Equine Performance Specialists & Rehabilitation/PT at Circle Back Farm

05/04/2026

Big change!

🚨FEI VACCINATION UPDATE🚨

What’s changing?
- Digital registration of vaccinations will be mandatory through the FEI HorseApp.
- Vaccinations must be entered by a veterinarian on the same day they are administered, and in the presence of the horse.
- Horses arriving at FEI events without properly recorded vaccinations may lead to sanctions for the Person Responsible (Athlete) under FEI Veterinary Regulations.

The transition period ENDS on 30 June 2026❌
No fines will be issued during this educational phase.

‼️From 1 July 2026‼️
Missing or incorrect vaccination records in the FEI HorseApp may result in formal sanctions and fines.

What owners should do now
✔️Review your horse’s vaccination schedule to ensure it is up to date.
✔️Schedule vaccinations well in advance of FEI competitions.
✔️Make sure your veterinarian records the vaccination in the FEI HorseApp on the day it is given.
✔️Verify that the vaccination has been correctly logged in the app after your appointment.

Important reminder - It is the owner’s responsibility to ensure all vaccinations are accurately recorded in the FEI HorseApp.

If you have any questions or need assistance, call us at 352-873-7830

04/29/2026

Preparation is essential.

Be prepared for wildfire season. 🔥

When emergencies happen, having a plan for you and your animals can make all the difference. The Larimer County Sheriff’s Posse and The Ranch Events Complex are here to help.

Join us May 8 for Large Animal Evacuation & Preparedness Training.

📍 Thomas McKee 4-H, Youth & Community Building
🕡 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

This training is designed for horse and livestock owners, boarding facilities, and anyone responsible for large animal care in Larimer County.

04/27/2026

It’s about to be this bad, folks. You needed a plan yesterday.

04/26/2026

Scary bag

04/18/2026

Be vigilant, my friends!

One horse was euthanized Friday after developing clinical symptoms of equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy, the neurological form of equine herpesvirus-1 during a hunter/jumper show at Commonwealth Park in Culpeper, Virginia, according to an outbreak alert issued by the Equine Disease Communicatio...

04/17/2026

Can your horse do this?

04/08/2026

Pasture rotation is one of the best tools we have for ensuring soil health and forage productivity. It's not as simple as just moving equines from one grazing area to another though. There are a couple of things we need to do along with that.

Non-negotiable: picking, dragging, or harrowing pastures. Leaving manure in piles doesn't help fertilize soils and it suppresses grass growth and encourages weeds.

Highly recommended: mowing after rotations. Pastures aren't evenly utilized by equines. They have preferred areas, non-preferred (ignored) areas, and bathrooms. The preferred areas may be grazed to the 3" height where removal of animals is necessary, but the other areas may be 10-12" or taller.

Mowing brings everything back to 3" so that it all starts growing at the same stage. This creates (much) more new growth, which means more forage and more uniform utilization. It also knocks weeds back and prevents seed production.

Rotations are vital, but they don't work well if we don't follow pasture management principles.

04/08/2026

EIA cases and piroplasmosis cases are being seen in Colorado. Be diligent folks.

Equine infectious anemia (EIA) is a potentially fatal blood-borne infectious viral disease that produces a persistent infection among equids nearly worldwide.

04/05/2026

As I search for hay here in CO, I’m disheartened with what suppliers sell as premium hay and that consumers continue to accept it.

Warm season grass species, such as Teff and Bermuda, 𝙩𝙮𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 test lower in sugars than cool season grass species such as Rye, Orchard, and Timothy – 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙪𝙢 𝙚𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨. Adverse conditions can skew the results easily.

Particular grass species’ genetics determine the optimum environmental conditions for achieving low sugar and starch levels. Although Teff hay is genetically predisposed to store less sugar than Orchard or Timothy, environmental conditions prevailed. This is perfectly illustrated in the hay test results presented in this article.

When striving to find low sugar and starch hay, no grass hay species is immune to high levels of NSCs. A combination of environmental conditions, maturity, curing conditions and genetics all play a role in sugar and starch levels. The only way to know your values is to test your hay.

Learn about the contributing factors associated with sugar🍬 and starch levels and what to look👀 for when shopping for hay👉 https://www.thehaypillow.com/blogs/news/low-sugar-starch-grass-hay

03/30/2026

For the love of all things holy...Your hay isn't premium unless you can show me a hay test that proves this! Stop, just stop, supporting suppliers who do not test their product!

03/29/2026

Recognize the value, take care of them and they will repay you in spades!

10/02/2025

Here’s a feel good today!