SmartPak Recipe: Puppy (N)Ice Cream
Warm weather is upon us, nothing is better than a nice cool ice cream cone after a warm spring or hot summer’s day! It’s a total bummer but…
SmartPaker Stories & Adventures
Scrapes without Scars? Try Silver Honey!
Wound care is one of those things you hope to never have to use but is something that is always good to have in your tack trunk, just in…
Enzo's Pellet Preference: A Cosequin® Story
My horse Enzo is notoriously picky. He also gets a fair amount of powdered supplements. I’ve got a good routine down for his quirks after 7…
Maximum Support (from Cosequin) for Max!
Finding the right joint supplement can be hard, especially with so many currently on the market. When I decided to put my now 14-year-old…
New Season, New Struggles
Each changing season brings a new slew of health and wellness concerns for horse owners, and my senior Thoroughbred is no exception! With…
SmartPak Recipe: Homemade Valentine’s Day Horse Hearts
I absolutely adore my horse Finley, but sadly I don’t know his actual birth date, and his Gotcha Day (October 1st) always seems to fly by…
Waco in a Winter Wonderland
Winter in New England as an equestrian can be a lot of fun, the bugs are gone back to the underworld, there is no more oppressive heat and…
New Year, New Goals
2021 brought a lot of challenges and changes for many of us, so for 2022 SmartPakers are starting off on the right hoof (or paw) with new…
Duncan’s Therapy Routine (aka “The Full Franchi”)
My horse, Duncan, works extremely hard for me, so I make it my number one priority to do everything I can to keep him feeling great for man…
Books To Read This Winter
As we experience our first cold snaps of the year, I consider how 2020 and now 2021 have been a little different than most years (to say…
An Ode to SmartTherapy
Alternatively Titled: People Ask ‘Isn’t It Too Much?’ But I’m Like, ‘It’ll Never Be Enough’ Some people collect saddle pads, bits, or halte…
Winterizing & Organizing Tips - Prepare the Barn for Winter
Get your barn organized for winter by running through your horse checklist with these helpful tips to make life easier through the cold season.
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We Asked, You Answered: Spring Conditioning
SmartPak asked 'what's the best way to bring a horse back into riding after winter'. Here's what our community had to say!
We Asked, You Answered: Winter Must-Haves
SmartPak asked what your must-haves are at the barn in the winter, here's what you had to say!
Pony-Approved Charcuterie
One of my favorite trends is fancy charcuterie boards. However, sunny days and summertime finds me spending lots of hours at the barn over…
SmartPak Equine Valentines
Chestnuts are red, ribbons are blue, Happy Valentine’s Dayfrom SmartPak to you! From all of us here at SmartPak, we’re wishing you a Happy…
Sweat With SmartPak – Episode Three
Welcome back to SmartPak’s Equestrian Exercise mini-series, where SmartPakers Caitlin and Tori demonstrate helpful tips and tricks on worko…
