Hazards Could be Hidden in Hay

Just 24 hours after Betsy Bueno of Santa Rosa, Calif., began feeding her horses a new batch of hay, one colicked and began to show neurologic signs. Within days, two of her 12 horses required euthanasia and seven were showing similar clinical

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Electrolyte Basics

Here are some principles that will help you decide when it is appropriate to provide electrolyte supplementation.

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Michigan State Expo to Give Horse Hay Buying Guidance

Like nearly everything else, the cost of horse hay is increasing. Buyers who want to purchase a quality product and sellers who want to provide a marketable commodity can attend an educational seminar during Michigan State University’s Ag Expo,

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Runaway Illinois Horse Killed by Vehicle

Cook County, Illinois, Sheriff’s police say a horse was killed when it ran into traffic in unincorporated Palos Township.


Sheriff’s police spokesman Bill Cunningham says the horse was on a riding trail near the Swallow Cliff Woods on

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Midwest Flooding to Impact Corn Prices, Horse Feed

Just when horse owners became resigned to escalating corn prices due to ethanol demand, Midwest corn fields were swamped by floodwaters the Mississippi River’s banks just couldn’t contain.

Now with acres of corn fields deluged, growers and

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Readers Respond: Where’s the Hay?

Almost 1,300 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Are you having problems getting hay?”






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Gasoline, Weather Fueling Hay Prices

When her barn operator’s hay supply fell short last fall, Kentucky horse owner Linda Jones struggled mightily with high prices and limited availability to keep her two Saddlebreds fed.

“I’m stocking up now,” Jones said. “I don’t

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Vitamin E and Horse Health: Myth or Miracle?

Vitamin E, widely referred to as the Wonder Supplement, might indeed live up to its reputation. According to a recent study, healthy adult horses fed vitamin E had higher concentrations of the vitamin in both blood and cerebrospinal fluid than

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Risk Factors for Atypical Myopathy

Aggressive research efforts by Belgian veterinarians have culminated in the identification of numerous indicators or factors–including horse management and pasture characteristics–associated with atypical myopathy, a rapidly developing and fatal di

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North Dakota Database Connects Horse Owners, Hay Sellers

Drought conditions in parts of western North Dakota have some livestock producers in need of additional forage. Farmers and ranchers who have forage for sale can list it on a North Dakota State University (NDSU) database designed to help feed

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Conscientious Ownership

In recent months, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and The Denver Post have reported on the apparent increase in the number of unwanted, neglected, or

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