Wisconsin Farm: Blister-Beetle-Infested Hay Kills 15 Horses
Diane E. Rice
January 21, 2020
The Horse spoke with the farm owner. Learn from her firsthand experience, and find out how to protect your horses.
The Horse spoke with the farm owner. Learn from her firsthand experience, and find out how to protect your horses.
Blister beetles in alfalfa can be deadly. Here’s what to watch for and how to keep your horses healthy.
Watch this educational video to find out!
Here’s how to react if your horse consumes feed designed for another animal.
Blue-green algae can produce toxins that affect the nervous system and liver. Exposed animals can die quickly, or they can develop liver failure over several days. Get tips to protect your horse.
Clostridial myositis is a rare but serious bacterial infection, which causes inflammation and death of muscle and release of bacterial toxins into the bloodstream.
Staff from the UK Horse Pasture Evaluation program recently observed ergot bodies in tall fescue pastures on several Central Kentucky horse farms. Here’s what to watch for.
Buttercups in horse pastures can cause problems, but their acrid taste usually deters livestock from grazing. Here’s what to know.
What does it mean if you find corn in your corn-free horse feed? Our nutritionist explains how mills are cleaned and how it can affect your horse’s health.
Nearly half of the European feed samples researchers analyzed had levels of pyrrolizidine alkaloids—naturally occurring, potentially toxic organic compounds—that were higher than the accepted maximum tolerated levels, they said.
Cargill is voluntarily expanding its livestock and horse feed recall due to elevated aflatoxin levels. The original recall was initiated May 6.
What are aflatoxins, how do they end up in livestock feed, and are they dangerous to horses? Our equine nutritionist explains.
Cargill is voluntarily recalling Southern States Triple 10 horse feed and other select livestock feeds due to elevated aflatoxin levels.
Apples are a token equine treat, but could they be toxic? While it’s unlikely, our nutritionist still says to use caution when feeding fruits to horses.
When riding your horse in the woods or the wilderness, things can go wrong–and usually when least expected. Here are some possible predicaments you might face while out on the trail.
Find out which flowers, shrubs, and trees you should avoid when sprucing up your barn this spring.
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