The Importance of Vitamin E in Your Horse’s Diet
…Many horses eat stored, dried greens such as hay. Much of the vitamin E content is destroyed as the hay is stored, especially because hay lofts tend to be very…
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Utility Vehicles for Horse Ranches
…it reduces your load capacity.) UVs also out-do tractors when it comes to hauling things right on the vehicle. For instance, you can’t safely haul hay on a tractor without…
Know Your Healthy Horse: A Quick And Easy Checkup To Do Every Day
…his grain? Check for inedible items, such as string or plastic, in the bottom. Half-chewed food can put you on the track of a mouth irritation. Check his hay: were…
Impaction: The Potential Deadly Colic!
…especially during cold snaps. The drop can sometimes be sharp. – A change from pasture to hay causes a dramatic drop in water consumption (grass is 80% water) – Make sure the…
Mycotoxins Can Poison Your Horse
We all know not to feed moldy hay or grain. We also know that horses can be exquisitely sensitive to amounts of mold/fungal toxins that can’t be detected by appearance…
Ask Horse Journal: 03/01
…general, 3 to 5 grams per day will work for most horses, but you really need to know the calcium level in your diet (hay and grain combined) to get…
Tying-Up Syndrome
…vitamins and minerals, as needed. A horse on good hay with a salt source should be able to maintain mineral and electrolyte balance. Try to give fit horses exercise time,…
Horse & Rider Magazine 2009 Articles Index
…Feed, Feeding “To Do This Month: Feeding Extra Hay,” YHYL, Jan., pg. 19 “Hay Substitutes,” Feb., pg. 74, (correction: Mail Call, Apr., pg. 15) “To Do This Month: Make Hay-Buying…
Light Horsekeeping
…the long nozzle to dust the barn’s walls and floor, ending up with a spotless aisleway and just one small pile of hay and dust to pick up. Next, we…
Ask Horse Journal: 04/00
…start on life, but she is in good shape now. I would like her to fill out and grow another inch. She is on free-choice hay but not much pasture….