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It's Feed Room Fashion Month!
There are three ways to enter your feed room fashion photo in the month of December; Facebook Messenger, Instagram, and email! Yes, this...
On Course Equine Nutrition
Dec 3, 20242 min read
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Boarding is a Bitch
The woes and frustrations of boarding horses mostly stems from how and what they are fed.
On Course Equine Nutrition
Oct 24, 20246 min read
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3 Arguments for Automated Hay Feeders
*At first glance, the automated hay flake feeders may appear difficult and expensive, but after digging into these further, I'm convinced...
On Course Equine Nutrition
Mar 7, 20225 min read
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8 Winter Distraction Ideas When You Can't Ride?
I've reached the "fourth stage" of Winter Grief- depression. After denial (continuing to ride despite the cold), anger (my trailer being...
On Course Equine Nutrition
Jan 17, 20223 min read
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Holiday Cheer from Feed Room Fashion Show
*The submissions for OCEN's Feed Room Fashion Show are rolling in. Yes, this is a ridiculous but entertaining competition, because we...
On Course Equine Nutrition
Dec 21, 20212 min read
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My Insecurity Cure & Horse Show Update
Imagine my Insecurity Sandwich - layers of blackened frustration, putrified perfectionism, smothered with ego, and held together with two...
On Course Equine Nutrition
May 17, 20212 min read
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Insecurity Sandwich
I ride- competitively- in the sport of three day eventing, and the first horse show event of 2021 is this weekend. I just received my...
On Course Equine Nutrition
May 12, 20212 min read
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Occam's Razor and the Dunning-Kruger Effect in Horse Nutrition
Not many, except the nerdiest of nutrition nerds, will read this article, but I have found it to be a fun way to empty my thoughts and,...
On Course Equine Nutrition
May 3, 20214 min read
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Coprophagy stands for GROSS
Very, very few things make me gag, but my four year old OTTB going to town on her pasture mate's fresh manure pile is definitely one of...
Natalie Sullivan, MS PAS
Apr 12, 20214 min read
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10 Tips for Surviving Sub-0 Temperatures with Horses
Negative 9 is cold, even for Southwest Montana, so Andrew and I hurried back from a ski trip as soon as we realized that an arctic blast...
Natalie Sullivan, MS PAS
Feb 12, 20214 min read
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When your significant other supports your horse habit
I met my husband two years ago this week. After a month of getting to know each other playing Words with Friends, we finally met strapped...
Natalie Sullivan, MS PAS
Jan 18, 20212 min read
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My Horse's Gift to Me: Community, Purpose, and Dreams
I’ve been asked several times recently by my “non-horsey” friends and family what horses give me, and I thought it an appropriate topic...
Natalie Sullivan, MS PAS
Dec 23, 20202 min read
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