We are excited to announce the selection of Shiloh Acres Horse Rescue as the recipient of the 4th and final quarter funds of Dynamite’s Year of the Horse Project. Located in Ault, Colorado, Shiloh Acres is a small, family operated rescue dedicated to helping slaughter-bound, abused, neglected and unwanted horses. Shiloh Acres is located near…
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Copper deficiency in horses can be spotted by several signs with the most prominent being a sun-bleached (reddish in a dark horse) coat. Other signs are a bristly or frizzy coat, fading color, parasite issues, melanomas, or coats that are curled with a “fishhook” end. Owners of black-skinned horses (which includes grays) will tell you…
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[I have had] so many successes lately with my animals. I gave all three of my horses a 10-day blast of SOD in March. I chose to document this mare (Mia) because her coloring is so different from my other two. The before and after is like night and day. No explanation really necessary, the…
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We take great pride in the fact that we source our products in the United States with the majority of them produced in our very own mill right here in Meridian, Idaho. “Proudly Made in the USA” is what is on our new limited edition Dynamite t-shirts too. You can get your own Dynamite T…
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Angel is my 10-year-old black lab/pit mix. She tore her ACL the first part of September because she was playing with our new puppy. Before the surgery, the doctor told my husband that we were going to need to find a really good glucosamine supplement to have her on for the rest of her life,…
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We have known Boogie, a 10-year-old Quarter Horse mare, for a few years now and each summer she develops severe allergic reactions all over her body. Her hair starts to fall out all over her body, her skin develops welts and sores, and she is understandably highly irritated and emotional. In the past, vets have been…
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My husband and I do a lot of work alone, so safety is always on our minds. Since we work in two of the most dangerous occupations – horses and logging – safety is even more important. Through the years I’ve treated more wounds on my ponies than I have on my husband, so it…
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Distributors Jo Richmond and Tommy Huffstetler have a heart for rescuing nurse mare foals. These innocent babies are a casualty of an ill run horse industry. Tommy and Jo stretch their resources as far as possible for as many foals as they can afford. What lucky foals they are because Tommy and Jo insist on…
DetailsWritten by Dynamite Distributor Chris Huppe, DAEP (Diploma in Applied Equine Podiatry) This article was reprinted with permission from Chris Huppe, DAEP When speaking about Dynamite, sometimes I encounter folks who are curious and willing to look further, but are not totally convinced and certainly not ready to completely change over their entire horse feeding…
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I adopted two Greyhounds (my 4th and 5th) in April, 2009. EnRoute, our male, started to have a leaky right eye and his skin/fur was turning brownish/pink around his eye from the leak. We went to the vet to check it out and he said it was a blocked tear duct and he could clean…
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