Oat straw is an excellent source of fibre and is low in sugar and can be used for horses, ponies and donkeys that require a low sugar, low starch and low energy diet. Is oat straw safe for horses? It is perfect for natives and ideal for overweight horses, ponies Read more…
Ring Mat 3×3 Ft for Equine is a product that is designed to get wet, so it can absolutely get pressure washed. Can you power wash horse stall mats? Clean with a power washer and scrubbing brush Once you’ve got all debris off the mats, use a pressure washer to Read more…
Commercial stables will be safer and the residents happier with wash areas that are at least 8 feet wide and 10 to 12 feet deep, and that are built with a solid wall or a pipe rail behind the horse. What size is a horse wash bay? Squeezing a wash Read more…
Step 2: Feeding the horses If you grow oat or sorghum on your farm, you can use the harvest and deliver it to the barn. Same for hay, if you mow grass and turn it into hay. You can also just buy the ingredients from the dealership. Buy a bigbag Read more…
Acclimatize the horse to the noise. Fill the sprayer with water and stand outside your horse’s stall while he eats. Spray at regular intervals, pointing away from the horse, until he ignores the noise in favor of food. Then repeat the process inside the stall, again without actually spraying the Read more…
Breeding mounts, also known as phantoms or dummies, are an integral part of a modern breeding operation. They serve as a substitute for a live mare when collecting semen in an artificial insemination program, whether inseminating on farm or shipping cooled or frozen semen to another location. What is Phantom Read more…
False pregnancies are not uncommon in mares. The incidence may range from 5 to 10% of estrous cycles. Therefore, horse owners and breeding managers should not rely on exclusively on teasing to determine if a mare is pregnant. How rare are phantom pregnancies? Phantom pregnancy or pseudocyesis is a rare Read more…
Their premolars and molars grind the food before it is swallowed. Over time, eating plants leaves wear patterns on horses’ teeth. Grazing continually grinds down the teeth. Do horses chew their food? Digestion starts the moment a horse takes a bite of food. In the mouth, a full set of Read more…
The results of this study suggest that Crown and Karo syrups produce similar glucose and insulin responses in horses when used in an OST, whether horses are in a fed or fasted state. Can horses have cinnamon? As a naturally occurring spice, cinnamon is safe for horses and there are Read more…
Metastatic neoplasia was found in 18/23 horses. The median time from onset of clinical signs to death was 4 weeks, and all horses died or were euthanized because of gastric neoplasia. Conclusions: Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common primary gastric neoplasia in horses. What are the symptoms of cancer Read more…