After a long, dry summer that left pastures scant and dusty and hay production plunging, drought conditions across the United States show no signs of letting up. And neither do the challenges facing horses and their owners.
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Authored and narrated by Kathryn Watts, BS, a Power Point lecture on CD entitled “Soil Minerals: The Basis of Nutrition” is now available for horse owners interested in equine health and hoof care. The science behind mineral nutrition in grass and ha
As if hay scarcity and high prices aren?t enough, experts are warning horse owners that imported hay could also hide horse health dangers including seriously low amounts of essential vitamins such as A and E, excessive amounts of selenium, and
From the three years of pastureland study done by the UK forage extension team, some common trends have emerged. One trend should trouble area farms because it directly limits the number of horses that can be supported on area pastures. Currently,
When the time came for Jamie Clifton to stockpile horse feed for the winter at Volunteer Equine Advocates, she found grain prices up and hay expensive and in tight supply. Now, she said, she’s wondering how high horse feed commodity prices can
Most forage crops perform best when soils have adequate, but not excessive, soil moisture. Standing water, flowing water and waterlogged soils following heavy summer rainstorms or extended periods of higher-than-normal rainfall patterns all can
Oats, traditionally grown in the spring as a grain crop, can also be planted in the summer as a late season forage, providing a feed alternative for horse owners and livestock producers short on hay or pasture.
Based on five years of Ohio
Horses eating a diet consisting mostly of pellets or grain could require more dental maintenance than horses eating predominantly hay or pasture grasses, according to researchers at Michigan State University who used motion capture techniques to track the movement of horses’ jaws.
More than half of 300 horses involved in a study at at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (VMRCVM) and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech were found to be overweight or obese.
The National Sporting Library, a center for research on horse and field sports, is pleased to announce that it has established a fellowship in the name of the late John H. Daniels (1921-2006), the Library’s long-time
While much of the Midwest has recovered from the drought that parched the area last year, horses are continuing to experience effects from the hot, dry summer of 2006. Due to a bad hay crop, University of Missouri-Columbia veterinarians are
Drought conditions, exacerbated by the long-term effects of last year’s dry season on hay production, are making life tough for horse owners in several areas of the country. According to a May 29 report from the
What’s the best diet for a laminitic horse? It depends. When considering diets for laminitic horses, equine…
Many nutritionists and feed analysts are now saying that NSC isn’t the best measure to evaluate when you’re counting a horse’s carbs.
Comparing equine digestive function with small animal function leads to misconceptions and mismanagement.
Adverse summer grass growing or harvesting conditions or excessively long, cold winter weather can make it difficult to find or afford horse hay. These problems might tempt horse owners to feed their horses an all-concentrate diet. However, hors
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