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On Course Equine Nutrition

Dec 32 min read

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...

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On Course Equine Nutrition

Oct 246 min read

Boarding is a Bitch

The woes and frustrations of boarding horses mostly stems from how and what they are fed.

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On Course Equine Nutrition

Mar 7, 20225 min read

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...

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8 Winter Distraction Ideas When You Can't Ride?

On Course Equine Nutrition

Jan 17, 20223 min read

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...

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Holiday Cheer from Feed Room Fashion Show

On Course Equine Nutrition

Dec 21, 20212 min read

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...

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On Course Equine Nutrition

May 17, 20212 min read

My Insecurity Cure & Horse Show Update

Imagine my Insecurity Sandwich - layers of blackened frustration, putrified perfectionism, smothered with ego, and held together with two...

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On Course Equine Nutrition

May 12, 20212 min read

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...

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Occam's Razor and the Dunning-Kruger Effect in Horse Nutrition

On Course Equine Nutrition

May 3, 20214 min read

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,...

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Natalie Sullivan, MS PAS

Apr 12, 20214 min read

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...

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10 Tips for Surviving Sub-0 Temperatures with Horses

Natalie Sullivan, MS PAS

Feb 12, 20214 min read

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...

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When your significant other supports your horse habit

Natalie Sullivan, MS PAS

Jan 18, 20212 min read

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...

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My Horse's Gift to Me: Community, Purpose, and Dreams

Natalie Sullivan, MS PAS

Dec 23, 20202 min read

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...

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