Winter Water Access for Horses
Heather Smith Thomas
January 14, 2019
Horses need access to fresh and unfrozen water during the winter months. Here’s what to remember.
Horses need access to fresh and unfrozen water during the winter months. Here’s what to remember.
Commentaries on cleaning feed buckets, botulism, beet pulp, hay, and more were popular in 2018.
Ensure horses have adequate shelter, water, dry bedding, and feed when temperatures drop.
Being well-prepared for colic could mean the difference between life and death for your horse. Here’s what you need to know.
From hydration to irrigation, learn how to combat challenges that come with caring for horses in arid climates.
Learn how to avoid and address impaction colic, a common cause of cold-weather emergency farm calls.
Are you and your horses heading south for the winter? Prepare in advance to keep your equine charges healthy during and after transport.
How to unravel the reason behind your horse’s head-scratching weight loss.
Critical conditions such as colic, injuries, and dehydration can strike when you’re at a competition with your horse. Here’s how to handle them.
Monitor and optimize your horse’s training, diet, health, and shipping experience in order to help him perform his best.
Health problems can arise when animals—including horses—and people come into contact with the various toxins produced by blue-green algae.
The livestock heat index can help producers know when animals, including horses, are at risk for heat stress and require extra resources to combat and withstand the conditions.
Researchers are working to find other potential race-day therapies that can be used to manage EIPH if proposed legislation banning race-day furosemide use in the U.S. is passed.
Consider your horse’s diet when helping him make a smooth transition from winter to spring.
Here are a few ways to make feeding time more efficient without sacrificing your horse’s dietary balance.
The domains focus on horses’ nutrition, environment, health, behavior, and mental experiences.
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