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If your horse has ever had issues with his or her feet, the old adage, ‘no hoof, no horse’ could not ring truer.  When considering hoof health, multiple factors influence the state of your horse’s feet including nutrition, conformation, environment, use and overall management and care. One of the keys to success of healthy feet is your farrier.  He or she plays a critical role in the maintenance and ongoing assessment, treatment and wellness of your... Read more

Have your chickens started laying fewer eggs recently? If you haven’t made any big changes to how you’re caring for them, there’s a good chance it’s caused by the short day lengths. Chickens need 14-16 hours of light each day to lay their best, and this time of year, they won’t receive that much light anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere (anywhere in the United States or Canada, for example). If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, the amount of daylight per... Read more

  The good times keep rolling at Big R! Come out to the Spokane store this Saturday from 11-2 for our live remote on Cat Country 93.7. Don't miss your chance to win some great prizes...AND receive a $25 Big R gift card for every $100 Carhartt purchase. Read more

You may want a cat but you have allergies. You may already have a cat and find that your allergy is a problem. The good news is that cats and people with allergies can live together! There's a lot you can do to make your life easier if you have allergies and a cat. Allergies to cats are caused by a reaction to certain proteins found primarily in secretions from a cat's skin and in a cat's saliva. These proteins stick to your cat's hair and her shed skin. Some people report developing... Read more