The Hatted Horse

11/17/2024

11/04/2024

10/12/2024

It’s Spooky Season! Custom Halloween hats in small and medium dog sizes.

10/11/2024

Custom monster hat - small dog / cat.

10/10/2024

Custom Groovy Grapey Spider!

07/19/2024

06/29/2024

📌BE PROACTIVE!!! DON'T WAIT UNTIL YOUR EQUINE BEST FRIEND HAS A HEALTH ISSUE. LEARN ALL KINDS OF METHODS TO INCREASE YOUR HORSE'S WELLNESS AT Gerdas Equine Rescue Inc. THIS SUMMER!!
📌CLINIC MONEY TO BENEFIT THE RESCUE!
WE'RE GOING TO LEARN, HAVE FUN AND EVEN GET GIFTS!! SPACES ARE LIMITED!! INFO BELOW❗️
📌BRING YOUR OWN HORSE OR WORK ON ONE OF OUR RESCUES.

06/27/2024

FYI the screenshotted group below is a scam. It’s not my group, and not my post. My page was not hacked, so please stop cold-posting that you can help me get my page back.

The screenshotted post is a scam. Not my post. Either the poster / group admin is a scam artist or has had her account hacked. How do I know? By the fact that the messages I exchanged with the poster revealed information that was clearly a lie.

Remember everyone, if it seems too good to be true, it probably is.not

01/28/2024

DON'T CUT THE OLDER HORSE SHORT!
Did you know the oldest horse was "Old Billy'' who lived to 62 from 1760-1822. The second oldest was a pony named "Sugar Puff" who lived to 56 from 1951-2007. Read more about "Oldest Horses" in the link below.
10 Oldest Horses in the World - Oldest.org

Shout out to one of our favorite older guys on our farm, Chocolatte, available for adoption as a companion at the ripe age of 29 years.

01/24/2024

FUN FACT FRIDAY! Are you familiar with the many adaptations that help your horse stay warm during the cold winter months?

🌾 Hindgut digestion of hay produces the most heat, acting as a small furnace inside of the horse. This is why free choice, good quality hay is so important in the winter.

💪 Horses have a huge muscle mass and muscle activity produces heat. This includes running and playing and even shivering if their body temperature starts to drop. It is important to remember that these activities also will result in a bigger caloric demand so free choice hay and in some cases, grain, is often needed.

🧥 To blanket or not to blanket is a constant debate but either way, as it starts to get cold your horse will grow a thicker coat. If you decide to leave your horse unblanketed you may notice that they look “fluffy”. This is due to a phenomenon called piloerection where the hair stands up to better trap air within. Two layers of the coat also help with warmth. The inner layer is softer and has air pockets to create an insulating layer. The outer layer is coarse and has oils that keep moisture from penetrating the insulating layer and keep the horse warm.

⚖️ Wild horses go into the winter heavier than ideal and the fat serves as an extra layer of insulation. However, if a horse is going to be kept heavily blanketed and in a barn during the cold weather months this is unnecessary and can lead to obesity related issues.

🦵Their distal limbs (below the knees and hocks) are made of mostly bones and tendons, tissues that are resistant to the cold temperatures.

🦶The hooves have an alternative route of blood circulation through larger vessels that can be used in low temperatures. This is why horses can stand in snow without detrimental effects.

👃A horse’s nose has a robust blood supply and is rounded so that it is less susceptible to frostbite than a human’s nose.
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Courtesy of the AAEP Horse Owner Education Committee