One Day at a Time
Tigger reflects upon her recent personal losses and experiences with the grieving process… In the month of May, I lost one of my best friends, dressage judge Carter Bass. She fell, hit her...
Author: Tigger Montague
Gut Health and GI Recovery for Horses: Hedgerow Restore
The GI tract of horses is complex and fascinating. As efficient as it is for an animal who eats 16-20 hours a day, equine gut health is also extremely sensitive to the environment, food...
Hedgerow K9 with S. boulardii: New Probiotic Support for Dogs
The yeast strain Saccharomyces boulardii is one of the most researched probiotic strains on the planet, and has become a very popular probiotic for dogs. It is known for its benefits in managing GI...
Now I Know How the Horses Feel
Tigger finds that treating herself like a horse is a great way to walk the road to injury recovery: Recently, on a normal morning in the kitchen, I pivoted to get something from the...
Julia in My Kitchen with Dogs
My mother used to watch reruns of Julia Child’s The French Chef on PBS from a little black-and-white television in the kitchen. That’s when I first heard Julia’s voice. A high-pitched, eccentric voice lilted...
Don’t Forget the Vitamin E for your Horse!
Vitamin E is one of the essential vitamins that horses cannot synthesize or make in their bodies. Unlike the B vitamins, which are produced in concert with the microbiota in the hindgut, vitamin E...
Hoary Alyssum: A Plant You Don’t Want to Find in Your Hay
Recently several horses in Wellington, Florida presented with swollen legs, fevers, and laminitis. The culprit appears to be hoary alyssum, a member of the mustard family (Brassicaceae). It was found in bales of timothy/alfalfa...
Ghosts of Christmas Past
One of my favorite holiday movies as a child was the 1951 version of A Christmas Carol (starring Alastair Sim). If I am to be visited this year by the Ghost of Christmas Past,...
Must-haves in your tack trunk
When I was competing, my show trunk held the usual necessities: extra saddle pads, a spare halter, extra girth, assorted bits, clippers, polo wraps, bell boots, tack cleaner, Animalintex, poultice, and standing wraps. On...
Collagen for Canine Gut Health: Integral K9
The most common health challenges dog owners tell us about are the GI tract issues in their dogs. These issues include sensitive stomachs, diarrhea, constipation, leaky gut, inflammatory bowel disease, auto-immune problems, and food...
