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When a horse owner decides to start giving their horse CBD Hemp Oil, it is usually due to pain management, inflammation, appetitive, calming, etc. Often the first question we hear is, “how will the CBD oil impact my horse s behavior?” We suggest you do your research and make sure you are buying your equine CBD oil from a reputable company that has the correct dosage of CBD oil for your horse. The calculations for... Read More

As most of you have heard, many of the larger horse associations have banned the use of CBD oil when it comes to competing in horse shows. Our hope is when more testing is done and the FDA releases their findings, the associations will find that CBD is a healthy alternative and the benefits far outweigh the side-effects of the pharmaceuticals that are currently being allowed. So, can you use CBD oil before you show... Read More

Can you give your horse too much CBD Oil? The answer is no. There hasn t been any evidence that you can overdose or intoxicate your horse, dog or even yourself if you take too much CBD Hemp Oil. However, when it comes to CBD for animals, your horse might become calm, sluggish or even sleepy if the dosage is too high. Mammals actually tolerate CBD oil fairly well. The body will use what it... Read More

Mechanical Allodynia is a condition where a painful sensation caused by innocuous stimuli like light touch. Unlike inflammatory hyperalgesia that has a protective role, allodynia has no obvious biological utility. Just like humans, horses can be diagnosed with this as well. Colorado State University released a case report explaining how CBD helped a 4-year-old quarter horse mare that was diagnosed with Mechanical Alloydnia. A 4-year-old Quarter Horse mare was seen in the field by Colorado... Read More

Arthritis is a painful culprit no matter what the species and the body systems, for the most part, are the same. Arthritis is a nonspecific term meaning inflammation of a joint. There are many kinds of Arthritis in horses, traumatic arthritis, osteochondritis dissecans, subchondral cystic lesions, septic (or infective), and osteoarthritis (also called degenerative joint disease (DJD) (1) to name a few. All types of arthritis create pain and some are far worse than others... Read More

When we talk about hemp there are two oils you see these days and it can be confusing what the difference is. Hemp seed oil or hemp oil and CBD oil. Let s start with hemp seed oil. Hemp seed oil also known as Hemp oil has been around for many years, you may have seen it in the health food stores. Hemp seed oil is a perfectly good seed oil that's high in antioxidants,... Read More

I am from Colorado where it all began. With this being said, when my partner and I were looking for CBD Oil in the equine industry we came across a lot of growers, dispensaries and CBD Oil dog products. At the time, it looked like we were the only ones that wanted to create a product for horses. We were shocked that some dog CBD Oil companies were wanting to make a product for horses... Read More