Why Horses Should Not Be Fed Grain
Feeding horses grain is a new concept (about 100 years) relative to the time they have been kept by humans (4000 years) or their time living on Earth …
Category: Horse Care Topics
Starvation and Weight Loss
Starvation and weight loss follow 3 possibilities: 1) lack of food, 2) inability to consume food and 3) inability to absorb food. The results are the …
Protein Bioavailability For Horses
Protein bioavailability in horses is essential in understanding the difference between crude protein (what is listed on the label) versus the actual a…
Protein Sources For Horses
Here is a table with various protein sources for horses. Not all inclusive, it shows commercial mixes available in the US along with the beneficial an…
Chronic Protein Deficiency In Horses – HorseTalk Webinar
Chronic protein deficiency in horses is at the root cause of many injuries and illnesses I see in horses. This 2016 video presentation is from my Hors…
Chronic Protein Deficiency In Horses
An introduction to the biggest health issue in horses today. Due to modern feeding, horses are consuming their own protein PLUS they are being fed eno…
Diarrhea Is Gone (testimony)
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."
Beyond The 10 Irrefutable Laws Of Horsemanship – HorseTalk Webinar
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.
Jack And Kendra – A Calm Horse Is Found (testimony)
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"
Top 10 Things To Know Inside Your Horse’s Mouth – HorseTalk Webinar
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.
Top 10 Horse Barn Safety Tips – HorseTalk Webinar
This is Doc T with my HorseTalk™ webcast about the Top 10 Barn and Farm Safety Tips. This is a FAST PACED video so get…
Why Is My Horse Girthy? – HorseSense With Doc T
This HorseSense™ 5 minute video describes the cause of grittiness in horses related to hind gut inflammation from inflammatory ingredients in horse …
Mare Cycles and Foal Delivery – HorseTalk Webinar
This is a replay of a HorseTalk webcast. Be sure to enroll in the next one and join Doc T live.
Horsemanship Is Leadership – HorseTalk Webinar
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…
Whinnie’s Gut Story (testimony)
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."
Nutrition In Horses – HorseTalk Webinar
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…
Crimson Feather Farm Diary (testimony)
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 …
Barclay (testimony)
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."
Deeper Contact (testimony)
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…
What a difference grain makes! (testimony)
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…
Report on James (testimony)
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…
Who Is Responsible? (part 2)
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…
Persephone’s Diary (testimony)
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…
Who Is Responsible? (part 1)
Part 1 - Who is responsible for your horses' behavior? After removing physical reasons (teeth, ulcers, etc) the responsibility rests on the person cha…
Fence Safety
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…
No Grain Challenge
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…
Trailer Features
There are dozens of features I have seen from air conditioning to full water systems and tack rooms to sleeping quarters. This is something personal …
*Trailering
This is a subject you might think a vet is not fluent in. However you all need to know that for a while I shipped horses professionally before and du…
Stop The Confusion Part 2 – HorseTalk Webinar
This is a replay of a HorseTalk™ webcast. Be sure to enroll in the next one and join Doc T live.
Trailer Types
There are so many different types of trailers made with different materials and configured in many ways. It is a personal preference which type you …
Stall Kick Mats
Some horses like to kick when in their stalls. If behavior modification or horse relocation is not an option then adding cushioning to the direct kic…
Grain Based To Forage Based Diet (testimony)
This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. A video - "Grain Based To Forage Based Diet"
Water Bucket Safety
Water buckets seem harmless yet they are famous for catching eyelids and removing them. Ouch! And preventable.
*Horsemanship
Horsemanship is leadership. This simple phrase sums up all of my experience with connecting with tens of thousands of horses I have never been wit…
10 Irrefutable Laws – Law 01
Law 1 - A horse can kill or hurt you.
There were 201 deaths caused by farm animals in a year. This included horses. But there were over 1 million…
10 Irrefutable Laws – Law 02
Law 2 - The horse that will hurt or kill you is your own.
This law is about complacency. As we become comfortable around our horses we start taking…
10 Irrefutable Laws – Law 03
Law 3 - Whenever working with a horse, always use a halter and lead. Stay connected.
The idea behind a physical connection with a horse is that i…
10 Irrefutable Laws – Law 04
Law 4 - Place yourself between the horse and the exit.
This law is an interesting concept that needs to start with a story. I finished working on …
10 Irrefutable Laws – Law 05
Law 5 - Become the leader.
This law focuses on a simple principle of horses. They exist in groups with a hierarchical structure. In other words, …
10 Irrefutable Laws – Law 06
Law 6 - To be a leader, you need to know the personalities of who you are leading.
Take four people and ask them to take out the garbage from the kit…
10 Irrefutable Laws – Law 07
Law 7 - Seek first to understand…
This law is the first of two intrinsically connected laws, yet they need discussion separately. Originally it cam…
10 Irrefutable Laws – Law 08
Law 8 - ... then to be understood.
All leaders have a plan. A leader's purpose is to have a vision of where the group will end up. Again from Stephen…
10 Irrefutable Laws – Law 09
Law 9 - Energy is everything.
Whether looking through a microscope or a telescope, everything you see uses energy. Some of you may believe in a deity…
10 Irrefutable Laws – Law 10
Law 10 - A horse is a horse.
Horses are living, breathing beings with thoughts, needs, wants and desires. They have a unique digestive system. They …
Stop The Confusion Part 1 – HorseTalk Webinar
Discussion: Select the topic from below, then advance to the time mark. The sandwich board is sprung and not doing its job. Back to top
Never Stand With Food In A Field Of Horses
This is a very dangerous situation to be in. Walking into a field of horses with a bucket of grain can lead to your death. It has happened. Horses are…
Do Not Reward Bad Behavior
Rewarding bad behavior is the most common mistake people make every day with their horses as well as the other people in their lives. Horsemanship IS…
Never Turn Horses Out Together Wearing Hind Shoes
Never turn out horses together in a field when any horse has hind shoes on.
If I punched you in the jaw with my fist you will remember how much it hur…
Horse Communication – Talk To The Hand
Treating the horse as a patient requires those treating the horse to respect it and treat it as a living being and not as as inanimate object.