Wisconsin Farm: Blister-Beetle-Infested Hay Kills 15 Horses
Diane E. Rice
January 21, 2020
The Horse spoke with the farm owner. Learn from her firsthand experience, and find out how to protect your horses.
The Horse spoke with the farm owner. Learn from her firsthand experience, and find out how to protect your horses.
Blister beetles in alfalfa can be deadly. Here’s what to watch for and how to keep your horses healthy.
Dr. Clair Thunes gives tips for feeding asthmatic horses and ways to reduce their exposure to barn dust.
Developing your horse’s ration involves more than just tossing together nutrients. Follow this step-by-step approach to balance your horse’s diet.
A horse owner doesn’t think her horse needs the manufacturer’s daily recommended serving of performance feed. Our equine nutritionist recommends a balanced approach to avoid nutritional deficiencies.
Opossums are the culprits that transmit the causative parasite of EPM to horses. Dr. Dan Howe of the University of Kentucky recommends making an effort to keep them out of the barn and away from the food and water supplies.
Horse owners, farm owners, and farm managers will have the opportunity to listen to several informative talks from forage experts.
Can you pass Alayne’s test? Get advice for winterizing and making your horse property chore-efficient.
Buying hay and feed in bulk quantities can save money up front. Find out how long you can store hay, grains, and feed.
Your feed store is having a big sale, but here are some tips before you stock up.
Confused about your horse’s diet? We’re here to help. Here’s how to craft the proper hay and grain ration.
Getting to the root of a less-than-ideal feeding regimen requires evaluating the horse, the human, the forage, and the grain or concentrate.
Selenium is required in very small amounts in the equine diet, but it has an important role in maintaining horse health.
While we might enjoy sneaking our horses peppermints and other sweet treats, we need to understand how it can reinforce good or bad behavior and how it fits into your horse’s dietary scheme.
Improper pasture management of horses during the winter and early spring can adversely affect pasture quality and the environment. Using drylots can help.
Why might our horses drink from an ice cold creek or tank rather than from the heated water buckets? Equine behaviorist Dr. Sue McDonnell explains.
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