Design and maintain a healthy horse operation
Seventeen equines have tested positive for Equine Infectious Anemia in Wayne County since Sept. 18, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA). Fourteen of the equines have been destroyed, and the other three are quarantined.
Your horse can’t tell you where tack hurts, but he can express sensation through his movement. Any sort of tack can impact the horse’s attitude and well-being. Tack can cause discomfort or pain by undue pressure, or even its presence against skin
The American Horse Council reports that the tax bill passed by the Senate on Friday, July 30, includes a provision that would shorten the holding period for horses from two years to one to realize capital gains treatment upon
Congress has passed a $792 billion tax bill that President Clinton has called too expensive and has already vowed to veto. The bill, which would reduce tax rates by one percent across-the-board and eliminate the estate tax, i
Planning to sell Ol’ Paint? After September 1, Texas law will require that equine, including horses, donkeys, mules, and asses, have a test for equine infectious anemia (EIA), (also known as Coggins or Swamp Fever) within”P>Planning to
If you board at a big, commercial show barn, you probably have access to a wash rack. Ditto if your horse boards at a racing barn. What a convenience wash racks are. Instead of spending hours brushing off dirt, muck, and sweat, or hosing off you
Explore lotions, creams, and ointments, along with grooming tools and beauty wraps you use on your horse.
Q: I’m in the market for my first horse. I’ve seen people at my barn buy horses, and they always have a veterinarian check the horse over before making the purchase. What exactly does the veterinarian check for and why is this so important?
On March 9, 1999, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released their “Unified National Strategy for Animal Feeding Operations.” The agencies have been working on this strategy since
So when we consider the construction of stalls, we shouldn’t underestimate how important it is to provide a comfortable, welcoming, and most importantly, safe, environment in which our horses can live.
Carbohydrate research done on forages, though not specific on carbohydrate type, has provided information on pasture management that owners can use to manage their horses’ intake of carbohydrates. This is particularly of interest to owners with
The American Horse Council reports that Congressmen Jerry Weller (R-IL), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Ron Lewis (R-KY) and Congresswoman Karen Thurman (D-FL) have introduced legislation to reduce from two years to one the period for
Maintaining horses on pasture rather than in stalls has several advantages. Not only does it cut down on barn chores and the amount of bedding your operation will go through, but it provides horses with the chance to exercise themselves at will
Lush pasture is the arch enemy of horses susceptible to laminitis and founder.
Dallas Goble, DVM, thinks quite highly of run-in sheds. They offer better quality health for the horse than enclosed barns, says the associate professor of surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee. Run-in sheds have”P>Dallas Goble, DVM, thinks quite highly of run-in sheds. They offer better quality health for the horse than enclosed barns, says the associate professor of surgery, College of Veter”>Dallas Goble, DVM, thinks quite highly of run-in sheds. They offer better quality health for the horse than enclosed barns,”Dallas Goble, DVM, thinks quite highly of run-in sheds. They offer “allas Goble
The ability to communicate well is probably one of the most important skills for success you can develop no matter what you do for a living. It seems, at least in my life, that when something goes wrong (or not as well as I had planned), it
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