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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...
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...
Forage plays a critical role in equine behavior and training. Countless common behavioral problems and stereotypical behaviors can develop due to a lack of forage in a horse’s diet. Horses are grazing and foraging animals, spending an estimated seventeen hours a day consuming different kinds of plants and grasses...
Forage is the foundation of your horse’s diet, meaning that you need to be able to safely store large volumes of it throughout the year. As this year’s forage is harvested, you’re likely filling your barn with bales in order to stock up. But proper storage methods are important, since...
