How Much Hay Does Your Horse Need For Winter?
Winter is upon us, which means pastures are dying and additional forage sources become a staple in horse diets. Are you the type of horse owner who buys what you can in late summer or fall, and then end up having to find more mid-winter, sometimes scrambling due to the lack of availability or settling for and paying a pretty penny for subpar quality because that is all that is left? Or do you like...
5 Common Horse Feeding Mistakes
Feeding horses should be easy, but unfortunately, it has become quite challenging for our modern horses. We have outlined 5 common mistakes that are made when feeding horses. 1. Not Feeding Enough Quality Hay The horse has evolved as a grazing animal; forage plays a pivotal role in equine health. Horses are non-ruminant herbivores also known as a “hindgut fermenters”. Their digestive tract is made...
Is Your Rabbit Bored?
Have you ever heard the phrase, ‘A bored dog is a bad dog’? Well, the same can be said about a rabbit. Boredom in rabbits may look different depending on the specific animal, as some may become depressed while others become destructive. Here we’ll help identify boredom and what can be done to prevent it, to help your rabbit live a long, active, and happy life. Why is boredom bad for...
3 Ways to Safely Prep Your Underweight Horse for Winter
To understand weight gain and loss in horses, we must first be able to accurately evaluate the horse’s current body condition. The Body Condition Scoring (BCS) system has been developed to help horse owners visually determine if their horse is overweight, underweight or in ideal condition. It assigns values from 1 to 9, to classify horses from underweight to overweight in each the following...
Certified Weed Free Forages: Why Are They Important?
In order to understand the importance of certified noxious weed free forage, let’s first look at what noxious weeds are and what threat they pose to our environment. Noxious weeds grow aggressively and scavenge moisture, nutrients, and sunlight from other plants. Noxious weeds are weeds that cause harm to the environment by: Competing against native plants Threatening pollinators that...
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