Sarah Conrad, Author at Wellpride

Skip’s Story

Hoof Health, Joint Health, Wellpride Success Stories

"Four months ago my horse Skip was diagnosed with Lymes disease, with joints blown up so badly he could barely walk..."

18 March

Helping Your Cribber to Call It Quits

Cribbing is the bane of most barn owner’s existence. It’s so common that almost every horse person knows a horse that cribs. And it can lead to a barn full of destroyed doors, fencing, and other horizontal surfaces. Cribbing is when a horse grasps an object, often a barn door or water bucket, with his

11 September

Wellpride Featured on Horse Radio Network

In August, Wellpride was thrilled to be a sponsor of the Certified Horsemanship Association’s Radio Show on the Horse Radio Network’s “Horses in the Morning.” Wellpride’s co-founder, Anne-Marie Chalmers, MD, was interviewed by CHA’s CEO Christy Landwehr and by Horse Radio Network founder Glenn the Geek. Dr. Chalmers discussed the benefits of supplementing horses with

7 September

Fighting EIPH with Omega-3 Fish Oil

The horse is a tremendous athlete. No other animal allows humans to race at speeds of 45 miles per hour or more, fly over obstacles, travel large distances in a single day, or make amazingly quick turns and spins as the horse. But sometimes our horses don’t perform at their best…after all, illnesses and injury

24 May

Got an Easy Keeper? Omega-3s Can Help

Over the course of winter, many horses end up gaining weight from a lack of work and getting fed a little more than they should. While some additional weight gain is not unusual during winter, it’s important not to end up with a horse that gets too fat or even obese by springtime. While managing

20 February

How to Boost Your Breeding Stock’s Reproductive Health

It’s that time of year again. The time when horse breeders make management changes for their mares and stallions in preparation for the beginning of breeding season. Breeding horses can be a complicated process, and mares don’t always get in foal the first time around. However, there is a way to boost mare and stallion

17 February

When to Use Fish Oil to Help Rescue Horses

Rescue horses can come in all shapes and sizes and backgrounds. But when people think about rescue horses, it’s usually a starved and neglected horse that comes to mind. Obviously that is a worst-case scenario, and those horses should always be under the care and advice of a treating veterinarian who will closely monitor their

6 November

Using Fish Oil to Finish Out the Show Season

You’ve been at it all year with your horse. You have trained hard with your trusty steed, cleaned countless pieces of tack, packed and repacked, trailered to shows and lived out of hotels, and hopefully, racked up some ribbons and trophies. You may now see the light at the end of the tunnel for the

3 October