Store round bales indoors or on an elevated surface covered with tarps. Look for tarps designed specifically to store hay. How do you stop hay wastage? If large amounts of hay must be put out at one time, it is helpful to place a barrier between the hay and animals Read more…
Linseed Oil is Easy to Digest Horses that are in hard work and animals which have a poor appetite, compromised digestion or who are poor doers, can also struggle to consume or gain sufficient benefit from large cereal based feeds. However, a diet enriched with linseed oil can help to Read more…
Soybeans, when processed and fed correctly, are a great source of protein and fat for your horse. They are also a great source of phosphorus, low in fiber, and are highly digestible. To get the most benefit for your horse, consider what type of soy you are feeding your horse. Read more…
Corn oil attracts loose particles and keeps down the dust in a feed, making it an excellent choice for horses with respiratory problems or for those that consume powdered supplements. Horses fed corn oil have improved coat quality and shine, and an improvement in the flexibility of the hooves has Read more…
All horses produce lactic acid, whether they are sprinters, stayers, hurdlers, or chasers, eventers, showjumpers or dressage horses. What does lactic acid do to horses? The build-up of lactic acid causes pain in the horse’s rear end, often resulting in problems with the front legs, such as bowed tendons, wind Read more…
The actual cost of the training, should a horse be sent to a professional, may range between $100 and $400 a week. The cost of stabling for the horse will also need to be covered by the owner and typically costs between $200 and $800 a month, depending on the Read more…
Overfed Horse Overfeeding can lead to a host of physical problems, ranging from excess weight that contributes to degenerative joint disease to equine metabolic syndrome and laminitis. Some horses develop hay belly, especially if they consume a large volume of lower quality feed. What happens if I overfeed my horse? Read more…
What is a horse’s topline? The topline is the group of muscles that run along a horse’s spine from the top of the neck to the wither area, down the back and loin, and over the top of the hip into the croup region. Where is the top line on Read more…
The horse is a hindgut fermenter, meaning that the large intestine is the site of fermentation of ingested fiber. This is in contrast to ruminants, such as cattle, goats, and sheep, that are foregut fermenters with a rumen and multicompartment stomach. What is meant by hindgut fermentation? Hindgut fermentation is Read more…
Two common definitions used today are the mechanical horsepower (or imperial horsepower), which is about 745.7 watts, and the metric horsepower, which is approximately 735.5 watts. Horsepower Unit of power Symbol hp Does HP mean horsepower? Horsepower (hp) is a unit of measurement in the foot-pound-second (fps or ft-lb/s) or Read more…