Absolution Equine LLC

Wynnona is officially looking for her next partner!

TUFFEST CATAROUND
2025 sorrel filly
CR Tuffest Catolena (Woody Be Tuff) x Krogs Dynobrook (Can’t Kick This Cat)

Easy to handle, curious, and catty!

Six panel N/N & color tested.
Papers in hand, with transfer to buyer.
Woody Be Tuff, Can’t Kick This Cat, & High Brow Cat on papers.

Bathes, has been exposed to clippers, hard ties, cross-ties, loads, great for the farrier and veterinarian.

UTD on everything.

💰 Mid four figures, starting with a 65.

📍Anderson, SC

PM for more information, videos, and pictures.

Formally introducing,

MAEBY TRY LOPIN
2026 red roan overo APHA filly by Lopin Lazy (Lazy Loper) out of I’m Rockin’ Your World.

Mae is an absolute pleasure to have in the barn and has been welcomed into the Absolution herd with excitement from our existing residents!

Thank you to Kay Walter’s Equine Insurance for ensuring that Mae is always covered, and to Carousel Show Horses for producing this outstanding filly!

PC: Double U Photo

SONDEE’S SKIP N ARRAY
2018 Red Roan Mare
Krogman Krockett x Skips Sondee Star

Redd has grown into such a phenomenal mare! We are thrilled with her recent progress under saddle and her overall ability to take everything in stride.

PC: Double U Photo

Wynnona was ready for her portraits with Double U Photo… Look at that beautiful filly!

Our special girl!

Get her look:

Loping hackamore from Boaz Equine
Breast collar and cinch from Professional's Choice
Saddle pad from Impact Gel
Saddle from Circle Y Saddles
Hoof boots from Scootboot; accessories and fittings from Stacy Pratt with Heartland Scoot Boots.

Let’s talk muzzles!

At Absolution Equine, grazing muzzles have a significant role in our program.

There are numerous benefits to using grazing muzzles, those being:

1. Grazing muzzles help regulate and reduce forage intake. On pasture, grass intake can be reduced by an average of thirty to eighty percent with the use of a muzzle making them an effective tool for controlling weight and sugar intake. Though this is a large margin in reduction, different styles of muzzles have different results with different horses.

2. Grazing muzzles aid in disease prevention! A common disease caused by unregulated pasture intake is laminitis, which is a very painful and often times chronic disease when left unmanaged. As well as laminitis, grazing muzzles are effective tools for horses with equine metabolic syndrome (EMS), Pituitary Pars Intermedia Disorder (PPID/Cushings), and insulin resistance, which are often overlooked precursors to laminitis.

3. Grazing muzzles can increase foraging behaviors and movement throughout pastures while horses seek out grasses and other material to ingest that will fit through the muzzle.

4. Grazing muzzles are helpful in supporting digestive stability, as they are, in principle, slow feeders that are worn rather than placed within the environment itself. They allow horses to forage for longer periods of time on both pasture and hay with a lower likelihood of gorging.

5. Because horses are unable to pull vegetation from the roots while wearing a grazing muzzle, they are great tools for reducing the erosion of pastures and improving the overall quality of forage.

While there are numerous benefits to grazing muzzles, there are several disadvantages which are as follows:

1. Assessing the safety of your grazing muzzle is important! At the end of the day, your horse will be wearing a halter in turnout for an extended period of time. It is never recommended to use a halter without a breakaway mechanism, such as a leather poll strap, with a muzzle.

2. Ensuring that your muzzle is properly fitted is extremely lucrative. Grazing muzzles that are too tight can cause restricted movement of the mandible, rubbing of the hair and skin, and potentially cause dental wear. Grazing muzzles that are overly large may allow for over grazing, as horses will be able to “tip” the muzzle and consume more forage through the sides.

3. Dental wear is not necessarily common but may be observed more with certain muzzle designs, such as those designed with harder materials.

4. Understanding which muzzle makes most sense for each individual horse may be difficult and often times requires some trial and error. Miscellaneous straps, inserts, padding, tape, and other materials may be used to prevent rubbing, removal of the grazing muzzle, and to improve overall fit.

5. Ensuring that the grazing muzzle you choose is compatible with the water source that your horse has access to it extremely important! Grazing muzzles that are made with firm materials will make drinking from automatic waterers difficult or impossible. For horses with automatic waterers, we recommend a grazing muzzle designed with a more pliable material to allow for easy access.

We feel that the advantages of grazing muzzles far exceed the disadvantages, which are easily mitigated through correct fitting and management.

While there are many designs of grazing muzzles on the market, we routinely use ThinLine’s “Flexible Filly” grazing muzzle for our personal herd, as well as many of the horses that have been and currently are in our care. This specific muzzle design is made with soft, highly-pliable material that is durable, lightweight, breathable, and easy to clean.

Balando is loving the semi-retired life following a successful career in the jumpers!

Beautiful days like these make for lovely hacks.