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Feeding Horses by Weight, Not Volume

All concentrates do not weigh the same. For example: A 3-lb coffee can full of 32 lb/bushel oats = 2 1/2 lbs 34...

In a herd situation, horses establish a dominance hierarchy--a pecking order. In group feeding, you must keep...

Feeding Guidelines When feeding the horse, there are three general guidelines one should follow. Feeds should be fed...

Jul 31, 2019 | Horses

Strongyles are grouped as either large or small. The three primary species of large strongyles that infect the horse...

Jul 31, 2019 | Horses

The small strongyle is considered to be the most common internal parasite of horses. The adult form of all strongyles...

Ashley Griffin, University of Kentucky Using colorings and markings to identify a horse is a good method of horse...

Jul 31, 2019 | Horses

Teasing is a method used to determine a mare's receptivity to the stallion. It is used in breeding programs to...

Jul 31, 2019 | Horses

Parascaris equorum, the horse roundworm. A large yellow to white parasite (females may be up to 15 inches long)....

Ashley Griffin, University of Kentucky Signalments – Colorings and Markings There are two types of identification...

The senses are an important part of what makes horses behaviorally distinct. They are the tools that a horse uses to...

Ashley Griffin, University of Kentucky Laminitis is an inflammation of the sensitive laminae of one or more hooves....

Ashley Griffin, University of Kentucky Horses devote more time to eating than to any other behavioral activity....