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Steamed Hay for Horses: Protein Content Examined

Steamed Hay for Horses: Protein Content Examined.  Steamed hay benefits horses with airway disease by reducing respirable particles. High-temperature steaming, however, damages...

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Benefits of Integrating Warm-Season Grasses into Pastures

Benefits of Integrating Warm-Season Grasses into Pastures: Warm-season grasses help minimize the “summer slump” in pastures dominated by cool-season grasses...

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Managing Feed for Weanling and Yearling Horses

Managing Feed for Weanling and Yearling Horses: Young horses need good-quality feeds to meet their nutrient requirements for growth. In addition,...

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Choosing Hay for Horses

Many different types of hay are acceptable in when choosing hay for horses programs. Local availability often influences the popularity...

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Use of Cover Crops in Horse Pastures

Use of Cover Crops in Horse Pastures: Though it is still only late spring, consider cover crops ahead of time....

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Horse Management for the Spring Season

Horse Management for the Spring Season: Do you ride all winter, no matter how deep the snow gets, or do you...

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Feed Management to Minimize the Risk of Impaction in Horses

Feed Management to Minimize the Risk of Impaction in Horses: Winter, with its icy water sources and lowered equine activity...

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Springtime Weight Gain in Horses

Springtime Weight Gain in Horses: Winter can be hard on horses. When spring arrives, it is not unusual to find...

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Horse Care in Early Spring

Horse Care in Early Spring: As winter months pass and everyone is looking forward to the first hints of spring...

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Weight Gain on a Skinny Horse

    All the horses in the barn get the same amount of feed every day; it makes feeding time...

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