Text: Hannah Botha, MSc Equine Science With ever-increasing prices, we are all looking for ways to cut costs, but one area that we should never skimp on is our horse's hay supply. Forage is a vital part of the horse's diet, as it provides a valuable portion of the daily energy requirements and is essentially what the…
By Kim Dimevski, SA Horse Trails Growing up learning about horses in the typical stable yard environment can give one a fairly limited education. Within these fixed confines we often only know what is taught to us by our instructors, and especially when young we tend to hang onto every word they say. We know what…
Q: How do you manage pastures to reduce the incidence of worms? Answered by Jassy MacKenzie A: In the vast open spaces of their natural environment, wild horses would not graze near their droppings, but very few owners are fortunate enough to have this kind of space. In limited space, or where grass is short or scarce,…
My horse has been diagnosed with bone spavin. I’m concerned that this is the end of our competitive career and she is only nine. Answered by Sarah Wanless Bone spavin is a scary term for anybody in the horsey world, and many associate it with having to put their beloved competition horse out to pasture. The good…
Our horses today live truly domestic lives, and often they are deprived of a natural environment that can impact the small things – like hoof care. Paddock Paradise is a management concept that was first adopted in the United States as a means of providing domestic horses with an environment that is similar to their…
