WEEDS! All you ever wanted to know about weeds - you can look up any weed and how to control them - more...
CODES OF WELFARE FOR HORSES
The codes of recommendations and minimum standards for the welfare of animals have been prepared by the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (AWAC), which was established in 1989 by the then Minister of Agriculture to advise him on matters concerning animal welfare.
This article covers legal requirements, grazing, feeding, handling, etc more...
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How to Condition Score Horses
Condition scoring is a handy management tool to assess relative body fat without the use of scales, gadgets, calculators or anything other than your hands, eyes
and a little experience... In very general terms, animals are assigned a score between 1 and 9; 1 being a very
emaciated animal, and 9 being an extremely obese animal.
(article has very good photos)
A HORSE'S BLOG
Hi, my name is Bazz, and I'm a horse.
I’m bay with big brown eyes, impressive in stature at 16.3 hands, and I’m the real deal, top lineage sorta Thoroughbred. I was so fast my original name was "Get a Friggin Move On", I think it was a bit long so my owners just cut it back to "Lazy Sod". Now I am affectionately know as "the big doof" which I have to say I really like (I'm not sure what it means but I think it means fast and spirited.)
A BIT ABOUT BITTING
Most people think that the PELHAM is more severe than a snaffle - but is this so?
Rough hands would be the major cause of discomfort to a horse or pony, and rough hands would also be the major cause of the evasive habits displayed in many different forms by the uncomfortable horse. The snaffle is NOT the bit to use if there is going to be any sudden change in rein tension during riding.
Roundworms
Roundworms – Parascaris equorum
The roundworm, or ascarid, is a prolific egg layer. Each female can lay from 100,000 to 200,000 eggs each day. The eggs pass out of the horse with the feces. Infective larvae develop within the eggs, which are triple-coated and are not affected by adverse weather conditions. Therefore, they remain viable for up to 10 years. It is important to remember that fecal tests do not detect migration of parasite larvae within the horse. More.....
