What could be more inspiring than watching a horse grazing serenely in a pasture? Horses are natural foragers, and enjoy finding tasty plants while they roam. However, there are many common plants that are toxic plants for horses. At Oak Haven...
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Senior Equine Dental Care – Thanks to better nutrition and specialized veterinarian care, our horse companions are living longer than their predecessors. The average lifespan of a horse is 25-30 years, although some may even reach 40 years...
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Horse Hoof Care We take horse hoof care seriously at Oak Haven Acres. While some of our equine residents came from caring homes to retire, most of the horses on our ranch were rescued from animal cruelty. Good animal stewardship goes beyond just...
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Nothing gives me more joy than to see one of our rescued horses finding a loving adoptive family. Since its founding several years ago, our equine rescue ranch’s mission has been to save as many horses as we can and to find them homes. Being an...
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Wil’s Winter Horse Care Tips Happy Holidays from the Blue Grass State! Winter time can be a busy season on our equine rescue ranch. Since 1982, our family has owned and managed this 1200 acre facility, and have seen it bless the animals and...
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Wil’s Horse Stories: Horses That Need Horses–And Chickens Too! Since 1986, my family has owned and operated a rescue ranch for horses. We occasionally rehabilitate a mule or burro—but our herd is usually rescued horses. We have a...
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Horses Have Rights – Since I was raised in the city, I did not know a lot about horses. Sure, I knew that they had carried people on their backs or in buggies for centuries. I saw horses on television and in the movies, and was always...
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Exercise Is Vital For Senior Horses An senior horses require special care to ensure that their medical and physical needs are met. To put things into perspective for you, horses age three years for every one human year. A horse that is 17 years...
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The Horse That Made A Difference | Horse Therapy We have all read about how horse therapy has managed to treat those with physical and mental conditions. There is something magical about the bond between animals and humans. My wife is a certified...
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Horse Stories: How A Dream Brought Healing People who grow up in the city usually do not have much experience with farming. The only thing I knew about most animals was what I read in school. My parents owned a small tailor shop in Queens, where...
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When Your Elderly Horse Won’t Eat Hay We have all heard that forage should be the staple of every horse’s diet. While feeding hay is well suited for many younger and middle-aged horses, things get a little trickier when it comes to feeding...
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Dealing With a Restless Retired Horse: To Ride or Not To Ride? When their competitive days are over and their work careers have come to an end, some senior horses take to retirement very well. These horses able to find happiness outside of the...
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