General Information(10)articles
  • Decision to Breed What is the best time of year to breed? Mares have a natural breeding season. Increasing daylight stimulates...
  • Foaling Horses rarely have any difficulty giving birth. The process is extremely rapid and usually takes place...
  • Good and Bad Grazing Simply leaving a horse to graze in a field does not guarantee that it will feed on vegetation sufficient...
  • How to Feed a Horse Feeding Methods Naturally, horses are grazing animals. Grass is cut by the incisors and ground by the...
  • Keeping your horse safe during drought and dry conditions This summer has been one for the record books. To say it’s been a hot one would be a mild understatement...
  • Nutritional needs of a horse Every horse has an individual body structure that determines its height and body shape. A horse also...
  • Owning a Horse When you decide to own a horse, you are accepting the full responsibility of maintaining all of the necessary...
  • Pregnancy Questions How can I tell if the mare is in foal? Mares do not usually show much sign of abdominal enlargement...
  • Rearing a Foal Nursing Immediately after birth, all of the care a healthy foal needs will be provided by the mother...
  • Reproductive Problems “My mare does not seem to come into heat. What can be done about this?” During the breeding...