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Seasonal Horse Manure Changes

Elizabeth Davis, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM August 21, 2024

A veterinarian answers a reader’s question on why some horses have runny manure certain times of the year.

4 Ways to Boost Soil Health on Horse Farms

Alayne Blickle April 22, 2024

Cultivating healthy soil in your horse’s pastures will help reduce weeds and improve pasture quality. These 4 tips can help you achieve healthy soil on your horse property.

How to Treat and Prevent Summer Sores in Horses

Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc April 19, 2024

Summer sores can worsen rapidly without prompt treatment. Find out how to prevent these lesions and explore methods veterinarians use to address them.

Horse Pastures and the Carbon Cycle

Alayne Blickle April 9, 2024

Cultivating healthy pastures on your horse farm can help remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Here’s how.

Horse Farms and Climate Change: Reducing Your Carbon Footprint

Alayne Blickle April 4, 2024

Learn what you can do to reduce the carbon footprint of your horse farm.

Tips for Preparing Your Horse Barn for Winter

Making Winter Manageable on Horse Farms

Alayne Blickle December 8, 2023

Don’t wait for the first snowflakes to prepare your horse property for the cold, dark, and wet months ahead.

Insect Control Strategies for Horse Owners

Alayne Blickle June 26, 2023

How to design a multitiered insect control plan to combat flies, mosquitoes, midges, and more.

7 Tips for Controlling Odors on Horse Farms

Alayne Blickle April 5, 2023

These practices will help minimize odors on your farm to keep you, your horses, and your neighbors healthy and happy.

Healthful Horse Barns

Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA August 2, 2022

Consider these horse health- and safety-oriented design aspects when building or renovating your barn.

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Three Ways to Prevent Equine Disease Spread This Show Season

Tracy Gantz April 7, 2022

Remember these three core biosecurity steps to help keep your horses as well as your fellow competitors’ horses healthy.

Use Caution when Fertilizing with Raw Horse Manure

Does Horse Manure Make Safe Compost?

Betsy Lynch April 10, 2020

Do horse feeds made of products treated with herbicides and pesticides create contaminated compost that threatens the health of future gardens? Can deworming your horses then composting their manure lead to drug residue in your pile? Find out how to make the most of your horse’s manure.