Athletes who compete in equestrian sports understand the importance of numbers. Whether it’s counting strides into a fence, the beats per minute after a cross country or endurance test, or earning a dressage score percentage, every...
What Is Laminitis? Laminitis is one of the most devastating conditions for horses and horse owners alike. Painful inflammation starts in the “laminar interface” hoof tissues, which connect the coffin/pedal bone to the interior hoof...
Wellpride hears a lot of questions within the horse industry about fish oil purity. Horse owners want to know exactly what they are giving their horses, and with good reason. It’s important to know what ingredients are in the omega...
Most people don’t own horses just to look at them. Our aim is to ride, with many having high hopes for their mount’s success in competition. In such an athletic animal as the horse, osteoarthritis can be a devastating diagnosis, and...
You’re not alone. No, really: You’re not. Both you – and your horse – carry trillions of bacteria in your intestinal system. These tiny team players compose what is known as the ‘microbiome,’ a bacterial community established primarily...
“My veterinarian didn’t think we could save him. Nothing was working right. Not his kidneys, not his liver function. His heart rate was about 20 bpm. When I first saw Charger in the non-flesh (because he had none), I was scared. I had...
Wellpride wants to salute the often ‘unsung heroes’ in our horse families: dads. The Wellpride ‘Swell With Pride Contest’ is designed to reward dads who encourage, support (and often underwrite!) their family’s love of horses. In time...
Are you proud of your horse or pony? Were they a rescue or in need of a new role when you found them? Wellpride understands the love and dedication that goes into building a relationship with an equine partner and wants to reward those...
Contact sports, like football, or riding horses (especially without a helmet, like the woman in this picture) put you at risk for getting a TBI. She was lying in the emergency room with a scruffy, cracked helmet perched on her stomach....
