{"id":838,"date":"2019-03-14T13:11:25","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T13:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev1.horizon.com\/?page_id=838"},"modified":"2025-06-06T15:13:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T15:13:09","slug":"animal-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/horizon.com\/organic-dairy-brand\/organic-cow-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Cow Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=hero>\r\n  <div class=gy-cloud1 data-aos=fade-up data-aos-anchor-placement=center-bottom data-aos-duration=600><\/div>\r\n  <div class=gy-cloud2 data-aos=fade-up data-aos-anchor-placement=center-bottom data-aos-duration=600 data-aos-delay=400><\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"hidden-xs gy-cloud3\" data-aos=fade-up data-aos-anchor-placement=center-bottom data-aos-duration=600 data-aos-delay=600><\/div>\r\n  <div class=content>\r\n    <div class=copy>\r\n      <h1>Raising the <br class=visible-xs>bar on <br>cow care and <br class=visible-xs>comfort. <\/h1>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<section class=tabs-wrapper>\r\n  <ul class=tabs>\r\n    <li class=active>\r\n      <a href=javascript:void(0);>Cow <br class=visible-xs>Care <\/a>\r\n    <li>\r\n      <a href=\/organic-dairy-brand\/organic-cow-care\/usda-standards\/>Raising Standards<\/a>\r\n    <li>\r\n      <a href=\/organic-dairy-brand\/organic-cow-care\/cow-care-support-programs\/>Support Team<\/a>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<section class=section1 id=b_popup>\r\n  <div>\r\n    <div class=content>\r\n      <div class=\"copy margin-150\">\r\n        <h2>Seeing the world through the eyes of our cows.<\/h2>\r\n        <p>Fueled by compassion and empathy, we focus on quality of life for our cows. That means going beyond keeping cows comfortable, healthy and safe, and meeting <a href=\/organic-dairy-brand\/organic-cow-care\/usda-standards\/>organic standards<\/a> of care. We\u2019re piloting projects to make our cows\u2019 everyday lives better.\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=img>\r\n        <picture>\r\n          <source media=(min-width:768px) srcset=\/wp-content\/themes\/horizon\/assets\/images\/organic\/cc-hero-bg.jpg>\r\n          <source media=(max-width:767px) srcset=\/wp-content\/themes\/horizon\/assets\/images\/organic\/cc-hero-bg-sm.jpg>\r\n          <img alt=\"cc-hero-bg\" class=responsive src=\/wp-content\/themes\/horizon\/assets\/images\/organic\/cc-hero-bg.jpg>\r\n        <\/picture>\r\n        <span class=disc>Galens Homestead Acres<\/span>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=popup-content>\r\n        <a href=# class=\"aos-init popup-trigger round-btn btn1\" data-aos=fade-up data-aos-anchor=#b_popup data-aos-anchor-placement=top-bottom data-aos-duration=600 data-modal=popup-shade>Shade<\/a>\r\n        <a href=# class=\"aos-init popup-trigger round-btn btn2\" data-aos=fade-up data-aos-anchor=#b_popup data-aos-anchor-placement=top-bottom data-aos-duration=600 data-modal=popup-cow-brushes>Cow <br>Brushes <\/a>\r\n        <a href=# class=\"aos-init popup-trigger round-btn btn3\" data-aos=fade-up data-aos-anchor=#b_popup data-aos-anchor-placement=top-bottom data-aos-duration=600 data-modal=popup-hutches>Hutches<\/a>\r\n        <a href=# class=\"aos-init popup-trigger round-btn btn4\" data-aos=fade-up data-aos-anchor=#b_popup data-aos-anchor-placement=top-bottom data-aos-duration=600 data-modal=popup-calf-care>Calf <br>Care <\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<div class=\"popup-modal popup-shade\">\r\n  <div class=modal-content>\r\n    <span class=\"close-button popup-close\"><\/span>\r\n    <div class=item>\r\n      <div class=gy-cloud1><\/div>\r\n      <div class=gy-cloud2><\/div>\r\n      <div class=img>\r\n        <img alt=\"cc-modal-shade\" class=responsive src=\/wp-content\/themes\/horizon\/assets\/images\/organic\/cc-modal-shade-v2.jpg>\r\n        <span class=disc>Ford Ridge Farm<\/span>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=copy>\r\n        <h2>Shade<\/h2>\r\n        <p>Our cows spend 120 days or more outside grazing every year.  And just like us, they choose shady spots when it\u2019s hot out. We\u2019ve invested in shade research and projects to figure out how to utilize moveable sunshades on pastures, how much shady area is needed for each cow, and more.\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"popup-modal popup-cow-brushes\">\r\n  <div class=modal-content>\r\n    <span class=\"close-button popup-close\"><\/span>\r\n    <div class=item>\r\n      <div class=gy-cloud1><\/div>\r\n      <div class=gy-cloud2><\/div>\r\n      <div class=img>\r\n        <img alt=\"cc-modal-cow-brushes-v3\" class=responsive src=\/wp-content\/themes\/horizon\/assets\/images\/organic\/cc-modal-cow-brushes-v3.jpg>\r\n        <span class=disc>Nature Ridge<\/span>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=copy>\r\n        <h2>Cow Brushes<\/h2>\r\n        <p>Cows *love* giving themselves a brush. To-date, we\u2019ve given out over 400 cow brushes to our farmers. \r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"popup-modal popup-hutches\">\r\n  <div class=modal-content>\r\n    <span class=\"close-button popup-close\"><\/span>\r\n    <div class=item>\r\n      <div class=gy-cloud1><\/div>\r\n      <div class=gy-cloud2><\/div>\r\n      <div class=img>\r\n        <img alt=\"cc-modal-hutches\" class=responsive src=\/wp-content\/themes\/horizon\/assets\/images\/organic\/cc-modal-hutches.jpg>\r\n        <span class=disc>Ford Ridge Farm<\/span>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=copy>\r\n        <h2>Hutches<\/h2>\r\n        <p>We&#8217;ve piloted programs aimed at socializing calves by housing them in small groups in hutches. These initiatives had a positive long-term impact on the calves as they navigated herd life on the farm.\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"popup-modal popup-calf-care\">\r\n  <div class=modal-content>\r\n    <span class=\"close-button popup-close\"><\/span>\r\n    <div class=item>\r\n      <div class=gy-cloud1><\/div>\r\n      <div class=gy-cloud2><\/div>\r\n      <div class=img>\r\n        <img alt=\"cc-modal-calf-care\" class=responsive src=\/wp-content\/themes\/horizon\/assets\/images\/organic\/cc-modal-calf-care.jpg>\r\n        <span class=disc>Turner Dairy<\/span>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=copy>\r\n        <h2>Calf Care<\/h2>\r\n        <p>Good cow care begins at birth. That\u2019s why we&#8217;ve invested in cozy jackets to keep calves warm and snug. We\u2019ve given out over 600 jackets to farms.\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<section class=yellow-box>\r\n  <div class=yellow-curve><\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"hidden-xs fp-cloud1\" data-aos=fade-up data-aos-anchor-placement=center-bottom data-aos-duration=600><\/div>\r\n  <div class=fp-cloud2 data-aos=fade-up data-aos-anchor-placement=center-bottom data-aos-duration=800><\/div>\r\n  <div class=standards-cow-arm data-aos=fade-right data-aos-anchor-placement=center-bottom data-aos-duration=600><\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"hidden-xs b-corp-butterfly\" data-aos=fade-left data-aos-anchor-placement=center-bottom data-aos-duration=600 data-aos-delay=400><\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"visible-xs b-corp-butterfly\" data-aos=fade-right data-aos-anchor-placement=center-bottom data-aos-duration=600 data-aos-delay=400><\/div>\r\n  <div class=container>\r\n    <div class=content>\r\n      <h2>Raising the bar on standards of care since 1991.<\/h2>\r\n      <a href=\/organic-dairy-brand\/organic-cow-care\/usda-standards\/ class=\"btn primary blue\">Learn More About Standards<\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<!-- section class=left-right-boxes id=dr-den><div><div class=item><div class=img><img alt=\"dr-jen\"class=responsive src=\/wp-content\/themes\/horizon\/assets\/images\/organic\/dr-jen.jpg><\/div><div class=\"copy cblock\"><h2>Meet Dr. Jen<\/h2><p>Dr. Jen Walker is an animal welfare industry leader with decades of experience and a genuine love for cows. 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