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The Natural Horse Vet

  Kelly Burnham is your local affiliate for great natural supplements for horse and rider!

Click here or on image at right to visit Dr. Dan Moore's informative site and to order!


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New in the SmartCarts line up: the double muck  bucket carrier!

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Memory Lane Vacations

Get away with your horses in Andover, Maine.

Miles and miles of trails!
Fabulous apartment!
Roomy stalls!
For more information, click here to read our article, and watch video and visit Memory Lanes Vacations site.
 


Elijah Moore, expert horseman (207) 548 0995
Elijah is accepting horse and rider pairs for instruction and training. He lives in Searsport and will arrange boarding and training at his Flying M ranch. He may travel to your farm if special arrangements are made.
To read more about Elijah Moore, click here


Greg Burns, farrier, (207) 841-0207   (call or text)

- Traveling throughout Maine and beyond.
- Over a decade of experience.
- Treating all hoof issues.
- Specializing in therapeutic shoeing.

Greg Burns regularly trims two former MSSPA rescue horses pro bono. Nice work, Greg!



Steve Akeley, equine dentist, (207) 687-9888

- Graduate of the American School of Equine Dentistry in Purcellville, Virginia.
- Performing routine floats, extractions, wolf teeth ext ractions, and  performance floats. Steve is well known as one who w ill   work in a relaxed manner and never rush the process.

"If a horse needs an extra 10 minutes to get used to me, that's what we'll do," he says. "My whole approach is to have the horse as comfortable as possible."

"If a horse needs an extra 10 minutes, that's what we'll do," he says. "My whole approach is to have the horse be as comfortable as possible."He comes veterinarian-recommended and travels throughout the state. Contact (207) 687-9888.

Read Martin Black's article on the advantages of equine dentists over veterinarians by clicking here.


Ashley Hutchinson, massage and saddle fitting (207) 798-0530

Certified equine massage therapist.
Graduate of Animal Dynamics, Ocala, Florida.
Improve your horse's health, performance, circulation, and potential!
Contact Ashley via phone or at equinesportsmassage117@gmail.com


Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals

The MSSPA in Windham, Maine, is the largest equine rescue and rehabilitation organization in New England.
Be part if its Buy A Bale campaign and help keep 90 rescued horses fed! Click on image for more details.



Our affiliate program with KimsCrafts


Kims Crafts is a great Maine operation. Their line of horse-theme slates can be wonderfully personalized.

When you order from KimsCrafts through NickerNews, 20 percent of the proceeds go the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals.

Pretty sweet, huh?
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Whoa there, Good Looking!
Think your hay bill's high?
The MSSPA feeds out 90 bales per day to rescued Maine horses. Click here to check out Buy A Bale campaign!
     
"There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man." - Winston Churchill