b'FARM&BARNyour veterinarian and/or an equine nutritionist.Be sure to provide plenty of fresh, clean water and salt, as these are always important to good horse health in all environments, Turner adds. Designing Turnout and Confinement AreasGiving horses time and space to exercise and play can help minimize the boredom behaviors confined horses often exhibit. While exercise and muscle ton-ing may be accomplished on a longe line,Pick manure from runs at least ALAYNE BLICKLEtreadmill, or hot walker, it is importanttwice weekly to reduce internal to provide a horse with a minimum of anparasite and insect proliferation.hour or two of free turnout time, ideally in at least a half-acre area where he can run and play, says Turner.situations, you might have to reduce thisforage plants, where they get ingested Even though green grass isnt availablewidth so there can be space betweenby grazing horses. Horses kept in stalls for grazing, the ability to self-exercise isadjacent runs so horses cant tussle orand drylots experience less exposure good for both mental and physical health.have nose-to-nose contact. Turner prefersto these infective stages and, therefore, Regular turnout time also helps keepruns to be at least 24 feet long, so caretak- likely require less frequent deworming, joints moving and, therefore, healthy,ers have room to feed, water, groom, andsays Turner. Based on regular fecal egg especially in young, growing horses, saysperform other chores safely.counts, your veterinarian can recommend Potts.A good, spacious run normally meansdeworming protocols for your specific Bone density of the growing horse in- that the horse spends more time out ofdrylot environment.creases with turnout with proven benefitsthe stall; this makes it easier for daily ma- On top of at least twice weekly ma-of systemic fitness and joint metabolism,nure removal, he says. In addition, thenure pickup and a tailored deworming he says. fresh air is better for the horses respira- schedule, Turner recommends manure With regard to paddock size for pro- tory health. management to kill insect and internal viding horses a place to move around,parasite larvae. A good composting the bigger, the better, says Turner. HeControlling Parasitesprogram is the best method to deal with suggests connecting a run to a stall atMost equine internal parasites spendmanure and shaving waste and to cut least as wide as the horses stall. In somepart of their life cycle developing ondown on insect proliferation, he says. Nowwith: 10 mg Biotin percup serving Improved chelated minerals Additional LysineFinest Quality, Award-Winning Nutrition WWW.OMEGAFIELDS.COM68November 2018The Horse|TheHorse.com'