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Sweating Again In 3 Days (testimony) ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Sweating Again In 3 Days

Doc-t August 22, 2016

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Diarrhea Is Gone (testimony) ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. "The diarrhea is gone. Stopped by the end of the first day off grain."

Doc-t August 9, 2016

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What Is Cushing’s Disease (Pituitary Dysfunction, PPID) In Horses – HorseTalk Webinar ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Doc-t August 7, 2016

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Beyond The 10 Irrefutable Laws Of Horsemanship – HorseTalk Webinar ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

This is an hour long video that goes beyond my "Ten Irrefutable Laws Of Horsemanship" book. I discuss more nuanced things I use every day.

Doc-t July 3, 2016

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Jack And Kendra – A Calm Horse Is Found (testimony) ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. A video titled "Jack And Kendra – A Calm Horse Is Found"

Doc-t June 6, 2016

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Top 10 Things To Know Inside Your Horse’s Mouth – HorseTalk Webinar ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

The top ten things about what is inside the horses' mouth and why I think we all need to clearly understand them as horse owners and trainers.

Doc-t June 5, 2016

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Top 10 Horse Barn Safety Tips – HorseTalk Webinar ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Doc-t May 3, 2016

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Why Is My Horse Girthy? – HorseSense With Doc T ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

This HorseSense™ 5 minute video describes the cause of grittiness in horses related to hind gut inflammation from inflammatory ingredients in horse …

Doc-t March 25, 2016

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Mare Cycles and Foal Delivery – HorseTalk Webinar ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

This is a replay of a HorseTalk webcast. Be sure to enroll in the next one and join Doc T live.

Doc-t March 6, 2016

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Horsemanship Is Leadership – HorseTalk Webinar ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

This is a replay of my HorseTalk™ webcast where I go over each of the "Ten Irrefutable Laws Of Horsemanship" from my book. This brings the book aliv…

Doc-t January 3, 2016

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Whinnie’s Gut Story (testimony) ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. "The liquid squirts completely disappeared after after about 4 weeks."

Doc-t December 13, 2015

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Nutrition In Horses – HorseTalk Webinar ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Feeding horses has been learned from someone in your past. But who taught them? And who taught them? Through the chain of teacher - student the infor…

Doc-t December 7, 2015

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Crimson Feather Farm Diary (testimony) ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. "Challenge complete. Juniper is more calm in hand. Noticed difference …

Doc-t December 2, 2015

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Barclay (testimony) ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. "He still has some Barcleyisms but is much more relaxed and calm."

Doc-t November 20, 2015

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Deeper Contact (testimony) ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. "No longer reactive ground work is really getting so much better. I fee…

Doc-t November 2, 2015

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Laminitis In Horses – HorseTalk Webinar ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Doc-t November 2, 2015

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Life Is Sooooooo Good ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Some days the sun shines, the music is good, horses behave and clients are appreciative. This was one of those days I needed to write about. It balanc…

Doc-t October 19, 2015

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What a difference grain makes! (testimony) ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. "The change in Houston’s attitude was miraculous. Within 2 days of re…

Doc-t September 30, 2015

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Report on James (testimony) ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. "after 7 days i noticed a significant change—his itching had decrease…

Doc-t September 18, 2015

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Colic In The Horse – A HorseTalk Webcast ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Doc-t September 7, 2015

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Assisted Riding Facilities ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

The efficacy of using horses as therapy for people with mental, emotional or physical challenges is unquestioned. Barns that have adapted their faci…

Doc-t August 31, 2015

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Who Is Responsible? (part 2) ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Part 2 - The skills of leadership. We relate with horses only when we understand who they are adjusting ourselves to meet their expectations. Listen f…

Doc-t August 30, 2015

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Bedding – Styles ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Everyone seems to have a different way they add, distribute and clean the bedding of the stalls. I believe there are only a few rules. The first i…

Doc-t August 30, 2015

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Bedding – Straw ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Straw is the collection and baling of the stems of a grain crop left over after the grain has been harvested. Wheat is the most common straw used fo…

Doc-t August 30, 2015

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Bedding – Wood ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Wood bedding comes in many materials and forms. The most common woods used are the soft woods representing the coniferous trees (pines) while the le…

Doc-t August 29, 2015

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Persephone’s Diary (testimony) ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. "Day Fourteen 8/4: The 1st two weeks have gone by quickly & I’ve seen…

Doc-t August 29, 2015

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Bedding – Paper And Cardboard ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Paper used for bedding has been around for a while and if you think about it, paper and cardboard are processed wood. There are several types are sh…

Doc-t August 28, 2015

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Bedding – Unusual Materials ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

There have been other materials used for bedding horses with some being new ideas and other fairly old. The ones I have seen are flax, hemp, peat mo…

Doc-t August 27, 2015

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Blanket Racks ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Blankets have become a big part of horse life today. From fly sheets to coolers to turn out rugs, blankets come in all styles, purposes and sizes. …

Doc-t August 24, 2015

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Stall Casting Rails ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

A horse becomes cast when they lie down next to a wall with their legs facing away from that wall then they roll over onto their backs and continue th…

Doc-t August 23, 2015

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Barn Ceilings ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Most horse stalls have no ceilings but there are some barns with lofts above which create them. Here are some examples of ceilings from simple to or…

Doc-t August 22, 2015

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Who Is Responsible? (part 1) ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Part 1 - Who is responsible for your horses' behavior? After removing physical reasons (teeth, ulcers, etc) the responsibility rests on the person cha…

Doc-t August 21, 2015

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Arenas Covered ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Covered arenas are made to shelter the horse and rider from weather and strong sunlight. They can be built with 4 enclosing walls, with one side per…

Doc-t August 20, 2015

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Barn Décor ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Décor are the individual touches people add to the barn to make it their own. This one is fun - enjoy!

Doc-t August 19, 2015

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Systems Electrical ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Almost every barn I go to has some electricity wired into the barn. Ordinances are usually observed and the wiring appears safe. Most barns today …

Doc-t August 18, 2015

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Roof Gutters (Eavestroughs) ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Rain falls and when it does on any roof, all of it rolls down to the edge and accumulates in a volume equal to the area of the roof. There is that m…

Doc-t August 17, 2015

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Training Exercise Machines ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Exercise machines have become very popular on farms. They come in many varieties from treadmills to walkers. How they are placed on the farm is of i…

Doc-t August 16, 2015

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Barn Exterior Views ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

This gallery is to help you with ideas for your architect. Bits and pieces from all of these can be applied to the development of your barn structur…

Doc-t August 15, 2015

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Training Extreme Trail ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Extreme trail riding has become popular, though there have been plenty of old cowboy books written where the good guy had to do some extreme riding to…

Doc-t August 14, 2015

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Feed Rooms ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Feed rooms are specialized areas within the barn used for preparing the food delivered to the horses. It often doubles as storage for food but here,…

Doc-t August 13, 2015

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Systems Feeding ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Systems to feed horses are developed to make life easier on the caretakers, keep the food in one place (efficiency), slow the consumption rate (slow f…

Doc-t August 12, 2015

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Fence Gates ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

The gates used in a fence line on horse farms range from elegant to unsafe, hand made to mass produced and maintained to barely keeping together. Saf…

Doc-t August 11, 2015

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Fence Latches ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

From simple to complicated, I have seen a wide variety of fence gate latches. I boil them down to only two types. You either operate them with one…

Doc-t August 10, 2015

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Fence Safety ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Horses don’t normally live behind fences. They are inherently dangerous for the horse although being born and raised behind one, the young horse l…

Doc-t August 9, 2015

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Fence Styles ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

For me, there are only two styles of fences: safe and unsafe. Most fences fall into the unsafe category and over time, a lot of the safe fences becom…

Doc-t August 8, 2015

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Systems Fire Prevention ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Fire in a barn is unimaginable yet I have seen a few and the results afterwards. Fire scares me. The best thing is to prevent it from happening. …

Doc-t August 7, 2015

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No Grain Challenge ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. "She is so calm now even a novice rider can sit on her. We’ve even be…

Doc-t August 7, 2015

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Barn Flooring ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

Most floors of barns are either dirt or a simple concrete slab. Some barns have more elegant floors or built in features to help you and your horse.…

Doc-t August 6, 2015

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Footings And Foundations ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

I am not an engineer or architect but I do know that if the barn is not a pole barn (structure is attached to poles set in the ground) then it is sitt…

Doc-t August 5, 2015

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