Low-Stress Horse Husbandry
Natalie DeFee Mendik, MA
July 2, 2024
From reinforcing behaviors to reading facial expressions, adopting welfare-friendly handling practices can improve equine well-being and human safety.
From reinforcing behaviors to reading facial expressions, adopting welfare-friendly handling practices can improve equine well-being and human safety.
Two biosecurity experts share the best ways you can protect your horse from disease, whether you plan to travel with him or he never leaves the farm.
An inside look at the 2018 EHV-1 outbreak that impacted hundreds of horses at a California show and how to control the disease.
Infectious diseases such as equine herpesvirus can be spread via exposed horses and on equipment. Here are the best ways to avoid this and keep your horses healthy.
These tips will help you cultivate pastures that support your horse’s health and reduce harmful runoff from your property.
Researchers think certain sounds might reduce frustration behaviors in stalled horses.
Cultivating healthy soil in your horse’s pastures will help reduce weeds and improve pasture quality. These 4 tips can help you achieve healthy soil on your horse property.
Summer sores can worsen rapidly without prompt treatment. Find out how to prevent these lesions and explore methods veterinarians use to address them.
Cultivating healthy pastures on your horse farm can help remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Here’s how.
Learn what you can do to reduce the carbon footprint of your horse farm.
Learn about 10 common plants, chemicals, organisms, and toxins your horse should never eat.
Learn how to choose the right bedding, effectively clean your horse’s stall, and protect his airways from ammonia. Sponsored by Sweet PDZ.
Predators such as bears, cougars, wolves, and coyotes can pose threats to horses and other farm animals. Learn how to protect your animals and prevent attacks on your farm.
How to design a multitiered insect control plan to combat flies, mosquitoes, midges, and more.
Practicing smart insect control tactics year-round can help you keep populations under control.
Recurrent airway obstruction is a medical condition, but feed changes might help your horse breathe better.
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