Book Give Away Time!

Did you know that May 10 is Buy A Horse Book Day? 

This will be the 5th anniversary of the event, which was created to celebrate equestrian authors and to encourage horse lovers to read up and expand their knowledge on horsemanship.

And this year, May 10 is also Mother’s Day! What better way to celebrate all horse moms out there than by doing a give-a-way!

I will be giving away a signed copy of Common Sense Horse Keeping, as well as one each of my companion journals: Common Sense Horse Keeping Health Records Book and Barn Book, plus a laminated resource guide. And since it is Mother’s Day, I will also include a mug from my Etsy shop, TwoDonkeysandAHorse - Etsy

How to win? Well, if you are reading this blog, then you already are entered to win. For more chances, you will need to follow Common Sense Horse Keeping on TikTok, Instagram and FaceBook to find out more ways to win! I will begin posting those ways to increase your odds of winning on May 1, and a winner will be announced on May 12, which happens to be my birthday…so there may be some other goodies thrown in for good measure!

In other news: Have you performed a fecal egg count this year? April is a good time to deworm, after the last frost and at the beginning of grazing season. The moon is full this week, with the Pink Moon at its fullest on Wednesday, which happened to be April Fool’s Day. It is called a Pink Moon to symbolize the return of life, rebirth and spring’s arrival, and is named after the spring blooming of wild ground phlox. There are many who feel that deworming a day or 2 before the full moon, called the waxing period, during the full moon and 1-2 days after, when the moon is waning, is a good time to deworm your horses. This practice dates back several hundreds of years. The reason is due to the parasites, especially the female worms, being more active, based upon the lunar cycle, and therefore at their highest presence and concentration. A little science lesson: the female worm ovulates during the period between the new and full moon. The parasites are then suspended and detach from the linings of the organs and the intestines in order to breed and lay eggs. By deworming during the full moon, you are disrupting the egg-laying cycle. To read more about deworming: Deworming Protocols

Happy Easter, and of course,

Don’t forget to hug your horse!

Lori