What Your Horse's Poop Says About Them By Roxy, Professional Bay Mare and Reluctant Health Educator
Greetings. I'm Roxy. I'd much rather be standing in a sunny patch of grass with one hind leg cocked, half asleep, contemplating absolutely nothing. Unfortunately, my human has informed me that we need to discuss poop today. Apparently, horse owners spend an alarming amount of time staring at manure. You people will walk past a perfectly good horse and immediately inspect what came out the back end. It's weird. I've accepted it, but it's weird. That said, your horse's manure can tell you quite a bit about what's happening inside their digestive system. So while I quietly judge you from my favourite napping spot, let's talk poop. The "Everything Is Fine" Poop This is the gold standard. Well-formed balls. Not too hard. Not too loose. Easy to pass. No dramatic surprises. This is the digestive equivalent of me standing quietly in the sun pretending not to hear my rider asking me to move off her leg. Everything is functioning as inten...
