On The Right Lead October 2025
Fall is officially here, with the ping-pong weather, shorter days and Halloween on the horizon. Stay warm and dry as the season changes with a new sweatshirt, vest or jacket from Rainbow. New styles from Ariat, Carhartt, Cinch, Tin Haul and more, are in the Rainbow Clothing Department now! Check out the fun new Tin Haul Western Boots, or be ready for work and play with waterproof footwear for everyone in the family.
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Join Rainbow and Purina for Fueling Performance – Equine Nutrition and Purina Innovation - a fun and informational meeting on Saturday, October 4 at 10 AM at the Ukiah Rainbow store. Purina Specialist Jordan Baumgartner will be presenting on Equine Nutrition and Innovation. Come on by to learn more about feeding performance horses. There will be some great give-aways during the event too! See you there!
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Stock up on any Purina Horse Feed and save $5.00 a bag, with this great coupon offer! Just print out the COUPON or show us on your phone! Limit of 4 per customer – offer good through October 31, 2025.
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Get ready for Mud!
Time to think about prepping our barnyards and horses for winter. Remember last year? That spot by the water trough where the mud was so deep it pulled your boot right off? Or that one horse’s hoof abscess that you were bandaging with duct tape and trash bags? Or when the feed delivery truck got stuck trying to back into your hay shed? There are things you can do now to avoid those situations!
Giving your horse a dry place to stand during wet weather makes a huge difference to hoof health. Now is the time to bring in a load or two of gravel and fill in the low spots near gates, stall doors and troughs. Installing stall mats or replacing worn and torn old ones is also a chore that is easier to do now, than when the yard is already muddy. If you use shavings, stock up! If your horse is barefoot, or you pull shoes for the winter, make an appointment with your farrier. It is easy to forget about hoof care when you are not riding as often, but winter is not the time to ghost your farrier! Preventative hoof care is money well spent.
If your horse’s feet could use some extra help, turn to the nutritional supplements recommended by top farriers. Trust Horseshoer’s Secret Pelleted Hoof Supplement to provide key nutrition to help support cracked hooves and weak hoof walls.
- Formulated to provide optimum benefits for healthy hooves
- Promotes healthy hoof growth
- Highly palatable and easy-to-feed
- Contains biotin, protein, calcium, phosphorus, copper, zinc, methionine, lysine, yeast culture and omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids
Horseshoer’s Secret is Farnam’s October Deal of the Month! Save $15.00!
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It’s cooler, maybe even raining! Does your horse still need electrolytes? The answer is Yes! Because we rely on dry forage (hay, pellets or hay cubes) and dry pastures this time of year, your horse may not be getting enough water. While grass has a naturally high water content, hay is typically less than 10%. During colder weather, horses must get nearly all of their water from drinking. But if they don’t drink the five gallons of water they need a day, the risk of impaction colics rises. It is a good idea to monitor your horses’ water consumption and act quickly if they are only sipping a bit.
Learn more about keeping your horse hydrated in this article from Farnam: Electrolytes Can Keep Your Horse Drinking During The Winter Months.
And you are in luck – Apple Elite Electrolyte Pellets are a Farnam Deal in October - $10.00 Off! A scoop in your horse’s feed every day helps keep the colic away!
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Trivia – All correct answers go into a random drawing for a $15.00 Rainbow Coupon, good on any purchase at any store.
Last month’s question was, What will Purina Specialist Jordan Baumgartner be speaking about during the event on October 4? Jason will be talking to us about Equine Nutrition for Performance Horses at 10 AM Saturday October 4. The winner is Terry Silva. Congratulations!
This month’s question is, how many gallons of water should a horse drink per day?