Alyssa Ploeger, Pleasant Hill, IA (2025)

11/19/2025

𝐄𝐇𝐕 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭

IN TEXAS

We have confirmed exposure risk for horses that attended the WPRA Finals on November 4-9 or the 377 Arena on November 15 and 16. If your horse was at either location, quarantine immediately for the next 14 days and do not leave the premises during this time.

If you have an appointment with us, please do not unload your horses. You may come inside to check in, but keep your horses in the trailer until a staff member comes out to assist you. This helps protect every horse on the property.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗘𝗛𝗩 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀
EHV spreads through nose to nose contact, shared buckets or tack, contaminated trailers, airborne droplets from coughing or snorting, and from people who handle exposed horses.

𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵
- Fever (Over 101.5)
- Nasal discharge
- Lethargy
- Hind end weakness or wobbliness
- Loss of tail tone or urine dribbling

Some cases progress to the neurological form, EHM, which is a medical emergency. Take temperatures twice daily and monitor closely.

𝗔𝗔𝗘𝗣 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀
https://aaep.org/resource/aaep-infectious-disease-guidelines-equine-herpesvirus-1-4/

Do not panic. Just be proactive. Good biosecurity, quarantine, and early symptom monitoring go a long way toward keeping your horse and the community safe.

If you have concerns or notice any symptoms, call immediately.

𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐗 𝐕𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬
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11/11/2025

We carry the flag with deep respect and gratitude. 🇺🇸
For those who have carried so much more, for every man and woman who has served, and every family who has sacrificed right alongside them, thank you.
Your courage and strength allow us to live the lives we love. We honor you today and always. ❤️🤍💙

📸KH Photography

10/22/2025

Budgeting? Never heard of her.

But you can save 20% on Draw it Out products when you use alyssa_rae04 at checkout 😏

10/20/2025

This weekend was one for the books, full of light, good friends, and reminders of what truly matters. Every challenge overcome is another reason to be thankful for where we are and who’s beside us. Feeling blessed, grateful, and ready for what’s next ♥️

Draw It Out Horse Health Care Solutions
Old West Holistic Company

📸 KH Photography

09/15/2025

Today we celebrate the Cowgirl.

Defined by grit, strengthened by resiliency, carried with grace.
She is layered, complex, and unapologetically bold.

The Cowgirl can do it all, from the rodeo arena to raising the next generation, while chasing her own dreams. She wears every role with strength and intention.

She knows the value of those she surrounds herself with, people who steady, sharpen, and stand beside her.

📸Emily Kay Photography

08/31/2025

Patience isn’t found at the finish line, it’s in the walk. Every step counts, every pause teaches, and every resource you use brings you closer. 🐎💫 Slow down. Trust it. Own it.

📸Emily Kay Photography

08/08/2025

🔥 Bringing the Fire Back! Start a round of EPMSD with me🔥

My gelding has been a little sluggish and not quite as fiery lately. I’m guessing the mix of extreme heat, weather changes, and added stress caused a minor flare.

🔹 Why EPMSD?
1️⃣ Helps reduce inflammation & support the nervous system.
2️⃣ Aids in detox and recovery during times of stress.
3️⃣ Supports healthy red blood cell production for optimal energy.

My favorite way to give it is mixed into soaked alfalfa cubes. I personally feed it once a day, two scoops. Here’s to getting him feeling 100% again! 🐎💨

Old West Holistic Company

08/03/2025

Felon had his second weekend back on the road this year and he steamrolled every expectation I had. While we didn’t have much luck in the Open Long Gos at the2025 Iowa NBHA State Finals, despite laying down beautiful runs, we didn’t automatically qualify for the Finals. I was a bit bummed, but we were able to quickly regroup for the Redemption Round, where the winner of each division would advance.

I was hesitant to make a second run on him that day, but Felon was confident. Quite literally saying, “you just sit tight,” stayed locked in, delivered, and won the 2D, earning us a spot in the Finals.

To top it off, we also placed in the Adult Average 2D, and Felon stayed solid through the Finals to finish as the 2025 Open 3D Reserve Champion. We were able to come home safe, feeling great, with some jingle in our pocket and lots of goodies.

Words can’t fully express my gratitude for this horse. We have had quite the journey, and to lay down three great and fun runs with limited exposure this summer is an overwhelming and humbling feeling. 🩵

Draw It Out Horse Health Care Solutions

08/01/2025

📍 Set Up & Ready! 💥
You can find my EPMSD by Old West Holistic Co. booth right at the main entrance of the arena at the 2025 Iowa NBHA State Finals!

✨ Stop by to chat, ask questions, or check out the BOOMIN’ show special:
🎯 90-Day Supply — $175.00 (reg. $199.99)
📦 Limited tubs in stock — also valid on event orders!

Wishing everyone safe, clean, and fast runs this weekend. Let’s ROLL 🛼💿

07/29/2025

MUST KNOW MONDAY:
Inflammation isn’t the enemy—it’s the body’s healing messenger.

Inflammation signals tissue repair by alerting the body to damage, bringing oxygen, immune cells, and growth factors to clean and rebuild tissue. Shutting down inflammation too soon stops healing.

During EPMSD detox, flare-ups mean healing is active as toxins and damaged cells clear out. Pain and swelling are protective signals, not setbacks.

EPMSD supports healing naturally with botanicals like MSM, Shavegrass, Wormwood, and Cinnamon that boost circulation, repair tissue, and clear pathogens—enhancing the body’s own repair system rather than blocking inflammation.

Ask yourself: Is your horse’s inflammation harming or healing?

07/27/2025

Some horses come into life as champions, gritty and gifted, full of fire, the kind that turn heads in the arena. Others arrive quietly, with soft eyes and steady hooves, asking for nothing but giving everything. And sometimes, a horse enters unexpectedly, maybe even wrapped in winter as a Christmas surprise, and ends up changing everything.

However they arrive, when they leave… it shatters something sacred.

The truly special ones are the teachers. They don't just take their riders across pastures or through patterns. They shape character. They teach patience, courage, humility, and grace. They grow people from the inside out.

They are there through milestones and growing pains, through first rides and final hugs. They stand steady in the storms, hear the secrets no one else ever will, and remind us without a single word how deeply trust can run. They don’t just carry weight on their backs; they carry whole chapters of life.

And when it's time to say goodbye, it never feels fair. Even in their passing, they teach so much about life, and sometimes the lessons feel too raw, too sharp. The timing too soon. The ending too unjust.

There’s a saying that every horse deserves to be loved by a child. Because to be loved by a child is something sacred. It’s not polished or perfect. It’s muddy boots, mismatched tack, colored hair extensions and clip ins, glitter, and hours spent brushing just to be close.

It’s innocent. Wholehearted. Undemanding.

To be loved by a child means never being judged for the gray hairs or the stiff joints. It means being trusted completely, confided in deeply, and forgiven without hesitation. It’s a kind of love that asks for nothing but gives everything.

And when a horse is loved like that, it changes them. It softens the hard edges, brings light to old eyes, and makes even the most seasoned soul young again.

And when they are loved like that, it shows. In their softness. In their pride. In the way they look back one last time, with unwavering trust and compassion, as if to say, “I know.”

The best horses in Heaven have no tail.
Because the best ones leave it behind with someone who couldn't bear to let go of all of them. It may seem like a small thing, but it carries everything. It’s a tribute, a memory, a way of saying:
This horse mattered.
This horse gave it all.
This horse was loved beyond words.

That’s the kind of love only a horse can inspire. The kind that lingers in the dust, the stall door creak, the empty halter. The kind that never really leaves.

Hug your horse today- thank them for shaping hearts, carrying souls, and giving every part of themselves without ever asking for anything in return.

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