We once had 2 miniature horses. Now we have 6! We traded our 5 black Dexter cows for the 4 minis; One steer, and the other 4 are cows and heifers. We have been trying to sell them for a while now. We couldn’t do much with them; they ate and drank, and they weren’t producing milk. But instead of selling them we traded them for those 4. The Dexters now live on a big property, and they are needed to get rid of all the clover on their...

Cancer is quite common in humans. But horses? No so much. Still, about 80% of all white or gray horses will develop melanomas by the time they are 15 years old. Melanoma is a type of cancerous tumor. There aren’t a lot of effective treatment options because melanoma is typically in a hidden area of the body (near the tail, anus, groin, or salivary glands) and because it isn’t diagnosed early enough. “One novel strategy for...

Do you need good information regarding your pasture/s? Do you need help managing your pasture/s? And do you live in Kentucky? Well then, you’re definitely in luck! The University of Kentucky (UK) is here to assist you. Having initiated its Horse Pasture Evaluation Program (HPEP) in 2005, they are fairing pretty good. Sponsored by UK Ag Equine Programs, the program was started as a way to develop stronger ties with Kentucky’s equine...

At last we have the fences that we’ve needed for quite a while. It was extremely frustrating, and also bothering, to have the horse kick down the corral fences almost everyday. All the time we had to either replace it with something temporary or fix it – be it because they were fighting, because a young horse wanted to get away, or a horse trying to jump over because it doesn’t want to go through the doorway. So anyway, over...

Horse slaughter is a pretty crazy thing. Opinions here, opinions there. Some peeps are against it, some are for it. But court challenges to horse-processing plant development in Tennessee could be costly if a bill currently pending in that state’s legislature becomes law.  As you all know, horse slaughter was banned in the U.S. in 2007 by a combination of legislation and court rulings. But then in November, 2011, Congress pulled off the ban,...