Inspiring, connecting and informing the horse community in San Luis Obipso County, California – and beyond.
Percy transformed from a gigantic, gangly, poorly-managed youngster to a happy horse with a job he knows and enjoys as a horse living life at SLO Sage and Spur Ranch. Follow along in a day in the life of Percy.
At her boarding facility, SLO Sage and Spur Ranch, Sarah offers caring custom care for your horse. Whether your horse is in its retirement years, or competing in a rigorous show schedule, Sarah can care for your horse’s particular needs. Come meet a few of the fortunate horses in her care. Sharon Jantzen captures video of Sarah talking about the care she provides.
Through this process and getting input from others I learned something new about how to pick UP a horse hoof so it can be picked out. It has to do with getting the horse to lift its foot in an easy manner. Looking back on my horse hoof picking experiences I realize there can be quite a struggle with getting the horse to pick up its hoof so you can properly pick the horse hoof. Sharon Jantzen shares her recent journey of discovering how to pick a horse hoof, properly.
“It’s part of the game,” says Errick. “A horse owner will someday face the end – whether a horse is young, old, injured or even sound.” Most horse owners have made their decision of where the large animal carcass should go, before Errick arrives. Here in SLO County large animal disposal options are limited to basically three: burial on property, cremation or landfill. Sharon Jantzen provides the details for this special local large animal carcass removal service.
Do you have a horse manure factory in your backyard? What do you do with all that horse poo? The best management practice is to turn that mountain of horse manure into a mound of beautiful mulch through horse manure composting. Sharon Jantzen helps us understand the benefits of horse manure composting.