No. Florida law does not require that you purchase separate insurance to cover your trailer. The insurance that you carry on your vehicle will generally cover the vehicle it tows. Do I need to insurance my horse trailer? If you’re Read more…
Horses need 1 – 2 acres of pasture space each to provide them with enough forage to sustain their diet. This much space should also be enough so that the horse doesn’t completely eat the grass down, but that it Read more…
All horse trailers require registration in Florida, regardless of weight. If you have a new trailer, you need the manufacturer’s certificate of origin, the bill of sale and a state-issued photo identification for registration. What size trailer does not need Read more…
While the leaves on a peach tree are extremely dangerous for horses, you may be shocked to learn that peaches themselves are actually safe for your horse to eat as a treat. Can horses eat peaches? Horses love to eat Read more…
First, let me make it clear that just about any horse can do a nice little two foot slide on good ground. It’s another thing altogether for a horse to slide 15 or 20 feet. If you want big time Read more…
It is the right bumper + A, and obviously a direction to skid steer pretty much on the spot. Of course you need to have met the necessary level of bonding with that horse to do the special moves. Also Read more…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has set a daily recommended intake of selenium for an average horse (weighing 1,100 pounds) per day as 3 mg or 0.3 ppm in the diet (ppm stands for parts per million and is Read more…
Cherry, Peach, and Plum: These flowering fruit trees are fine for your yard or orchard, but they’re dangerous to horses. It’s because different parts of the plants contain cyanide, which is a powerful poison. Are peaches poisonous to horses? While Read more…
Treatment of Cyanide Poisoning in Horses This is done most frequently with the intravenous administration of sodium nitrate or sodium thiosulfate, either separately or simultaneously. Inhaled amyl nitrate could also be used, followed by an injection of the sodium thiosulfate. Read more…
Slow feeders are a great alternative to grazing if you have limited access to a pasture. Slower feeding can be beneficial for horses prone to certain conditions like foundering, laminitis, or ulcers. Available in many different forms, slow feeders can Read more…