What Are Barb Horses Used For?

Barb horse, known for possessing an atypical sport-horse conformation, is popularly considered as a North African breed. This breed is primarily used in developing most other horse breeds, especially raging stocks like Standardbred, Thoroughbred and American Quarter Horse. What are Barb horses good for? Barb horses are fast, they are Read more…

Can Horses Eat Tifton 85 Hay?

“All the growers agree it’s an excellent horse forage and hay.” One of Tifton 85’s drawbacks is its relative lack of cold tolerance. For producers, bermudagrass is a warm-season, southern forage. “Tifton 85 has even less cold tolerance than some other bermudagrass varieties,” Redmon says. Is Tifton good for horses? Read more…

What Is Sand Colic Horse?

Sand colic is abdominal pain due to the ingestion of sand. While most horses inadvertently have some sand within their digestive system through their normal feeding habits, some horses are more prone to sand colic than others, even when sharing the same environment. What causes sand colic in horses? Sand Read more…

How Do Horses Ingest Sand?

​Horses, donkeys and mules ingest sand as they eat from the ground or graze short pastures. Scrounging for tiny bits of hay or grain further increases the sand-to-forage ratio exponentially – accelerating the accumulation of sand. How do horses get sand in their stomach? How does sand get into the Read more…