top of page
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...
Jul 22, 2021


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,...
Jul 22, 2021


How to Catch a Loose Horse
How to catch a horse that has gotten loose. What you should and shouldn't do.
Jul 22, 2021


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...
Jul 9, 2021


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...
May 7, 2021

Grazing Spring Pastures
By Christine Skelly, Ph.D., Equine Extension Specialist, Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University (First published in 2017...
Apr 29, 2021


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...
Apr 27, 2021


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....
Apr 27, 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...
Feb 16, 2018


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)....
Oct 26, 2017
bottom of page