Healthy Farm Management

The Importance of Cleaning and Disinfecting Horse Stalls

Stall Cleaning/Disinfection Series Part 1: Cleaning

Learn how to clean and disinfect a dirty stall between horses, after a sick horse occupies it, or before placing a mare in the stall to foal (with Dr. Roberta Dwyer of the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center).

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Mature Hay Bedding has Potential for Tall Fescue Toxicity

With budgets tight, a number of horse farm managers have reduced costs by using a hay harvest of overmature grass pastures for bedding. On the surface it makes sense to bed stalls with this stemmy hay. But be cautious when using it for pregnant mares in their last trimesters.

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Use Caution When Bedding Horses on Fescue

Tight budgets have caused several Central Kentucky horse farm managers to reduce straw bedding costs by harvesting overmature grass pastures and using the resulting stemmy hay as bedding.

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Composting

Efficiently managing manure is an important aspect of caring for horses. Composting is an economical and efficient method for managing manure for virtually any equine operation, regardless of size.

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Race Surfaces Dominate California Summit Talk

When it comes to issues affecting California racing, nothing supersedes track surfaces. While panelists at the Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) summit meeting Feb. 13 at Santa Anita first spoke about the failing economic model of the sta

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Budget Barn Design

Small Farm Efficiency

People in increasing numbers are seeking limited acreage where they can enjoy the rural way of life, including horses. For some the small farm must at least be operated efficiently in order to be affordable.

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Heeding Quarantine

Quarantine is one of the oldest infectious disease control measures.

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