Feed should be stored in a container with a well fitting lid. This keeps the feed dry and helps to prevent rodents from getting to the feed. Do not store feed directly on the floor. Try to use pallets if Read more…
Feeding Guidelines Horses. 1.5 to 2 lbs of Chaffhaye per hundred weight of animal per day. Ruminants. 2.0 to 2.5 lbs of Chaffhaye per hundred weight of animal per day. Deer and Exotics. Feeding free choice is ideal for most Read more…
Chaffhaye Alfalfa is a high-fiber forage and excellent source of protein. As fed from the bag, it contains 9% protein. The higher digestibility of Chaffhaye makes it especially ideal for young or growing animals, gestating mares, lactating mares, senior horses, Read more…
When someone says a horse is “five figures,” that can mean anywhere from $10,000 to $99,999. Count those figures—there are five. Four figures means $1,000 to $9,999. ‘Mid-five-figures’ would be $50,000. ‘Low-five-figures’ would be $10,000 to $25,000. What does high Read more…
Ryegrass, wheat, oat, rye and triticale forages are acceptable to horses. Can horses eat oats in the field? It has been known for a very long time that oats and horses just seem to get along well. Of all of Read more…
In a hay preference trial conducted at Penn State, horses unaccustomed to teff preferred both mature alfalfa and timothy hay over teff hay. However, many agree that once acclimated to teff, most horses will readily consume teff. How much teff Read more…
In Australia, purse money is mostly funded by a tax on betting, so the more people that bet, the higher the prize money. This has led to an upward trajectory of prize money in Australian horse racing. Where does the Read more…
roughly spherical shaped. Horse manure should be a pile of roughly spherical shaped droppings. These are formed by the last portion of the large intestine squeezing the contents into ball-like shapes as it extracts water. If there is too much Read more…
Fibre, which is also called ‘structural carbohydrate’, is essentially provided by the pasture, hay, chaff, haylage and high fibre feeds like sugarbeet and legume hulls in your horse’s diet. What is a good source of fibre for horses? Fibre sources Read more…
Yes! polypropylene is fully recyclable. The bags often display a number 5 and the initials PP in the recycle symbol. What do you do with horse feed bags? Here are 50 ways to put your used feed sacks to work.50 Read more…