Insect Control Strategies for Horse Owners
Alayne Blickle
June 26, 2023
How to design a multitiered insect control plan to combat flies, mosquitoes, midges, and more.
How to design a multitiered insect control plan to combat flies, mosquitoes, midges, and more.
Pasture maintenance is necessary for controlling weedy grass species that can be dangerous to horses.
Insect-bite hypersensitivity can become a serious issue for horses that react to fly and midge bites.
Here’s what you need to know about turnout location, fencing, footing, and enrichment for horses on smaller properties.
Improving drainage and diverting water runoff will help keep your horses and farm safe.
These practices will help minimize odors on your farm to keep you, your horses, and your neighbors healthy and happy.
Keep dust to a minimum in arenas, barns, and paddocks for both aesthetic and health reasons.
Demand is soaring for hay among horse owners due to the drought’s effects.
6 tips for stocking up on winter hay for horses when it is hard to find.
Implementing these practices will benefit you, your horse, your property, and your neighborhood.
Improve the aesthetics of your horse farm while contributing to the health and well-being of bees, butterflies, and other beneficial members of our planet.
Are your horses bored during the winter and early spring months? One farm owner offers ideas to keep them entertained.
This portable and cost-effective barrier comes in handy when managing pastures, traveling with horses, and more.
Fall is a great time to renovate horse pastures and ready them for winter.
A barn owl family will consume nearly 2,000 mice or other rodents in just a couple of months. The good news for you is all it requires is the installation of a simple nest box—and the right habitat for their prey.
Does freezing weather turn urine and water in your stalls’ runs into pee-filled ice rinks? There’s no perfect solution, but here are some tips that might help.
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