanding individuals, horses, ranches or businesses, whose contributions involving the American Quarter Horse significantly impacted the great state of Oklahoma’s equine industry. The 18th Annual prestigious Oklahoma Quarter Horse Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will held […]
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By Kentucky Equine Research Staff Through a combination of commitment by horse owners and improved understanding of the special needs of geriatric equines, aged horses are living longer, richer lives. In turn, many older horses continue to earn their keep, so to speak, and undertake various athletic activities with their owners. The question is, can older horses hack the […]
Continue reading …The Not-So-Great Indoors and Horse Health
January 31, 2022 Comments Off on The Not-So-Great Indoors and Horse Health
To start with, exposure to inhalable irritants increases by 50 percent compared to living outdoors. Respirable irritants are the main cause of conditions on the Equine Asthma Spectrum that affect over 80 percent of active sporthorses, often without obvious symptoms.
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Horses in stables have been shown to have a regular total sleep time of three and a half hours per night. The duration of the different sleep stages is relatively constant. REM sleep totals about 30 minutes a night (15% of the total sleep time) and slow-wave sleep takes up the most time at 65%. The rest of the total sleep time is spent in light sleep.
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