GRG Ranch Horse Rescue & Sanctuary

12/01/2025

11/30/2025

🐴❤️‍🩹 How does Michael feel about the recent dumping of snow?? I think he's made his opinion clear...

~ Michael J Fox (formerly Topper), 20 year old recently gelded grade quarter horse. Currently in rehabilitation.

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11/29/2025

✍️ Caption these...

~ A frosty photo session with Tony Danza (formerly Dagger), 19 year old recently gelded grade quarter horse. Currently in rehabilitation.

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11/29/2025

Happy Saturday & hello snow! As we are finally seeing snow this winter we wanted to share a few winter tips for your equine friends ☃️🐴

❄️Adding salt to your horses diet can help encourage water consumption during the winter months
❄️Ensuring your blankets are in working order- straps, clips, & in good condition
❄️Horses need 24/7 access to fresh, warm water
❄️Make sure your thin, older, or clipped horses have adequate protection
❄️Check that horses are not wet under their blankets
❄️Make sure your horse has access to enough forage to help them stay warm. Digestion produces heat!
❄️Continuously check any water sources outside and ensure they are not frozen
❄️Horses should have access to a shelter to get out of inclement weather

As always, your vet is a great resource for equine care moving into the winter months.

11/28/2025

🐴❤️‍🩹 TUCKER HAS BEEN ADOPTED!! Definitely a time for a wonderful announcement, and this one couldn't be better!!

Tucker found his perfect fit in his new human, Celeste, and will be hitting the trails with his new partner! He joins 2 mares and will be a well cared for, spoiled gentleman - as he should be! We're so thrilled you've found each ther, snd are very excited to hear about all your adventures together!!

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11/28/2025

🐴❤️‍🩹 For the generous donation of 200 bales of grass hay and a few hundred pounds of feed, we are SO incredibly thankful. 🙏💜

11/27/2025

🐴❤️‍🩹 Be sure to hug the ones you love extra tight this holiday season... Happy holiday weekend, from our herd to yours.

~ Yasmine Bleeth, estimated 2010 mini horse mare. Member of the from a humane case in Jan, 2025. Formerly feral, she's now a friendly Equine Good Citizen.

Photo Credit: APaulson Photography

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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.

11/25/2025