HAYGAIN
LEARNING LIBRARY
Equine, OTHERS Hay, OTHERS
Practical Approach to Equine Respiratory Health
Equine respiratory health is a year-round hot topic for Megan Snyder, VMD, in her veterinary practice, Damascus Equine Associates in Mount Airy, MD. She focuses on internal medicine and sports...
Buying hay, OTHERS Equine, OTHERS
Aspiring to Green Horsekeeping
In February of 2020, France went into ‘confinement,’ or you may understand it as ‘lockdown.’ My family and I duly followed the rules and congratulated ourselves on our decision 13...
Forage, OTHERS Hay, OTHERS
Understanding Hay Quality
As the source of 50 to 90 percent of a normal, healthy horse's nutritional needs, hay warrants careful consideration. Yet, there is a lot of confusion over what, exactly, defines...
Allergies, OTHERS Appetite, OTHERS
Why Steam Hay?
You are not alone in asking this. The concept raised eyebrows when it was first introduced. We all love our horses, but steaming their forage sounded extreme -- even for...
Diet, OTHERS Equestrian, OTHERS
Get The Diet Right!
“Inappropriate diets!” That was Equine Scientist Meriel Moore-Colyer’s immediate answer when asked about her biggest pet peeve in a recent This Business of Horses podcast.
Equine nutrition, OTHERS Hay, OTHERS
A Cut Above the Rest? Understanding the differences between Hay and Haylage
Choice of forage should not only be based on which type of forage may be most suitable, but also what forage you can reliably source of good consistent quality.As forage...