The “no foot, no horse” theory builds upon our recurrent commitment to the treatment of the horse as a whole, addressing the connection between the components of a horse’s anatomy and how they relate to form and function.

Restrictions identified in the head and neck give valuable information on the health of the oral cavity and the horse’s ability to chew.

It seems the reasoning behind why a horse’s teeth should be floated is now widely accepted within the majority of the modern equine community. However, the subject of how this service is accomplished; manually filing the teeth versus the use of power tools to reduce excessive enamel points, is a much more divided topic of opinion. Read on to learn why using a power float is the perfered method at Nashaway Equine!

What’s in our name ? Nashaway is an Algonquin term meaning “river with a pebbled bottom”. The Nashaway tribe were the indigenous people who inhabited the region where the North and South branches of the Nashua River meet, which is now known as Lancaster.