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Is Blood Analysis A Sound Approach to Horse Nutrition?
Many horse owners are concerned about how effective their feeding programs are in providing the nutrients their horses need to maintain good health and a high level of performance. Sometimes, concerned horse owners fall victim to advertising that suggests
Horizon Structures Presents Series: Is Your Horse Barn Wearing the Right Hat?
Basic understanding of how the 'hat your barn wears' is designed and constructed will enable you to make better decisions in what materials you choose for the roof itself too.
Dr. Getty Reminds You: Your Horse's Cecum Exit Defies Gravity
âWithout enough food matter to âfill the tubeâ (cecum), sand, dirt, and undigested material can remain at the bottom, leading to colic. Avoiding this is simple: Feed your horse a continuous supply of forage -- all day, and all night.â
Protecting Horses from Poisonous Plants
With weather affecting forage available to horses, they are more inclined to ingest unfamiliar plants so horse owners need to be familiar with poisonous plants and signs of toxicity.
Research on Equine Pregnancy
'Pregnancy was always looked at as though the embryo was just a passenger in the uterus,' explains Betteridge, but 'It has gradually emerged that the (foal) embryo is an active participant in pregnancy.'
List of Plants Poisonous to Animals
On their web site, the Veterinary Medicine Department at Cornell University has a list of plants that are poisonous to animals including horses.
Controversy Over Registering Cloned Horses Continues
Abraham and Veneklasen, plaintiffs in a cloning law suit, contend that AQHAâs Stud Book and Registration Committee conspired to keep cloned horses out because of greater competition in both breeding and racing.
Whole Horse Symposium, a Great Success
The inaugural Whole Horse Symposium was a great success. We were honored to have such great speakers who were so generous in sharing their wealth of knowledge, and all working for the good of the horse.
My Horse Is Acting Out: Is He Stressed?
Learn how stress, which causes horses to act out, can be reduced when the possibility for equine enjoyment is actively embraced by you as the horse's owner.
Training Your Horse For More Strength, Power, and Endurance
When formulating a strength training program for your horse, it is important to determine whether the primary requirement in the muscles is for power or for endurance which will depend on that horse's particular sport or competition.