Timberline Equine

11/27/2025

11/26/2025

Colic refers to abdominal pain in horses. With many possible causes, colic is often unpredictable and hard to prevent. The risk of colic in horses often increases with sudden changes in management. As you provide winter care, think about how you can help your horse ease into changes. Here are a few suggestions.

💦 Make sure your horse stays hydrated. Cold weather can reduce your horse’s water intake and increase the risk of colic, especially since we rely on drier, preserved feedstuffs (like hay). Always provide free access to fresh, clean water. Horses prefer water between 45°F and 65°F. Soaking feed can also help boost hydration if needed. Remember, snow and ice are not appropriate water sources.

⏰ When changing feed, gradually do so over 10 to 14 days. Similarly, if you mainly feed grass hay but have a few alfalfa bales, replace only a small amount of grass hay with alfalfa every other meal until it's fed out. Gradual changes allow your horse’s gut microbes time to adjust.

🌾 Maximize your horse's forage intake to support gut health, provide energy, promote heat production, and satisfy their natural grazing instincts. Horses should have 1.5 to 2 percent of their body weight in forage daily. Access to forage for at least 14.5 hours a day can support proper digestion and overall behavior. To extend eating time, offer smaller, frequent meals or use slow feeders like hay nets.

🐎 Maintain an exercise and/or turnout routine. Activity supports gut health in horses. If you need to adjust exercise time/intensity or length of turnout for winter, make these changes slowly. Many healthy horses do well with turnout during cold weather if they have access to shelter, hay, and water. Keeping horses moving and reducing sudden changes in housing routine (e.g., full turnout to full stall), when possible, can reduce the risk of colic.

11/23/2025

The herd enjoying the last nice day ☀️

11/19/2025

Horse riding lessons make wonderful Christmas gifts 🎄 Learn to ride on safe & solid horses with impeccable resumes 🦄

11/04/2025

Those who have experienced the deep connection of a horse know the profound pain of saying goodbye. 💔

If you are grieving the loss of your horse, be gentle with yourself — healing takes time. Surround yourself with those who can offer kindness and understanding.

And if you know someone walking through this kind of loss, reach out — even the smallest gesture can mean so much. Sometimes, simply being there to listen is the greatest comfort of all. 💕🐴

Learn more about understanding grief and helping kids cope at:
https://extension.umn.edu/horse-ownership/coping-loss-horse

10/31/2025

Thank you Dr. Lacey of Northern Lights Integrative Veterinary Services for all the veterinary care you provided the horses with today ❤️

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween 🎃

10/29/2025

The lesson horses are looking for new humans to teach! Learn to ride on safe, solid horses with impeccable resumes 🦄

10/27/2025

10/14/2025

Mark your calendars for these special events during the 2025 Appaloosa World Show!

🌵Ride the Pattern- stop by to listen to World Show Judges explain the pattern maneuvers and answer any questions you may have.

🌵Exhibitor Social, Pillars of the Breed & Year End Awards- Join us for celebrating the greats of our breed!

🌵 Pink Day- right in the middle of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we will show our support for those near and far affected by cancer

🌵Veterans Parade & Social- don’t miss one of our best events! Join us as we give thanks to Veterans and kick off the EWD classes!

🇺🇸 We can’t wait for you to join us in Ft Worth!