Feeding the Growing Foal
Les Sellnow
June 1, 2009
Start your foal out right to help avoid bone and tendon problems later in life.
Proper feeding practices for foals, adult horses, and older horses
Start your foal out right to help avoid bone and tendon problems later in life.
Heat and humidity are major concerns for the horse since heat-related illness can be dangerous–even fatal.
Researchers examined the effects of uneven feet on equine performance and linked this to other faults.
As horse owners put together a disaster plan and cope with difficult situations, one of the first concerns should be minimizing changes in feed management.
Water is vital for the health of horses; as such they should have access to it at all times.
An overview of recent research on the use of nutraceuticals for equine medicine and health.
Lydia F. Gray, DVM, MA, medical director/staff veterinarian at SmartPak described nine keys to understanding equine nutrition at the Healthy Horses
Workshop during the 2008 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention. Topics included forage, supplementation, nutrient requirements, the digestive tract, nutrient classes, and body condition scoring.
Aluminum phosphide is an indoor fumigant used to kill insects in most, if not all, of the stored grains we and our horses are exposed to. Like most pesticides, it can cause major problems in unintended species when used incorrectly.
Here are a few ways to spend less on horsekeeping.
Here are some tips to reduce the nutrition costs associated with your horses.
Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Forage and Grassland Council will explore how horse owners can best utilize their land for grazing and protect soil and water resources at the same time during this year’s equine forage conference
Sand’s heavy, abrasive nature makes it worth specific investigation when it comes to impaction in the equine intestine, according to a group of Israeli researchers who conducted a 12-year review of horses undergoing surgery to relieve
Make the most of your pastures by maintaining fences and fertilizing.
Finding it difficult to schedule enough
Two men who allegedly overworked and starved four horses while on a mountain expedition through Montana’s Selway-Bitterroot area last summer go to trial tomorrow in Hamilton, Mont.
Craig Heydon of Atlanta, Ga., faces 10 animal cruelty
As temperatures continue to remain unusually cold it is important to remember that your animals require more calories to maintain body temperature and body weight.
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