Instead, you should: Loosen dirt, sweat and hair. Start by scrubbing your wool pad with a rubber curry comb in a circular motion — just like you would curry your horse. Rid your pad of the dirt. Next, use a vacuum with a hose attachment to rid your pad of Read more…
The tail is used by the horse and other equidae to keep away biting insects, and the position and movement of the tail may provide clues to the animal’s physical or emotional state. What does it mean when horses move their tails? Young horses, or horses with excess energy, galloping Read more…
Unlined canvas rugs are great for warmer days and cooler nights, but horses in unlined canvas rugs often have high moisture transfer during very heavy rain or extended hours of rain, due to difference in the horses body heat and the cool canvas. What is the warmest horse rug? The Read more…
perennial. Horsenettle is a perennial species from the Solanaceae family (nightshade). New plants emerge readily from seeds as well as creeping rootstocks. How do you identify Horsenettle? An herbaceous, broadleaf plant with a stem height varying from 1 to 3 feet. Leaves are alternate, elliptic-oblong to oval with lobed margins, Read more…
How to Grow and Care For Horsetail Common Name Horsetail, rough horsetail, scouring rush Sun Exposure Full sun, partial shade Soil Type Moist but well-drained Soil pH Neutral to acidic Hardiness Zones 4–9, USA Does lime kill horsetail? Dolomite lime acts as a horsetail weed killer when applied to the Read more…
Chemical control is perhaps the most effective method for horsenettle management. Herbicides containing aminopyralid (Milestone, Milestone VM, and Milestone VM Plus/Capstone), or picloram (Grazon P +D) can effectively control horsenettle. What is picloram herbicide? Picloram is a systemic herbicide used to control deeply rooted herbaceous weeds and woody plants in Read more…
Rich in vitamin C, iron, sodium, chlorophyll, protein and dietary fibre, nettles are a useful addition to feed if chopped and left to wilt or when made into a tonic. Can horses eat fresh nettles? Horses don’t usually eat stinging nettle, but if they lie down or roll on the Read more…
Any livestock—including cattle, sheep, goats and pigs as well as horses—may be poisoned after eating large quantities of horse nettle. Is bull nettle poisonous? Objective: Texas bull nettle (Cnidoscolus texanus) is covered in bristly hairs similar to stinging nettle. Contact with the plant may result in intense dermal pain, burning, Read more…
Horsenettle control The most complete control of horsenettle is to mow at 30-day intervals and treat the final re-growth in fall with a systemic herbicide. The best time for the first mowing is right after horsenettle has come into full bloom, about 30 days after shoot emergence. What is the Read more…
approximately 350 million years ago. Horsetails can be considered living fossils. This group of plants is what is left of a group of plants that were as thick as forests and had relatives as big as trees that flourished during the Devonian period approximately 350 million years ago. How long Read more…