SmartPaker Stories & Adventures
Horsey Halloween Costumes
Halloween is fast approaching (seriously, where has the year gone?!) and I don’t know about you, but I still don’t have my costume figured…
Muscle & Weight Management
Putting Weight on a Rescue Horse
I rescued three starved horses, two 12-year-old Percheron geldings and a 23-year-old QH mare. My vet told me to put them on some high fat…
Equine Health
Quiz: At Risk for Ulcers?
An astounding 60% of performance horses suffer from gastric ulcers. Do you know the risk factors and warning signs to look for? Take our…
SmartPaker Stories & Adventures
Becoming an Equine Sports Massage Therapist
As I entered my senior year at Cazenovia College, I was presented with many opportunities to research and discover my true passion – altern…
Equine Health
The Myth of the Bad Horse
What’s this horse’s problem? Some people may say that his bad attitude is “just the way he is,” but if you get to the root of the problem,…
SmartPaker Stories & Adventures
Finding Her Oasis: One rider’s journey from short stirrup kid to A-circuit trainer
As a hunter/jumper rider, SmartPaker Susan has admired Kristy (McCormack) Herrera’s approach to training horses and their riders. As Direct…
Equine Health
Recipe for a Shiny Coat
Find out the key ingredients to your horse’s ultimate show-ring shine! Blue Ribbon Shine Makes: One shiny horse Prep time: 60 days 30 g…
SmartPak Features
Finding the perfect horseback riding vacation for you
For most people when they think of summer, they think of vacation. However, for most of us riders (at least if you’re anything like me),…
Ask the Farrier
Barefoot or shod: what’s right for YOUR horse?
Expert farrier Danvers Child explains the factors involved in deciding whether your horse should wear horseshoes or transition to being barefoot.
Equine Health
You are now leaving Funky Town
We’ve all been there. You get to the barn and there is just something, well, funky going on with your horse’s skin. But what is it?! And…
G.I. Health & Conditions
Electrolytes and Ulcers: Is There a Link?
“I’ve heard lately that electrolytes are contraindicated for horses with a history of ulcers – is this true?…” Read more › [https://blog.s…
SmartPaker Stories & Adventures
Now and then: A lifetime with our horses
Have you and your horse been together for what seems like forever? We asked the SmartPakers how long they have been with their horse(s) and…