The best way to make your pasture more productive is to divide your pasture area into a few small paddocks. Horse’s are selective grazers. They tend
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Dress Up Your Horse Barn
If you own a horse barn, you know how much time you spend cleaning and caring for your space and animals. You should want your barn
Besnoitiosis in Donkeys
Besnoitiosis is an emerging infectious disease of donkeys in the United States. Besnoitiaspecies are cystforming protozoan parasites that infect multiple host species worldwide. Equine besnoitiosis was
Ask The Vet: Equine Lameness Problems
Question: How do I treat high ringbone and navicular in the left front of my 16-year-old gelding? I used osphos about six months ago and
How To Wrap Your Horse’s Legs
Wrapping a horse’s legs is a barn skill every owner should master. From applying polo wraps for exercise to shipping bandages for trailering to standing
The Benefits Of A Balanced Microbiome
The term “gut microbiome” is often used to refer to all the organisms—including bacteria, viruses, and fungi—that live in an animal’s gastrointestinal (GI) tract. For
Tying Up In Horses & Muscular Health
Tying up, or Exertional Rhabdomyolysis, in horses is characterized by muscle pain, stiffness, excessive sweating, and a reluctance to move associated with exercise. Once known
5 Ways to Improve Your Horse Property
Owning a horse farm is a great responsibility that should not be taken lightly. You need to invest your time and money into maintenance and updates
What Is a Real Estate Excise Tax? (And How Much Does It Cost Buyers and Sellers?)
Nobody enjoys discovering surprise fees when selling a home. And anyone who has sold a home can tell you all about sellers’ closing costs, which
Use Voice Commands With Caution
I don’t encourage people to use a lot of voice commands, especially in the Fundamentals level of the Downunder Horsemanship Method. It’s far more important
5 Ways to Improve Your Horse Property
Owning a horse farm is a great responsibility that should not be taken lightly. You need to invest your time and money into maintenance and updates
Understanding Horse Insurance Responsibilities
Whether a horse is purchased for personal or business reasons, ownership represents a significant investment of time, money and resources. While no one likes to
Ascarids In Horses
Internal parasites are small organisms that live a portion of their life cycle in a host animal–in this case, the horse. They live in internal organs,
Performance Horse Training Session Breakdown
All of my training sessions with my performance horses are about 30 to 40 minutes in length and follow a general outline: Warm-up Training Friendly
Healthy Horse, Healthy Hair
Whoever said beauty is only skin deep obviously wasn’t speaking of horses. The glow from a healthy horse’s coat does, in fact, radiate from within.