One Stop Equine Shop Blog

The American Horse Council estimates that 920,000 horses colic each year, and 64,000 may die due to colic-related problems. Those numbers speak for themselves. It is important that horse owners and riders have a basic understanding of colic in a horse. In this post, we are going to go over the basics of what colic is, the signs, and what you can do to prevent it. 

Hoof abscesses can occur for a variety of reasons. Sometimes they pop up for what seems like no reason at all, and other times horses may step on the clip of their shoe or something sharp. Learn more about how to treat a hood abscess.

This post is going to delve into how to utilize many of the tools for deeper abrasions and puncture wounds. With any equine emergency, time is of the essence. Learning how to use all the tools in your arsenal is critical.

Over the last five years I have learned (sometimes the hard way) what supplies I should have on hand in case of an emergency with my horse. In hopes of preventing you from being “S-O-L.”, as I have been plenty of times, I am going to lay out a few must have first aid items for your tack box.