Barn Management

dappled palomino pony grazing in a lush grass field

Spring Colic in Horses and Lush Pasture

There’s a link between lush, green grass and spring colic in horses. It’s the same mechanism that can trigger laminitis and happens when the hindgut of the horse’s digestive system has too many sugars and starches. Use grazing muzzles and slow feeders to help prevent gas colic in horses.

four horses in a pasture at dawn with trees in the background and fog

Less Is More For Horses

You don’t always have to be extra with horses. Sometimes, less is more, which allows them to have a more natural life. We should still do what we can to help them be slow feeding grazers, but we don’t have to over-groom or over-train them. Less can be more!

a fat horse and a cow standing in a field grazing

Monensin Toxicity in Horses from Contaminated Feed

Monensin is an ionophore antibiotic for cattle, other ruminants, and chickens. In horses, it can quickly cause severe neurological and cardiac problems and often results in death. Avoid contamination by using horse specific feeds from trusted mills that are ionophore-free.