Mike Sardinia has a mobile veterinary service he operates from his farm near Clayton, Wash., 30 miles north of Spokane, but his passion is draft horses. He and his wife, […] ...

Cutting time also influences the quality of horse hay. “Horses generally excel at consuming and digesting plants in their immature to mid-growth stages, yet their ability to digest mature plants ...

BOZEMAN, MT – You invest a lot of care and appreciation on your horses, so it is wise to spend some time considering their primary diet – forages. The horse evolved over time to be efficient as a ...

Second-cutting fescue makes quality hay when stems and seed heads were cut earlier. Farmers cutting fescue hay don’t get many second chances to make quality hay. This is a one-in-five year, says ...

Horses are selective grazers that prefer some cool-season grasses over others in pasture. But what about in hay? Researchers at The Ohio State University evaluated horse preference of seven ...

Kalamazoo; Let cattle eat cornstalks, save hay for horses, experts advise as winter hay shortage looms. Updated: ; Nov. 01, 2012, 1:20 p.m. | Published: ; Nov. 01 ...

Two already have: Spirit, a horse she calls her “soul horse,” and 007, a bay quarter horse, both required medical attention after eating substandard hay. Hay ready for second cutting at Holiday Brook ...

Blister beetles in alfalfa cut throughout the summer months are an ongoing concern for horse owners in the southern and eastern regions of the United States.The consequences can be deadly if a ...