Search results for query: *

I remember a phrase about assessing a foal: "3 days, 3 months, and 3 years." At 3 days, he's pretty much done "unfolding." At 3 months, he will have fattened up and filled out. There may be some pretty awkward growth stages during years 1 and 2, but it should all balance out by age 3.

It goes by many names (Insulin Resistance, Equine Metabolic Syndrome, insulin dysregulation), but it's a common problem in breeds known for being "easy keepers," like Quarter Horses and ponies. Some, like this friend's horse, can't seem to handle any grass at all, and others are OK with limited...

Are you familiar with the "Paddock Paradise" concept? Most people recognize that a horse confined to a stall is bored. But believe it or not, a horse confined to acres and acres of wide open pasture gets bored, too - and fat (which is really not good for it). A lot of us (*raises hand*) have...

Depends on where you live, what kinds of grass grows there, how much rain you get, what type of soil you have, whether you have/need irrigation, whether you fertilize, aerate, rotate, etc, etc. But you are right, 4 acres is a lot - that would be very poor land. There will be areas where the...

Maybe you just don't know the right minis.;)

Most horses won't eat shavings, but foals sometimes will, which can cause an impaction. For that reason, stalls for mares in foal/with foals are usually bedded with straw. Wood chewing, wind sucking, etc, are behaviors usually lumped together as "stall vices." Horses have an almost obsessive...