The majority of the equine diet should be based on forage, which serves as a source of fiber and nutrients. However, some horses might not readily consume all types of hay. To that end, a team of ...
Horses need constant forages and if a pasture isn’t readily available, many horse owners turn to feeding hay. Someone has to produce the hay and Alex Rocateli, Oklahoma State University Extension ...
The basic foundation of any diet for a horse is forage. Hardworking horses, mares with foals, young horses or any other individuals that need additional calories are often fed grain and concentrates, ...
Mike Sardinia has a mobile veterinary service he operates from his farm near Clayton, Wash., 30 miles north of Spokane, but his passion is draft horses. He and his wife, Teri, have 60 acres and 13 ...
The need for quality horse hay—shorthand for attributes desirable in hay fed to equines—has not quite lifted yet. “We’re still in hay feeding season as pastures have not greened up as yet; now is not ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Equine groups say many factors have combined to put horse owners in a financial bind in many parts of the country this winter. The key factor is the high price of hay, which has been ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... GREELEY, Colo.—Juliana Lehman doesn’t know where the hay she’ll need this winter to feed the horses she helps will come from. Lehman, who leads an ...