Ideally, horse stalls should be cleaned every day and kept as clean as possible. Since horses often lie down in their stalls at night, this behavior means that if you are not keeping the stalls clean, horses could be lying in their own urine or manure – and there’s nothing Read more…
Every farm manager will figure out the right schedule for their rotation, but in general, horses should be in a paddock for no longer than 7 days, because that is how long it takes for forage regrowth to begin after grazing. How long should you rest a paddock? As forage Read more…
Healthy manure should have a glossy shine, indicating normal hydration, and forms neat, somewhat firm, balls. You should be able to break up the manure balls easily. If your horse’s manure is dull, dry or hard, he may be dehydrated, and you will need to increase his fluid intake immediately. Read more…
You can use manure onsite by spreading it as a fertilizer on an open area, pasture or field. You can also haul manure offsite for fertilizing or composting. Use caution when spreading manure on pastures grazed by horses. Don’t spread manure on pastures if there are more than 1 horse Read more…
Horsehair worms are also found in streams and ponds and in domestic water containers such as bird baths, swimming pools, backyard ponds and pet dishes. They may also be found on damp garden soil after a rain. The adult horsehair worms are free-living in fresh water and damp soil. Where Read more…
A fecal egg count test is a diagnostic test performed on a sample of your horse’s manure to identify the type and number of parasite eggs, lurking inside your horse. Fecal egg count tests primarily identify small strongyles (redworms) and ascarids (roundworms). Can you see worms in horse poop? The Read more…
People often comment about seeing thousands of “baby flies” on horse manure at certain times of the year. Actually, baby flies are maggots. What do bot eggs look like on horses? In appearance, the adult botfly resembles a scrawny honeybee, with light hair on the thorax and yellowish coloring. The Read more…
They commonly swim or crawl about with a whip-like motion. Immature stages are parasites on insects or crustaceans living in or near water, or in moist soil. One species of horsehair worm lives in salt water and parasitizes crabs. Do horsehair worms live in water? Horsehair worms’ adults are free-living Read more…
As with human and pet waste, livestock and horse manure contains pathogens and nutrients. They can harm water resources including your own drinking water well or your neighbor’s. Is horse manure toxic? Horse manure is biodegradable, natural and contains no petroleum or animal byproducts. Horse manure is an excellent fertilizer Read more…
Anthrax and glanders. Anthrax can infect virtually all animal species and can cause local carbuncles and pustules in humans from direct lesion contact along with pneumonia from inhalation of the infectious agent. Leptospirosis. Lyme disease. EGE and HGE. Equine encephalomyelitis. Fecal-oral transmission. Hendra virus. MRSA.