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Mid-Rivers Equine Centre

4 days ago

🚨 PayPal Alert 🚨

Jess here, with an important update! Starting January 1st, 2025, we will no longer accept PayPal as a payment method. While we know PayPal has been a convenient option for some, we’re making adjustments to streamline our payment process moving forward.

We want to make this transition as smooth as possible for you, so if you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out!

Thank you for your understanding and continued support. We appreciate you and can’t wait to keep serving you in 2025!

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Mid-Rivers Equine Centre

5 days ago

🎅 Ho, ho, hold up—what do we have here? Looks like the doctors at Mid-Rivers have re-discovered the magic of the OptiVisors! 🔍✨

They’ve been making their list, checking it twice... and now they can actually see it! 👓 Rudolph’s nose might light the way, but these OptiVisors are lighting up their workday.

Santa approves this newfound clarity—carry on, team! 🎄🐴

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Mid-Rivers Equine Centre

6 days ago

🎅🍭 Homemade Christmas Horse Treats: Christmas Lollipops (no bake)

Bring some holiday cheer to your horse with these no-bake, peppermint lollipop treats! They’re easy to make, packed with nutritious ingredients, and fun to decorate.

🍪 Ingredients
Makes 10-12

Main Treats
- 2 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup peppermint dust (can substitute banana or apple chips)
- ¼ cup chia seeds
-1/2 cup melted coconut oil 🥥
- 3 tbsp molasses 🍯

✨ Decorations
- Melting Chips: Red, Green, White ❤️💚🤍
- Small Pretzel Sticks 🥨
- Pull and Peel Licorice (optional)

Other Items:
- Small Mason Jar Lid


Prep - Instructions

1. Dip Pretzel Sticks
- Melt white chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl for 15-20 seconds, stirring in between, until smooth.
- Dip each pretzel stick about ¾ of the way in, letting excess drip off.
- Set it on parchment paper and let it harden in the fridge.

🎄 Horse Treat Instructions

1. Melt Coconut Oil
- Melt coconut oil in the microwave in 15-second intervals until liquid.

2. Combine Ingredients
- Mix oats, peppermint dust, chia seeds, melted coconut oil, and molasses in a large bowl. Use a pastry crust mixer (or hand-held mixer) to combine ingredients. Note: The mixture will be crumbly.

4. Form the Treats
- Firmly press the mixture into a mason jar lid.
- Flip over onto your cookie and push out of your mold.
- Use a pretzel end to make a small divot in the disc base of the lollipop. This is where your stick will attach.
- Place the tray in the fridge for 10 minutes to let the coconut oil set.

Decoration Treats:
Melt chips in the microwave as directed on the package instructions. Only do one color at a time, as chips might re-harden.

2. Remove treats from the fridge and cover the front side with the melted chips. Note: The front side is the one without the divot you made to attach the pretzel stick.

3. If you add any sprinkles (like peppermint dust) to your lollipops, do it immediately after you’ve covered them in the melting chips before it hardens.

4. Pipe and decorate the tops of the lollipops with melted chips. Adding some melted chips into a sandwich bag and sipping off the end make for a quick piping bag.

5. Pop decorated treats onto a cookie sheet and place in the fridge for about 5 minutes to set.

Attaching Sticks:

Remove treats from the fridge and flip them over on the cookie sheet, top down.

Pipe a dab of melted chips into the divot you made and place the pre-dipped pretzel stick in the divot. You will need to turn the treat back over while the dab is still liquefied so that it can set.

Place in the fridge for 5 minutes.

Optional Bows:

Pull off a strip of pull-n-peel licorice and tie it in a bow.
Attach to the bottom of your lollipop using a dab of melted chips.

These festive treats are now ready to share with your horse friends – or to gift to other equine pals for the holidays! 🎄🐴

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Mid-Rivers Equine Centre

7 days ago

🚀 Exciting Update: We now accept ACH payments! 🎉

Say goodbye to stamps and credit card fees—ACH is a faster, easier, and more cost-effective way to pay. 💸

To get started, simply contact our office to obtain our ACH credentials.

📞 636.332.5373

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Mid-Rivers Equine Centre

1 week ago

Cribbing in Horses: Uncovering the Science Behind the Behavior and Effective Management Strategies

Cribbing, also known as windsucking, is a repetitive behavior observed in some horses, where they grasp a fixed object with their teeth, arch their neck, and inhale air, often producing a characteristic grunting sound. This behavior has long puzzled horse owners and veterinarians, leading to extensive research aimed at understanding its causes, implications, and potential management strategies.

Understanding Cribbing as a Coping Mechanism
Recent studies have shifted the perspective on cribbing from being merely a 'vice' to recognizing it as a stress-coping mechanism. Horses often develop cribbing behaviors in response to intense or prolonged stress. Factors such as social isolation, confinement, and lack of environmental enrichment can contribute to the onset of this behavior.

Recognizing cribbing as a coping strategy is a significant advancement in our understanding of equine behavior. It underscores the importance of addressing the underlying stressors rather than solely focusing on preventing the behavior itself, enlightening horse owners, veterinarians, and equine caretakers about the true nature of cribbing.

Health Implications of Cribbing
While cribbing serves as a coping mechanism, it is associated with certain health risks. Notably, cribbing horses have been found to be at a higher risk of developing colic. A study reported that cribbers were 12 times more likely to suffer recurrent colic than non-cribbers. This association highlights the need for vigilant health monitoring and management of horses exhibiting cribbing behaviors.

Conclusion
Advancements in equine behavior research have deepened our understanding of cribbing as a stress-related coping mechanism. By focusing on improving environmental conditions and addressing stressors, horse owners and caretakers can better manage and potentially reduce the occurrence of cribbing. This potential for reduction offers hope and motivation for enhancing the overall well-being.

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