Horse Myths

1. Horses cannot lay down for longer than one hour or health problems will develop like colic.

Truth: Our horses have laid down for more than one hour w/o any ill effects. Sassy was down for for 18 hours once. If they are lying down and will not get up for you, then there is a problem.

2. Put supplements on top of feed so they will eat it.

Truth: It depends on the supplement. We mix our hoof supplement in with the feed and the horses do not hesitate to eat all of the mix. Some supplements require creative solutions depending on the scent of the supplement. Apple sauce works for some, Dave Giza used a caulking gun loaded with apple sauce to shoot the mix into the horses mouth. Your vet and others are good sources of methods to administer supplements, but think through the recommendation with common sense before buying gadgets or email us with a question and we will go to our experts for suggestions.