nutrition
Adding Muscle & Fat to Goats
Adding Muscle & Fat To Goats by Carrie Eastman Folks talk about putting weight on a goat. First let’s talk about what they really mean. Adding weight can mean adding fat, or can mean adding muscle. The strategies for adding…
Updated annual nutrition program for my horses, including monthly checklist
Here is my updated annual checklist of products for my horses. Please contact me and visit the link at the bottom for my favorite brand. Jan – March: amino-acid chelated mineral and vitamin mix* free choice amino-acid chelated calcium-phosphorus* in…
Goats & Copper supplementation
I frequently get questions about copper and goats. This is a topic of much debate and discussion, and there has been less research than on the copper needs of sheep, cattle and horses. In Europe, copper needs for dairy goats…
Tips For Endurance & Competitive Trail Horses
As many of my clients have endurance or competetive trail horses, I have gathered together all the tips I have found over the years into one program. For the off season/winter:My favorite pelleted grain ration or organic corn/oats/barley to maintain…
Foster and DSLD
[updated September 2020] DSLD is short for Degenerative Suspensory Ligament Desmitis. My husband’s horse Foster has DSLD. Foster is a 13 year old Clydesdale/Appendix Quarter Horse cross gelding. He came to us overweight with pasterns that were horizontal at rest.…
My yearly Dynamite program for my horses
I’ve had requests for an annual checklist of Dynamite products for my horses. Jan – March: regular yellow-label Dynamite vit/mineral free choice 1-1, 2-1, NTM salt and Izmine DynaPro Stop all supplements in feed except DynaPro one day per week…
Introducing Ben, gray Arabian gelding
On the left are Ben and I back when I first met him, almost 16 years ago. On the right is Ben with his buddy Poco. Over the years he has lost his dark gray color and black stockings and…
Why I chose Tennessee Fainting Goats
Goats are a new experience for me. I’ve always been a bit curious about them, and with my interest in heirloom and rare breeds, Tennessee Fainting goats were particularly intriguing. You can go to http://www.albc-usa.org/ for more information on rare…
Why a blog? What is my critter journal about?
So often my clients ask what wellness programs I follow for my animals. I thought that it might be interesting to introduce some of the animals that share my life, and write about the nutrition, alternative therapies, housing, equipment and…
