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Selection and Use of Hay and Processed Roughage in Horse Feeding
Diets for horses may comprise a variety of feedstuffs. Various ingredients or combinations can be used with success, provided the diet promotes normal digestive tract function, meets nutrient requirements, and represents ...
Mature, Senior and Geriatric Hourses: Management, Care and Use
A 15-year-old horse once was considered “old,� but with improved methods of management, care and conditioning, horses well past that age can continue to thrive. Such horses remain in full service, being ridden in a ...
Feeding Horses during Drought Conditions
Late 2005 and 2006 represent the third compromised hay crops in less than a decade. Horse owners who typically pay around $3 to $3.50 a bale for good grass hay during normal hay production years, have been faced with hay ...
Feeding Management Points for Texas Horse Owners
Once a horseman understands the nutrient requirements of various classes of horses and has selected feeds to meet these requirements, a certain amount of skill and sound judgement must be employed in developing a feeding ...
Freeze Branding Horses
The use of specifc identification systems for horses is valuable for several reasons. On large ranches and/or at riding stables, where several horses may be of the same sex, age or color (with similar markings), differentiation ...
Feeding Young Horses for Sound Development
To a large extent, industry trends dictate methods used to manage horses. Rapid growth and development often is important for halter futurity contenders and for foals entering race training as yearlings
Evaluation of Horse Shoeing Techniques
Proper shoeing is of the utmost importance to the performance horse. When a performance horse is properly shod, he travels in a fashion where his feet hit the ground level.
Controlling Hair Length in Horses Using Extended Day Length Regimes
Horsemen who show, fit and or sell horses on a year round basis are concerned with controlling hair length. Old traditional procedures for maintaining short hair or shedding hair off horses have involved keeping horses ...
Hourse Pastures for Texas
In the natural setting, the horse is a nonruminant herbivore and grazes high quality forage to supply daily nutritional needs. High quality forages provide energy, protein, vitamins and minerals for horses. Older horses ...