All Blog Posts Tagged 'management' (6)

Money and Horses Making it Work

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Added by Sarah Redfield on July 5, 2012 at 8:43am — No Comments

Equine Allergies & Skin Health

Allergies & Skin Health

An allergy is an exaggerated response from the immune system to a substance in the environment, called an allergen. Although horses can become allergic to things they eat, inhale, or touch, insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH or "sweet itch") is…

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Added by SmartPak Equine on August 25, 2011 at 12:00pm — No Comments

A Lesson in Change.

The head of the herd at Infinity Farm is the kind of horse you might call Grandfather- with reverence. He was a flashy something in his day; what he lacked in confidence he made up for with bravado. We made a pair and a quarter century later, we have both softened and matured with age. He rules the ranch, from the ducks (he shares his grain with them) on up. Not all barns are as…

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Added by Anna Blake on March 4, 2011 at 9:12am — No Comments

Why I have chosen Natural Horse Management.

In this blog I will write briefly about the reasons why I have chosen the Natural Horse Management Model instead of small stalls and paddocks for my herd of seven horses.

I will share this video of my horses home and natural horse management.…

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Added by Stina Herberg on June 25, 2010 at 1:30pm — 2 Comments

Biological Control Of Flies in Equine Stables

Flies are very difficult to control because traditional methods only focus on the adult stage. This may bring a sudden “knock-down” effect, but it is normally short lived and soon after you have the same problem.

Biological control introduces natural enemies of flies that instinctively prey upon or parasitize them in their immature stages. The industry is heavily regulated, and any commercial products must be indigenous and not harmful to any other non-target organisms before being… Continue

Added by Frank Marchetti on July 6, 2009 at 2:37pm — No Comments

Controlling Flies in Equine Stables

When springtime arrives the earth is warmed up and it bounds back to life. Most of that life is very welcome, but some of it we would rather do without. One such example we equine lovers have to deal with are those pesky flies. Why do horses and flies go hand in hand anyway? The answer is because the horses provide flies with an abundance of their favourite breeding ground: manure. If we can limit fly population where they breed by introducing natural enemies, then it becomes a long-term… Continue

Added by Frank Marchetti on June 17, 2009 at 10:56pm — 4 Comments