Hosanna Horse Haven

Winter is always a trying time for most rescues. Owner surrenders, seizures, and abandoned horse numbers soar in the winter months. As the pastures fades, and hay prices soar things turn bad quickly. Many rescues are overwhelmed with winter time surrender and rescue requests. Unfortunately Hosanna Horse Haven isn't any different. Because we are committed to the horses currently in our care, as well as those who need us it's a tough, tough time. What do we do? How do we

Once again we are blown away by the support we are getting. We are excited to announce Hosanna Horse Haven Equine Sanctuary and Therapy program will be sponsored by Cox Shavings. They are donating a years worth of shavings for our horses. For those not familiar with Cox Shavings, they make high quality shavings with very little to no dust. In addition to our sponsorship, these huge 9 cubic foot bags will also be available for retail at our stable location. The retail pri

Have you heard about these wickedly, awesome boots that have helped the eventing and trail horses? Well, if not let me share just a bit! It seems all of our barefoot folks, who do very much riding need extra protection for the horse's hooves. Even with the best natural sole, if you ride much, your horses hooves can wear down quickly, and even become bruised. Especially in my area, where we have a lot of sandstone, and rocks. I've tried several boots, most seemed okay ,

"What goes in, grows out." So that is the FIRST place to start. That would be 'the first focus'. After the needs of the "outside" of the whole horse are addressed then one can work on the hooves. Without seeing the hooves in question I would not venture forth to comment as to, specifically, what needed to be done to them. The hoof is part of a whole ... so depending on what is noticed about the body, the coat, the diet, and everything else then one can pretty accurately