Herding Horses

Category: Equine Health

  • Help Your Aging Horse Live A Vibrant Life

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    Help Your Aging Horse Live A Vibrant Life By: Juliet M. Getty, Ph.D. Bugsy came into my life when he was 25 years old, underweight and lethargic, with creaky, painful joints. Living in the mountains of Colorado, the terrain was too hilly for him to venture much past the barn. An old stifle injury from…

  • Water Hemlock – Plants Poisonous To Horses

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    Water Hemlock – Plants Poisonous To Horses Water Hemlock (Cicuta Maculate) is one of the most toxic plants found in North America. It proliferates in wet soils and full sun, as the well known disturbed soil weed Canadian Thistle thrives on dryer ground. Like thistle, if given the opportunity Water Hemlock will multiple voraciously. I…

  • Pasture Management By The Seasons

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    Pasture Management By The Seasons Good pasture management requires an extensive amount of work – following are some of our suggestions on how to break down pasture management by the seasons. Some steps can be done at any time, while others should be done on a schedule. Read on for a seasonal pasture management timeline.…

  • Drug Usage In Horse Racing

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    Drug Usage In Horse Racing By: Zoie Matthew “A Spate of Horse Deaths at Santa Anita Has Activists and Lawmakers Pushing for National Reform. A crackdown on doping is in the works.” Animal rights activists have criticized the United States horse racing industry for its high fatality rates for many years. According to the Jockey…

  • Horse Anxiety And Adaptogens

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    Horse Anxiety And Adaptogens By: Dr. Tom Schell, DVM, CVCH, CHN Adaptogens are powerful in their ability to impact the health of a horse, with the term “adaptogen” being familiar to many owners. In today’s horse world, anxiety runs very deep, contributing heavily to ulcers, irritable bowel conditions, performance issues, a lack of focus, and…

  • Nourishing Young Horses For Sound Performance

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    Nourishing Young Horses For Sound Performance Kentucky Equine Research (KER) Horse Management Tips Optimal nutrition is essential for soundness and longevity in any sport and is an important component of performance horse management. Nutrition from Birth to Two Years of Age A horse’s diet changes significantly between birth and maturity. Some individuals will not reach…

  • Gastrointestinal Function In Horses

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    Gastrointestinal Function In Horses Kentucky Equine Research (KER) Horse Management Tips Horses rely on enzymes and microbes to turn forage and concentrates into usable energy, for athletic endeavors, growth, lactation, and other life events. Understanding Digestion: Animal nutritionists consider themselves specialists in either ruminant or nonruminant nutrition. Ruminant nutritionists follow the significance fermentation plays in…

  • Focus On Weight

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    Focus On Weight Kentucky Equine Research (KER) Horse Management Tips Signs of autumn are all too familiar to horse owners—well-stocked haylofts, brown pastures, and a thicker haircoat. Seasonal changes affect how we care for horses, from both nutritional and comfort perspectives. Browse through the following collection of horse-management tips from Kentucky Equine Research, Equinews Nutrition…

  • Hay vs Straw

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    Hay vs Straw by: Mike Richardson There are many fun sayings out there that involve the word “hay”. “We better make hay while the sun shines.” “It is time to hit the hay,” and so on. In the fall, folks in the U.S. see hay stacked up around people’s front door. We go for “hayrides.”…