Heather Smith Thomas, Author at Stable Management

Heather Smith Thomas

For any skin condition, your veterinarian should be involved in diagnosing the condition and recommending/prescribing the appropriate treatment.

Moisture is needed for the bacterium Dermatophilus congolensis to emerge and become infective, causing what horse owners call rain rot.

You need to know if your horse has biting or sucking lice because the treatments are different.

Here are some management tips to help horse property owners better control weeds in horse pastures without resorting to chemicals.

You can use chemical weed control on horse pastures, but there are steps to take to ensure that you are using it safely and effectively.

Grazing cows or sheep with or after horses in a pasture can benefit the animals and the land.

Temporary electric fencing can allow you to make the most of your pasture grazing while keeping horses safe and where they belong.

If you want the horses to make the most of your pasture, you need to make them stay in each area until they graze it down to a uniform level.

Timing is important when you are dragging horse pastures to break up fecal piles.

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