After application of any fertiliser a minimum of three weeks must pass before horses are allowed to graze the pasture, and even more time may be necessary in drier seasons. What time of year is best to fertilize a pasture? springFor cool season grass pastures, research shows that split applications Read more…
The leaves and flowers contain a chemical that is irritating to the skin and nostrils of horses. It has been reported toxic to sheep and cattle, but this has not been confirmed experimentally. Should I pull up horseweed? Hand-pull mature plants before they flower, so they cannot drop seeds and Read more…
Clinical Signs and Diagnosis Many horses that are experiencing low levels of hepatic injury do not show any clinical signs. Clinical signs can include weight loss, lethargy, anorexia, colic, icterus, photosensitisation or, in more advanced cases, hepatic encephalopathy and laryngeal paralysis. What are the signs of liver damage for a Read more…
Milk Thistle extract has potent anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effects for horses. It can protect the liver from toxins, iron overload, and from the negative effects of fatty liver. It might help to support liver function and detoxification. How much milk thistle can you give a horse? It is recommended to Read more…
phylum Monilophyta. Horsetails, whisk ferns, and ferns belong to the phylum Monilophyta, with horsetails placed in the Class Equisetopsida. The single extant genus Equisetum is the survivor of a large group of plants, which produced large trees, shrubs, and vines in the swamp forests in the Carboniferous. Is a fern Read more…
Phylum Sphenophyta. Only one herbaceous genus— Equisetum—of 15 species remains of this once large group of woody trees of Carboniferous Age forests. Is a horsetail plant a Gymnosperm? A) Horsetails are gymnosperm. B) Ovules are not enclosed by the ovary wall in gymnosperms. C) Stems are usually unbranched in both Read more…
Silicon from horsetail promotes the growth and stability of the skeletal structure. An invention describing a pharmaceutical composition based on Equisetum arvense for the treatment of bone diseases, particularly osteoporosis [5]. Is silica and horsetail the same thing? Horsetail is the richest source of silica, with up to 25% of Read more…
Horsetails are perennial reproduce via spores instead of seeds. Fertile stems appear before the sterile ones and are small, pale, and unbranched. These stems form a cone-like, spore-producing structure at the top of the stem. What is unique about horsetail? Horsetail has several distinguishing characteristics. One such characteristic is horsetail’s Read more…
Their hollow, jointed, ridged stems contain silicate and other minerals. The leaves are reduced to sheaths that clasp and encircle the shoots. A widespread species along stream banks and in meadows in North America and Eurasia is the common horsetail (E. arvense), about 30 cm (1 foot) tall. Do horsetails Read more…
It has vertical green stems with horizontal bands similar to bamboo, but they’re skinnier and taller like ornamental grass. Similar to ferns, horsetail reproduces through spores rather than seeds, as well as underground rhizomes. What is the plant horsetail good for? Horsetail contains silicon, which helps strengthen bone. For that Read more…