Articles

10 Tips on Managing Drought Stressed Horse Pastures

Krishona Martinson, PhD, UMN Extension Recent dry weather has raised several questions about how horse pastures should be managed. These...

Know What You Grow: Clover Toxicity and Horses

Taylor Fabus, Michigan State University Extension, and Lisa Skylis, MSU animal science student – Originally published August 25, 2017,...

How to Catch a Loose Horse

How to catch a horse that has gotten loose. What you should and shouldn't do.

Caring for Horses in Hot Weather

Christine Skelly, Ph.D., Michigan State University Extension Equine Specialist Revised July 2021, Originally Published July 2016 Much of...

Riding Circles Correctly with Paula Hitzler

Paula Hitzler, Manager of the Michigan State University Horse Teaching and Research Center Circle work provides a foundation for all...

Grazing Spring Pastures

By Christine Skelly, Ph.D., Equine Extension Specialist, Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University (First published in 2017...

Should Horses Begin Training While They are Young and Still Growing?

Brian Nielsen, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University Guest Editorial Dr. Brian Nielsen at the...

Mud Management for the Horse Farm

Tom Guthrie, Michigan State University Extension First published in Michigan State University News May 9, 2016 and revised in April 2021....

Remembering Blue

This month I am working on an article for our winter newsletter and webinar focusing on the older horse. My first horse, Bluebonnet...

Riding Spooky Horses on the Trail

From Trail Riding 101 My Horse University Online Course Why Horses Spook As a prey animal, horses by nature are very alert (vigilant)....