Posts Tagged ‘horse colic’

Natural Protocol for Colic
January 14, 2025
Anna Foulger
Colic is something that most horse owners have dealt with a time or two. Colic is something that can put the best of horses down and lead to a life or death situation very quickly. On our ranch we like to take a natural approach as much as possible, including in our horse care. We […]

Winter Weather Increases Risk of Colic in Horses: Part 3–Feed
January 13, 2017
By Kristin Danley-Greiner for The Fence Post
Read part 1 and part 2 of this series. The choice of feed and transition of feeds can also affect a horse’s chances of developing colic. The change from a high-moisture feed like grass to drier hay, or even changing from grass hay to alfalfa hay or vice versa can upset a horse’s stomach. “You’re […]