Fields and Fences
Heather Smith Thomas
February 1, 2009
Make the most of your pastures by maintaining fences and fertilizing.
Make the most of your pastures by maintaining fences and fertilizing.
A mystery toxin killed a fifth horse in western North Carolina in November. Veterinarians now suspect this case might be due to the same substance that caused the death of four other horses earlier that month.
The fifth horse was
Here’s how to roll with Mother Nature through the seasons, nutritionally speaking.
In California, teff is being called the “perfect grass for foundered horses.” But is teff hay always safe for horses that are intolerant of high-sugar forage?
When evaluating a feeding program it is vital to know how to calculate cost per head per day.
Plain shredded beet pulp, a source of digestible fiber for many horses, has been hard to come by this year for a number of East Coast horse owners. Some have wondered when supplies will replenish. While a temporary supply will be available soon,
Horses are often fed diets that also contain high levels of grains and supplements to maximise growth or productivity. Katie Young, PhD, consulting equine nutritionist for Purina Mills, presented information on forage options for horses with commonly
Horses have varying protein requirements, depending on stage of life or performance level. Protein, the essential building block for new cellular growth, provides the amino acids necessary for maintaining all normal body functions in a
As autumn rolls around, pastures become depleted as grass and plant growth slows prior to going dormant for winter. So, it’s not surprising that this time of year can also bring an increase in reports of horses becoming ill from
More than 2,100 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “How many acres are there where your horse lives?”
Horse owners and hands-on care providers can now learn more about equine tapeworms and how to prevent the problems they cause in horses in a free special report available on TheHorse.com and sponsored by
A three-year study by nutritionist Sarah Ralston, VMD, PhD, Dipl. ACVN, of Rutgers University in New Jersey, and her collaborators involved feeding draft cross weanlings and yearlings total mixed rations (TMRs) that contained processed forages,
Due to last year’s drought and recent dry conditions in parts of Minnesota, the state’s Extension service is again warning horse owners that hoary alyssum could become a problem for their animals. Hoary alyssum is a perennial weed
A lack of plain beet pulp in several East Coast feed stores is fueling some speculation that a shortage could be in the works.
Beet pulp is a byproduct from the process of extracting simple sugars from sugar beets for the manufacture of
The Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Maryland Horse Industry Board today released the Mid-Atlantic Animal Import Center Feasibility Study, which identified the Midfield Cargo Complex of the Thurgood Marshall Baltimore Washington Internationa
It seems like we’ve spent a lot of time talking about hay in the past year, but for owners of an animal that should consume 1-2% of its body weight each day in forage (grass, hay, or as part of a “complete” diet), this is becoming a critical and
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