NC Horse Blog

Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis, or EPM, is a serious disease that can be difficult to dignose because its signs and symptoms can mimic o...

  Is your mare in foal this spring?   Are you ready for the big day and the new arrival?   I recently had a friend adopt a...

  Let’s face it, technology has become a necessary evil in almost every sector of agriculture including the reproduction of livestock. . .en...

  Winters in North Carolina are notoriously cool and wet, making it incredibly challenging to keep feeding areas, pastures, and sometimes ev...

It has always been a rule of thumb that a mature horse should eat 1-2% of its body weight a day in forages. That means a 1,000-pound horse s...

       As we head into winter, horse owners face many challenges dealing with the cold weather. Unfortunately, winter can lead to a higher i...

Courtesy of: Nettie R. Liburt, MS, Animal Science Doctoral Student  and  Carey Williams, Ph.D., Extension Specialist in Equine Management As...