Blue Ribbon Equine Care and Stables

01/18/2025

There is nothing more beautiful and satisfying then knowing your animals big and small are happy.
To see the horses napping in the sun to eating their hay, to the farm dogs happy to be at work and even to the chickens enjoying their lettuce.
It is something that touches your soul and brings a smile to one’s face.
Living at BRE means to live in peace!

01/14/2025

This is very good information for horse owners.

DO YOU KNOW HOW TO SPOT COLIC IN HORSES?

Colic indicates a painful problem in the horse's abdomen (belly), which can be caused by a number of different conditions. Less than 10% of all colic cases are severe enough to require surgery or cause the death of the horse; nevertheless, every case of colic should be taken seriously because it can be difficult to tell the mild ones from the potentially serious ones in the early stages.

Horses show signs of abdominal pain in a wide variety of ways, and usually a horse shows only a few of the signs during an episode of colic. The rule of thumb is — the more obvious the signs of pain, the more serious the problem.

If you suspect the horse is suffering from colic, we suggest that you:

• Alert your veterinarian immediately

• Remove all hay and grain from the horse's surroundings

• Don't medicate without your veterinarian's approval, as pain medications can mask clinical signs

• Walk the horse around if it's continually rolling or in danger of hurting itself — but do not tire the horse with relentless walking and don't approach the animal if it's not safe

• Keep the horse under close observation until the signs of colic resolve or the veterinarian arrives

The key to increasing the chances of a good outcome is to identify the problem early and get your veterinarian involved from the start.

Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of colic signs. Horses are individuals and may display signs of pain in a variety of ways. Always consult your horse doctor for more information.

01/14/2025

Last night during night checks the full moon was so bright and so beautiful!

01/13/2025

The minis are officially together and couldn’t be cuter!
Prince Phillip and Princess Lily!

01/08/2025

Very important to know!

You may wonder why we pull back into the syringe when giving injections in the vein. This picture explains why. We don't pull back to make sure we're in the vessel, we do it to make sure we're in the RIGHT vessel. Today I went to give an injection and pulled back and saw blood brighter than I wanted. I decided to go and get a new dose of sedation and once again pulled back and then gave my dose of sedation. The syringe on the left was my first injection and the syringe on the right was my second injection. Does anyone know why I shouldn't have injected that first syringe? And had I injected that first injection, what would have happened?

01/07/2025

There is nothing more beautiful, peaceful and satisfying than seeing happy horses enjoying their alfalfa in the snow!

01/06/2025

This storm isn’t has bad as they predicted but that’s ok!

Horses are all loving the snow and their alfalfa hay!

A perfect snow day!

01/04/2025

We are ready for our first big snow storm of the season.

The horses will be riding the storm out in comfort and full warm bellies!

01/02/2025

Welcome to the BRE family Lilly!

01/01/2025

Wishing all big and small, horse to human a very Happy New Year.

May 2025 bring you nothing but joy and happiness!

12/27/2024

A warm day in December means happy naked ponies!

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas from Pete and the rest of us here at Blue Ribbon Equine!

12/22/2024

Pete and Casey enjoying each other’s company on this very cold day.

12/13/2024

Happy National Horse Day to our beautiful residents!

Angel 28
Casey 35
Cat 24
Pete 26
Phillip 19
Hank 15

12/11/2024

Wanting to help out a great sanctuary during the holidays?

Here is a great way and to get dinner too!

Exhausted from holiday shopping? No desire to cook? C’mon out to Ott's Washington Twp for our Dine to Donate Wednesday, December 18th. 20% of your bill will go towards our amazing Sanctuary. Too busy to dine in? Grab takeout. You won’t be sorry. Otts food is amazing and it’s for a great cause!

12/11/2024

Just a farm dog keeping a close eye on her horses!

12/08/2024

What an amazing turnout today for our Santa on the farm event!

Thank you all that came out! All of your smiles make us at Blue Ribbon Equine incredibly happy!

Merry Christmas 🎄