Summer Time Tune-Up for Your Horse

As the days grow longer and the temperatures rise, it’s time to give our equine companions the extra care they need to thrive during the summer months. From hoof health to hydration and performance support, here’s a quick guide to tuning up your horse for the season ahead.

April’s Interview on Bookish Talk

Although I spend a lot of time caring for horses, I really care about people, too. I believe that by helping the owner, in turn you are helping the horse! A lot of the techniques in my equine courses and offerings rely on sensitive energy work, but when we are bogged...

Learn What Is Wrong With Your Horse, From Your Horse

If you cannot get someone to come out to do bodywork on your horse, you can learn how to do it yourself at home or a clinic. Live help is so challenging to find these days. Some clinicians want you to buy their DVD or package and then — Good luck! I can help you...

Sidebone; what can you do about it?

Sadly, in my travels, I have seen sidebone starting on horses as young as 3 years old!   What causes 'calcifications' like sidebone, ringbone, arthritic hocks and knees that can lame our horses and decrease their ride-able years? When our body is not correctly loading...

Improve Horse Performance with First Rib Alignment

Improve Horse Performance with First Rib Alignment Share this episode:   Table of Contents   Join us in this episode of Holistic Horseworks Talks with April Love as we explore the often-overlooked significance of the first mobility rib in equine anatomy. She...

Useful, Helpful Tips and Tricks for Horse Care | April Love’s Interview on The Backyard Horse Enthusiast

What would you do if your horse was limping, colicking, or spooking—and no one could tell you why? That question lit a fire in April Love that would grow into a global mission: helping horse owners uncover the root causes of mystery lameness, behavioral issues, and chronic pain that traditional methods often miss.

Healthier alternatives to chemical paste wormers

Many internal parasites are building up resistance to chemical paste wormers, so how can you control parasites naturally? Remember, the paste wormers available on the market are poison! There are other ways to keep the horse healthy so they do not pick up parasites in...

The Equine Ribcage: Anatomy, Biomechanics, and Connections

Get more power + stamina! The ribcage has a vital role in your horse’s overall function. Its extensive connections to breathing, intestinal health, the psoas muscle, and spinal health significantly enhance your horse’s performance capabilities.

Barn Life Tips for a Bug Free Summer

Every season, I hear from folks battling mosquitoes, flies, and ticks in the barn, garden, and pasture. Over the years, I’ve found a few easy tricks that make a big difference. If you’re tired of swatting bugs during barn chores or want to keep your horses happy and itch-free, these are the solutions I use myself, and they work!

High-Low ‘Syndrome’ in front hooves? What causes it and what can you do about it?

What does High – Low Syndrome look like? Well when you squat down and look at your horses front hooves you will notice the hairlines do not match-meaning one is more horizontal and one is more sloped to the ground. The horizontal one is the high heel the one sloping...
5 Myths about Winter Horse Care

5 Myths about Winter Horse Care

Freezing temperatures and snow bring several misconceptions on how we care for our horses. In this article, April Love examines five common winter horse care myths, and what horse owners need to...

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Sidebone; what can you do about it?

Sidebone; what can you do about it?

Sadly, in my travels, I have seen sidebone starting on horses as young as 3 years old!   What causes 'calcifications' like sidebone, ringbone, arthritic hocks and knees that can lame our horses and...

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No Hoof – No Horse

No Hoof – No Horse

This old cowboy adage has been bantered around since we first started domesticating and using the horse as a means of traveling and working with heavy loads and instills the dreaded notion that if...

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