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EP 8: Microchipping Horses is Easy

Microchipping Horses

Responsible Horse Care

Best practices in stable management often start with responsible horse ownership. One of the easiest and most effective ways to make sure our horses don’t end up on a slaughter truck, or lost in catastrophic situations, is to microchip them.

In this episode, Helena and Buck are joined by microchipping expert, Cailin Monahan, from the Datamars corporation. Find out how microchips work, why they are important, and how to get one for your horse. Listen in!

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To register your Microchip, go to: PetLink.net

Scratch N All
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EP 7: Scratch N All for Itchy Animals

Neat Product Episode! 

I’m joined by Horse Husband extraordinaire, Buck Harris, today, as we talk the business of horses. More specifically, horse products. Buck accompanied me to the Equine Affaire expo in New England last fall, where we met many equine entrepreneurs as we searched for innovative products and services to feature on our podcast.

One of our favorites was the Scratch N All, a self-scratcher product made by Cynthia Garry’s company, Animent. We chat with Cynthia today to find out what it’s like to be an entrepreneur in the equine industry, and how a product like Scratch N All goes from a lightbulb moment on the farm, to a viable product in the equestrian marketplace. Listen in!

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Cynthia Garry with Martha Stewart’s donkeys.
‘Magic’, a 29-year-old OTTB, and our guest for the winter.
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EP 6: Keeping the Grand Prix Dressage Horse

“Routines are important, not only for us, but they give great comfort to horses.”  – Nikki Alvin-Smith

Paul & Nikki Alvin-Smith of Willowview Hill Farm, are British international-level Grand Prix trainers who have successfully competed in Europe to scores over 72% at Grand Prix. This husband and wife team have also trained several horses of various breeds from birth to Grand Prix, and trained many students up through the ranks of dressage in their careers. While both have worked with more than a few icons in the dressage world, their training has been most influenced by their work with Olympic trainer, Raul de Leon, and Grand Master Herbert Rehbein, of Germany.

In this episode, I chat with Nikki Alvin-Smith about their dressage training program and how their farm stable routine supports their equine athletes at the highest level.

Nikki Alvin-Smith

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Nikki and Paul Alvin-Smith
Drinking Post Waterer
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EP 5: A Simple Automatic Waterer

Making everyday barn chores easier first requires making them simpler. Take watering for example. Filling buckets lined up in stalls each morning and evening is essential, no matter where you keep your horses. Heading out to faraway lands to prep paddocks and pastures for turnout, however, can be one of those farm tasks that eats up time, energy, and for the professional barn manager… money. In my search for simple products that solve these kinds of problems, I found one called Drinking Post. Today’s episode explores the need for, design, and features of this neat new product. Listen in!

Horse drinking in winter
No more frozen troughs. Ahhhh!

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Interested in a Drinking Post waterer for your barn? Check their dealer locator for a retailer near you.

New Vocations Thoroughbred Adoption
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EP 4: How OTTBs Get New Vocations

Thoroughbred racing has long been a part of American history, so has the unfortunate demise of thoroughbreds when they are no longer able to generate income for their owners. In response to the overwhelming numbers of ex-racing thoroughbreds headed to slaughter, New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program was founded, offering retired racehorses new opportunities for compassionate homes and suitable jobs. The program was so successful, that New Vocations is now the largest Offtrack Thoroughbred adoption program in the U.S. Recently, New Vocations completed construction of a brand new, state-of-the-art equestrian facility focused primarily on housing thoroughbreds in transition. Today’s episode is about how the design and buildout of that facility serves the New Vocations mission. My guest, Sarah Coleman, takes us through the step-by-step process that racehorses go through, from their first day off the track, to being ready for a new home. Listen in!

Episode Topic: Off-track thoroughbreds get re-trained and re-homed after transitioning at New Vocations in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Feature photo credit: EquiSport Photos

Guest: Sarah Coleman, New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program

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