There are numerous benefits for horses grazing pasture compared to consuming hay in confinement, including the reduction of unwanted behaviors such as bedding and manure eating, cribbing, and wood ...
You’ve seen it plenty of times: bare pasture grazed down to the nub. Who wouldn’t rather look out of the stable to see happy horses grazing on healthy pastures? One solution lies in rotational grazing ...
When you picture a horse, you may imagine it grazing contentedly in a grassy pasture. Grazing lets horses move around naturally outdoors and socialize with other horses. And grass is an easily ...
A well managed pasture offers a good nutritional program for horses thus reducing feeding expenses, stable cleaning and other chores. Good pasture management takes some planning prior to grazing ...
Recent dry weather has raised questions about how to manage horse pastures during drought. According to University of Minnesota Extension equine specialist Krishona Martinson, here are some tips for ...
What grows in your pasture? Ideally, abundant forage that is nutritious to horses. However, a perusal of most Kentucky horse pastures will uncover 20 plant species, many of which are weeds. The ...
The idea of owning horses is an appealing one to many Americans, whether they grow up in a rural or urban setting. An important part of making that dream a reality is understanding the demands of ...
Three horses that escaped their pasture near Bolingbrook roamed a few miles before stopping to graze on green grass in a field near a Naperville school, Naperville police say. As a motorist drove by ...
Horses in less temperate zones may get some extra grazing. A new study shows warm-season annual grasses have good potential for use in horse pastures. When you picture a horse, you may imagine it ...