Ask Horse Journal: 05/00
…something. They want out but there is definitely a specific goal in mind if they get out. Since you don’t mention any problems with barn manners or behavior when being…
…something. They want out but there is definitely a specific goal in mind if they get out. Since you don’t mention any problems with barn manners or behavior when being…
…horses (it still must be clean!). You will save money and do the pony a favor at the same time. Exercise: Most ponies require so little food for maintenance (about…
…Eating has evolved from a steady activity to an “event” that the horse uses as a starting and ending point for the day’s routines, especially in training barns. Just Finicky…
…effect was rated as about the same as one gram of phenylbutazone, a common maintenance dose for horses with chronic arthritis. Many of the multi-ingredient products we tested, including another…
…Van Dyke had a well-documented system of trading lessons for credits earned by doing barn chores so that there would be no abuse of the working-student situation often seen in…
…intake is adequate — about eight gallons per day for maintenance, much more if weather is hot and/or the horse is heavily exercised. Beet pulp, like any new feed…
…of the clippers over just one or two winters by doing it yourself. Since a good set of body clippers may outlast every other piece of equipment in the barn,…
…the mirror. Maintenance Your mirrors will have to be cleaned periodically. If you choose to spray your mirrors with water, don’t do so during the day because you will get…
…give back to the communities. Members steward properties — maintenance of trails and liability insurance, for example, can be quite costly — the expense of which does not fall on…
…of glucosamine (over half our recommended daily dose) for each 30 grams of creatine (the low-level/maintenance dose). At about $6 per day, you might save money with this product, depending…