How to ID a Horse During Wildfire
Rebecca Gimenez Husted, PhD
October 30, 2019
Our expert, Dr. Rebecca Gimenez-Husted, offers suggestions on how to mark your horse with identification in case of wildfire.
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Our expert, Dr. Rebecca Gimenez-Husted, offers suggestions on how to mark your horse with identification in case of wildfire.
Surviving natural disasters becomes even more complicated when you’re responsible for horses and other animals. Emergency planning expert Rebecca Gimenez-Husted, PhD, literally wrote the book on Technical Large Animal Rescue, and she joins us for an hour to answer your disaster-planning questions and offer advice that could save your and your horses’ lives.
French researchers found that horses stalled with enrichments, such as forage, windows, and toys, still exhibited signs of stress and depression associated with confinement.
Researchers found that horses can teach themselves to open a variety of locks and latches.
The agency reports three states have been released from VSV quarantine.
As we move into fall, here’s a quick list of recommendations from the University of Kentucky to help manage pastures.
Just six or seven months ago, Kentucky was dealing with overabundant rainfall and soaked pastures, but now things are close to bone dry. Kentucky needs rain, and fast.
Rabies is a concern when horses are bitten by unknown animals. Find out how to protect your horse.
In recent years it has become popular among North American horse owners looking to reduce the amount of sugar in their horses’ diets.
Use these disease prevention strategies to protect your horse on the farm, at the horse show, and in the breeding shed.
Our equine nutritionist gives advice on how to prevent weeds in your horse pastures.
If we want to keep our trails and public lands open to horses, we must be responsible riders who care for the land and coexist with other trail users.
Daylight cycles influence physiology and behavior rhythms. And, as an Irish researcher recently reported, understanding how horses respond to these cycles can help you better manage your animals.
Hurricane season is upon us, so horse owners should ready themselves in advance for evacuation or to weather a storm in place. Here’s what to remember.
Horses in hot climates might not be as shade- and shelter-dependent as expected.
French researchers tested a quicker, easier, and potentially more accurate method of monitoring horses’ temperatures.
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