03/11/2026
🖐️ Raise your hand if you've ever walked out to the pasture to find your equine companion looking like this ⬇️
Here's some great advice from our friends at Irongate Equine Clinic on surviving mud season:
"🐴 Hello, Mud Season… 🌧️
If your boots are sinking and your horse looks like they rolled in chocolate pudding, you know what time it is in Wisconsin 😅
Exhibit A: this sweet soul who clearly embraced the full mud spa treatment… and even gave us a little tongue-out approval at the end. We’ll call it a “natural spring skincare routine.” 💁♀️😂
While we can’t stop the mud, we can help protect our horses from the problems it causes. This time of year, we start seeing more:
• Thrush
• Scratches (pastern dermatitis)
• Hoof abscesses
A quick daily hoof pick, checking legs for scabs or redness, and giving them a dry place to stand (even for part of the day) can make a big difference.
If something doesn’t look quite right, trust your gut and reach out. We’d much rather catch things early than treat a bigger issue later.
Stay dry out there — and maybe keep a hose (and a sense of humor) handy. 😉🐎💛"
