Horse Owners Challenged by Heat, Drought
Pat Raia
July 18, 2012
Many horse owners are contemplating hay and feed availability with the persistent heat and ongoing drought.
Many horse owners are contemplating hay and feed availability with the persistent heat and ongoing drought.
Reports indicate a higher than usual number of blister beetles, which are toxic to horses, in some areas.
Take stock of their pastures and consider other management options, such as providing horses with hay.
Mycotoxin exposure in horses, caused by feed contaminated with fungi, can be dangerous or fatal.
Nutritional choices can either help or hinder a horse’s health problems, diseases, or ailments.
Feeding draft horses, miniature horses, ponies, mules, and donkeys requires special some considerations.
Appropriate forage, forage alternatives, and/or concentrates can keep aged horses at a healthy body condition.
Lower yields are due to a variety of reasons and depend on the type of hay produced and the producer’s loc
Researchers recently determined which forage-based diet is healthiest for both the horse and the environment.
If a horse eats an adequate diet there might be no need for supplementation without a specific deficiency.
Overfeeding these horses can cause them more harm than good. The best initial feed is often good-quality hay.
Some rescue operators are making hard management choices as feed, hay, and other resources become scarce.
Topics of discussion will include vitamin and mineral supplementation, managing hay, and ration balancing.
The $4,000 grant will be used to buy hay for the organization’s rescued horses.
Several round-bale feeders are available, but how well do they prevent hay waste? And are they cost-effective?
Horses need more feed to replace energy loss brought about by harsh conditions as the temperature turn colder.
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