Little Oasis Equine Store

12/30/2024

You and I both know... patience is a MUST when working with horses. If you can't find patience... walk away and try again another day.

12/25/2024

Pretty cool must be trippy for the horses too.

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas, everyone

♪ღ♪'Twas the night before Christmas & out on the ranch
The pond was froze over & so was the branch.
The snow was piled up belly-deep to a mule.
The kids were all home on vacation from school,
And happier young folks you never did see-
Just all sprawled around a-watchin' TV.
Then suddenly, some time around 8 o'clock,
There came a surprise that gave them a shock!
The power went off, the TV went dead!
When Grandpa came in from out in the shed
With an armload of wood, the house was all dark.
"Just what I expected," they heard him remark
"Them power line wires must be down from the snow.
Seems sorter like times on the ranch long ago."
"I'll hunt up some candles," said Mom. "With their light,
And the fireplace, I reckon we'll make out all right."
The teen-agers all seemed enveloped in gloom.
Then Grandpa came back from a trip to his room,
Uncased his old fiddle & started to play
That old Christmas song about bells on a sleigh.
Mom started to sing, & 1st thing they knew
Both Pop & the kids were all singing it, too.
They sang Christmas carols, they sang "Holy Night,"
Their eyes all a-shine in the ruddy firelight.
They played some charades Mom recalled from her youth,
And Pop read a passage from God's Book of Truth.
They stayed up till midnight-and, would you believe,
The youngsters agreed 'twas a fine Christmas Eve.
Grandpa rose early, some time before dawn;
And when the kids wakened, the power was on..
"The power company sure got the line repaired quick,"
Said Grandpa - & no one suspected his trick.
Last night, for the sake of some old-fashioned fun,
He had pulled the main switch - the old Son-of-a-Gun!

Author Unknown

12/24/2024

This is us! 🥰🥰🥰

12/23/2024

That’s our Steve!

We've had people stop us to ask how Steve is doing outside in the barn 🤣🐈‍⬛🐾🎄Don't worry folks! Steve has his pampered moments and pretty much runs the place as most cats do.

12/11/2024

Beautiful to see these wildies don't you think?

Another light snow has fallen upon The Black Hills...❄️❄️
Fresh snow is always a delight to our equine friends. Watching the different herds play and show off in a pristine blanket of snow is something so magical you think, "Is this real life?". These mustangs getting to live their dream life, makes them think the same thing! Thanks to donors and supporters like YOU we get to continually capture and share these breath taking moments. For that, the horses and staff at BHWHS THANK YOU!
With winter temps and snow, hardship does follow. Daily chores to unexpected emergencies, everything gets harder during a South Dakota winter. Your support makes those things a little easier when we have the resources we need. Learn more below.
https://www.wildmustangs.com/product-page/general-donation-for-the-horses
https://www.wildmustangs.com/product-page/donate-a-bale-of-hay
https://www.wildmustangs.com/product-page/general-fund
https://www.wildmustangs.com/product-page/horse-run-in-shed

12/10/2024

Creative! Remember, if you're not having fun your horse likely isn't either.

12/10/2024

lol 🤣

12/08/2024

Please, if you have donkeys, remember this

Donkeys are not horses, and they do not have the water shedding hair function that horses do.

Remember, they are adapted to desert life.

Because of this, they need a shelter, etc to stay dry, or they run a very high risk of developing pneumonia.

Trees and shrubs are really not an adequate shelter for these creatures like they might be for horses.

You need to know, a donkey is a very stoic creature. Often you won't see them shivering, even though they are down right miserable.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/phys.org/news/2017-11-donkeys-winter-horses.amp

https://forum.chronofhorse.com/t/new-vet-study-donkeys-need-more-protection-from-winter-than-horses/439901

12/05/2024

Loving this art!

12/05/2024

A little year end photo roundup for 2024... yup we're nearly at the end of the year already! Thank you to all my friends and customers who follow me and support their horses via the information and products that I sell in my online store. I couldn't do this without you... and it's ALL FOR THE LOVE of the 🐴🥰

In case you're wondering, YES I'm still shipping while Canada Post is on strike - just finding other means ⭐😀 https://www.littleoasisequinestore.ca/shop

11/30/2024

When the weather outside is frightful... ❄☃📖

Cozy up because we've got lots of great articles, my own story 'A Story with Spirit' as well as a growing collection of blog posts with real life success stories, adventures and more...

→ www.littleoasisequinestore.ca/equine-health-articles
→ www.littleoasisequinestore.ca/blog
→ www.littleoasisequinestore.ca/a-story-with-spirit

11/27/2024

🤣ahhhh....YUP!

Waitress!

11/15/2024

we LOVE and carry Cavallo's https://www.littleoasisequinestore.ca/shop/hoof-care/hoof-boots

Your horse deserves the freedom to move naturally, without the constraints of traditional shoes.

Cavallo Hoof Boots are designed to protect and support your barefoot horse, allowing them to perform their best.

Ready to make the switch? Go barefoot with Cavallos!

11/15/2024

Here's something you don't see every day! Now be grateful you don't have to be up so high to tend to your horse 🤪

11/15/2024

This is a before and after shot of one of our EAL program horses Coby. In this post I share how I used an environmental probiotic spray to speed his healing.
this IS an off label use but in the blog post you'll read how I first tried it on myself. Keep in mind I was an ER nurse so I have that background of understand the alternative treatment and why I went this routhe instead. You'll be surprised!

I include the science of how environmental (on surface, on bodies) probiotics work so you can geek out if you want to delve a little deeper in your understanding.

https://www.littleoasisequinestore.ca/blog/how-i-use-probiotic-cleaning-products-on-my-farm

11/10/2024

So well said