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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008Horses are hard on pastures. Unlike cattle, horses have upper incisors and mobile lips which enable them to selectively and heavily graze pastures. “Horse” pastures are easily recognized because they have alternating areas of heavily and lightly grazed pasture. This pattern is referred to as “lawns” and “rough”.
A large proportion of the […]
Herbs for Livestock Health
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008Have you ever driven along the road and noticed how healthy and shiny some cattle are, and on the other hand how under conditioned and dull some look? You can be pretty sure the farmers weren’t up at dawn shampooing and conditioning them all with some expensive stuff from the store.
It is usually a […]
Banding a western horse’s mane
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008Banding a horse’s mane is a pretty standard procedure for approved showing and for many open shows. It can make your horse’s mane lie flat and close to the neck even on a windy day. When the mane lies close to the neck it gives the illusion of a slimmer neck.
When you are just starting, […]
All that Glitters is not gold/All that’s Green is not Lucerne
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008To be catagorised as prime lucerne hay, among other things, a bale should contain >90% lucerne. Cheaper lines of hay are often so because they contain 10% or more of plants other than lucerne.
The purpose of this article is to give a brief overview of what some of these plants are likely to be. […]