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Fiber in Horse Feeds
Horses should consume 1.0 - 1.5% of their bodyweight per day in quality roughage to meet their fiber needs. The first and foremost source of fiber in a horses’ diet is their roughage, or hay, source...
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Ask the Expert: How Many Horses Can Your Pasture Support?
We are often asked “how many acres of pasture do I need for my horses?”. In today’s blog we are using one owner’s experience to review how to determine the carrying capacity of...
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Hoary Alyssum in Hay – Ask the Expert
Q: We suspect we have hoary alyssum in our hay. We’ve noticed our horses are stocked-up, but we are not sure if its from hoary alyssum or because all of the snow is limiting their ability to wal...
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Ask the Expert: Grazing a Newly Seeded Pasture
Tips on grazing a newly seeded pasture from the experts at University of Minnesota....
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Ask the Expert: Feeding Preservative Treated Hay
Preservatives are commonly used during times of frequent rainfall or poor drying conditions (e.g. high humidity or heavy dew). Propionic and acetic acids are commonly used hay preservative that are ap...
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Frost Concerns for Grazing Horses
Fall can be a beautiful time of year for horseback riding. However, frost can negatively impact horse health during fall grazing....
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Ask the Expert: Are Maple Leaves Toxic To Horses
Question: Our horse pasture has several maples trees. I was told maple leaves are toxic to horses, but our horses seem fine. Are they toxic? If they are, do we have to remove them from our pasture? ...
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10 Ways to Optimize and Stretch Horse Hay Supplies
Weather woes; winter injury, a cool and wet spring, flooded hay fields, and frequent rainfall have tightened already short hay supplies in the Midwest....
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Interpreting an Equine Hay Analysis
Most universities and equine nutritionists encourage horse owners to have their hay tested. However, most horse owners need help interpreting the results of their equine hay analysis. Below is a list ...
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Horse Drooling? Ask the Expert: Slobbers
Question: My horse is drooling excessively and I’ve heard this is from eating clover. Will this hurt my horse? Answer: Recently, there have been several reports of “slobbers” in ...
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Ask the Expert: Large Round-Bales
Question: We are having a hard time finding small-square bales and as a results, are going to start feeding round-bales. How many small square-bales are in a round-bale? Answer: It depends on the weig...
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Sampling Your Horse Pasture
Learn how to sample pasture plants for forage nutritive value and why sampling is important....
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Parasites and Pasture Management: Ask the Expert
Question: My two horses tested high in their fecal egg counts; I dewormed them regularly. We had a mild winter and they were still foraging on the pasture. I am wondering if I am managing their manure...
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How To Identify Moldy Hay – Ask the Expert: Testing for Moldy Hay
Our friends at the University of Minnesota Extension have helped to answer the question, how do you know if your hay is moldy? Equine expert Krishona Martinson, PhD, offers some tips below when it ...
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Group Feeding Tips for Small Facilities
We are a far cry from a fancy operation with four horses on my property to manage. The horses in our herd live outside in one of two paddocks with fulltime access to a run-in shed which is divid...
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Fall Pasture Management
Fall presents an excellent opportunity for horse owners to improve the quality of their pastures. By focusing on seeding or overseeding, weed control, fence maintenance, and grazing practices, horse o...
