Horse Food & Feeding

Figure your horse’s weight using this handy chart! All you need is a regular tape measure, no special equipment required. Measure the "Heart Girth" as in the picture below:

Nitrate poisoning occurs in humans, cattle, goats, horses, dogs, birds, sheep and swine to a lesser degree.

Finding and storing hay can be a real challenge when weather patterns affect yields. Here are some helpful hints on estimating how much hay you may need, finding it and storing it.

It is a fallacy that ponies don’t need proper hay, grain and care like "big" horses. Some people believe that a pony can live in the backyard with little or no care, being ridden to various degrees – from never to daily.