Fields and Fences
Heather Smith Thomas
February 1, 2009
Make the most of your pastures by maintaining fences and fertilizing.
Make the most of your pastures by maintaining fences and fertilizing.
There are many kinds of horseshoes; try to select shoes well suited to your horse’s work. While a horse with a problem may need a farrier to create a special shoe, many horses get along fine with factory-made shoes.
There are several major internal parasites (worms) of horses, and control is aimed at reducing their numbers at certain stages in their life cycles. These stages will vary with the seasons, which, in turn, can vary with the geography and climate where you live. A seasonal approach to deworming is always more effective than routine intervals.
There are several major internal parasites of horses, and control is aimed at reducing their numbers at certain
Fertilization is the beginning of a new
Determining when a mare will foal is art and science, but there are tests to help you pinpoint the due date.
Compounding, by definition, is tailor-made preparation of a dru
Many horses kept in unnatural environments and subjected to the stress of performance careers resort to repetitive behaviors (called stereotypies) such as cribbing, weaving, or stall walking.
High-quality products and maintenance can save time, money and providing a safer environment for your horse.
In earlier years, a diagnosis of navicular disease was often considered career-ending for a horse. Chronic lameness was typical, in spite of therapeutic
“With MRI we’ve found horses with coffin bone fractures that weren’t visible on X rays, but were treated like navicular horses because they blocked to the heel,” says Sarah Sampson, DVM, of Washington State University. “If these are managed like
The difference between good hay and poor hay is often in the harvesting. Poor timing of harvest processes or bad
After any layup an athletic horse needs to be brought back to peak condition gradually.
Only a handful of racehorses continue racing for more than a few years. The most talented runners are retired
Good management is as important as good products when caring for your horse’s coat, mane, and tail.
When traveling with horses, it’s important to make sure they stay safe and healthy during their trip, and they don’t bring
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