Horses

Management

Managing Small-acreage Horse Farms for Green Pastures, Clean Water, and Healthy Horses

Horses, grass, manure, soil, and water are all connected. How you manage one affects the others. For example, when, where, and how long your animals graze affects grass regrowth, weed competition, and the safety of your well water. How you deal with water runoff affects your horse's health, nearby streams, and your enjoyment of your farm. By managing each aspect of your farm well, the result will be greener pastures, less mud, healthier horses, and more personal satisfaction.

Managing Small-acreage Horse Farms in Central and Eastern Oregon

Horses, grass, manure, soil, and water are all connected. How you manage one affects the others. For example, when, where, and how long your animals graze affects grass regrowth, weed competition, and the safety of your well water. How you deal with water runoff affects your horse's health, nearby streams, and your enjoyment of your farm. By managing each aspect of your farm well, the result will be greener pastures, less mud, healthier horses, and more personal satisfaction.

Housing for Horse (Purdue)

Owning a horse can be an incredibly rewarding experience. One of the biggest decisions is choosing a place to keep your horse. What considerations should you take to choose a place that best fits your and your horse's needs.

Identifying Abnormal Equine Behavior (Washington State University)

Vices affect a horse's usefulness, dependability and health. These bad habits may be due to a variety of causes including fear, nervousness, excessive energy, viciousness, nutritional deficiencies or boredom.

Breeds, Reproduction & Foaling

Managing your Pregnant Mare and Her Foal

Proper mare management is essential to ensure the birth of a live, healthy foal with the greatest probability of survival and success in performance. One of the most exciting and rewarding experiences for horse owners is raising a foal. Watching a foal grow and mature into a good youth horse, pleasure mount, or even a world champion can be a thrill, but it does require effort, time, and horsemanship skills. Early management decisions help determine the relative success of the foal's entire life.

Horse Breeds Information (Oklahoma State University)

This site is intended as an educational and informational resource on breeds of livestock throughout the world.

Equine Colors and Makings (Cornell)

The accurate description of coat color and white markings is the most common method used to identify horses. Although there is some regional or breed variation in the terminology used, the basic terminology is fairly standard.

Nutrition

Basic Horse Nutrition (University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service)

Knowing the basics of equine nutrition is essential to properly caring for your animal. This guide provides basic nutritional background every horse owner should know.

Feeding Alternatives for Horses (Washington State University)

A balanced ration for horses should provide nutrients required for body maintenance, growth, reproduction, and work. These nutrients include carbohydrates and fats (energy), protein, vitamins, minerals, and water. Rations will vary with the needs of the horse taking into account there level of activity or production.

Nutritional Management for Horses (Purdue)

The basic nutritional management for horses should be the same, whether you are feeding a horse to win a 4-H show, a competitive trail ride, or the Kentucky Derby. The ultimate goal in feeding should be to have a healthy horse able to perform in the desired manner.