Harvesting hay has gone from a labor-intensive practice of using sickles and wooden forks to balers that compress hay into ...

Horses are selective grazers that prefer some cool-season grasses over others in pasture. But what about in hay? Researchers ...

W hen possible, hay should make up a large portion of a horse’s diet. You should feed most mature horses 1.5 to 2.5 percent of their body weight in forages daily. Long stem forage, such as hay ...

Horse quality hay should have less weeds in it, but those bales with little or no weeds are normally higher quality. Johnson grass is also included as something to watch out for in bales.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - Horses that have nearly starved to death has become a problem, and experts say it will only get worse as the cold days of winter move in. Many horse owners say they ...

This winter could be particularly difficult for Minnesota horse owners after drought and disease have led to a shortage of hay. That makes it extra expensive for owners, and animal rescue groups ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Horse owners can learn about forage nutritional requirements, hay quality and how to make hay using horse-drawn equipment at an Extension hay day July 27. The one-day workshop ...

A combination of rising prices and bad harvest for hay is making life much harder for horse owners. Many are being forced to give up their animals because they can't afford the cost of feed.

The long-time Quarter Horse breeders, located south of Papillion near South 69th Street and Platteview Road, lost nearly all of their feeding hay- around 4,000 bales- in a Thursday night barn fire ...

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- Obstacle courses are usually for horses, but this summer at the Fort Sam Houston Equestrian Center corral, they are also for unsuspecting kid campers. While the horses ...

W hen introducing a new grain or concentrate, horse owners get the same directive as dog and cat owners who are switching pet foods -- taper new food into the diet slowly, to prevent digestive upset.