Managing Horses During Drought
Doug Thal, DVM, Dipl. ABVP
April 2, 2015
Drought conditions pose unique health care and management challenges for horse owners. Here’s what you need to know.
Drought conditions pose unique health care and management challenges for horse owners. Here’s what you need to know.
Horses can develop signs of toxicity soon after eating the plant or its seeds, but residual signs can persist for weeks.
Electric fencing can be a valuable tool for improving your pasture management. Here’s what to consider.
A program that integrates several control strategies is generally more successful than relying on only one method.
Spring is in the air! Here are some tips to help you get your horse property ready for the season.
The best fencing to use is dependent on several factors including the size of the property, number of horses, and more.
Studies show that quality forage is the healthiest diet option for horses. Learn about selecting hay, growing pasture, and choosing the right forage for your horse.
Learn about different kinds of grass, variety selection, establishing new grasses, and grazing tolerance.
The EPA might not come knocking on your barn door anytime soon, but that’s no reason not to practice good stewardship.
This year’s program will focus on “Grazing Rewards and Concerns: How and Why to Manage Your Pastures.”
Lecture topics will include hoof care, nutrition, emergency care, dentistry, eye diseases, behavior, and more.
The conferences are designed to show attendees how forage management can make a difference in a farm’s bottom line.
To date, the program has performed 160 evaluations representing over 30,000 farm acres in 20 counties across the state.
We just got a 4-year-old stallion at our barn, and I wanted to know if even with electric fencing will he be able to break out to get in with the mares that are in the paddock next to him?
Learn about pasture management equipment and how and when to use each implement.
Wild violet is distributed widely throughout the eastern United States and occurs most frequently in highly maintained pastures, turf grass, and landscapes.
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