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...
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...
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...
Cost saving, OTHERS Equine, OTHERS
Horse Care Cost Saving Tips
If there is one thing everyone can agree on in horses, it’s that they are expensive. I’ve always heard “there is no such thing as a free horse” and “the...
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...
Comfortstall, OTHERS Equine, OTHERS
The Horsemanship Habit of Keen, Everyday Observation
Knowing your horse’s normal vital signs – heart and respiratory rate, etc. -- is critical to catching health problems in their earliest stages. Knowing the less tangible signs of discomfort...