10 New Horse Owner Resources on TheHorse.com
The Horse Staff
May 26, 2016
From feeding to vaccines and colic to lameness, here are some basic resources to get the new horse owner started.
Proper feeding practices for foals, adult horses, and older horses
From feeding to vaccines and colic to lameness, here are some basic resources to get the new horse owner started.
The UKVDL’s new sample handling procedures appear to allow for more accurate ergovaline testing results.
White clover is the most widely found pasture legume in the United States.
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The team confirmed that EMS horses aren’t always fat, but that obesity can point to an underlying metabolic condition.
Researchers determined that both veterinarians and owners need more equine nutrition education.
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Owners are encouraged to watch for sycamore seedlings, which can cause atypical myopathy, in horse pastures.
You should understand several factors—including age and use of the horse, season, species of pasture grass, pasture management practices, and grazing time available—to best utilize pasture as a part of your horse’s nutritional program.
Joint health and mobility supplements were the most frequently used in both disciplines, researchers found.
Overconditioning, grazing during sunlight hours, and frozen footing could potentially trigger laminitic episodes.
Of the 1,442 respondents, 684 (47%) said their horses have access to fresh pasture for 12 hours or more each day.
These micronutrients found in forage, feeds, and supplements help support the athletic horse’s health.
The event is designed to teach owners how nutrition can affect their horses’ health and longevity.
Bahiagrass is a hardy grass species tolerant of drought and poorly drained soils of any type.
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