"Horses do a pretty good job of avoiding the toxin when it’s fresh in the field, but when it’s cured in hay, they’ll often miss it," Dr. Peter Heidmann, the head of internal medicine at Palm ...

“Horses do a pretty good job of avoiding the toxin when it’s fresh in the field, but when it’s cured in hay, they’ll often miss it,” Dr. Peter Heidmann, the head of internal medicine at ...

In any feeding program, roughage should make up the majority of a horse's diet. Most nutritionists and veterinarians suggest that roughage make up over 50 percent of the daily intake.

The hay arrived at 3 p.m. for some of the hundreds of horses roaming an estimated 40,000 acres east of Billings on Highway 87E.

Horse quality hay should have less weeds in it, but those bales with little or no weeds are normally higher quality. Johnson grass is also included as something to watch out for in bales.

There are many types of hay utilized for horses. What works best will vary, depending on the region (certain types of hay grow better in different climates) and the needs of your individual horse.

When I was a child growing up in Union Mills, I had a great love of horses. It started, I think, before I could walk. Some of my earliest recollections involve being placed on a pony’s back a… ...