Hello Again!

Are you thinking about fertilizing your horse pastures?

It's important to keep your horses off newly fertilized fields for at least three weeks. Pasture fertilizers typically contain nitrogen which is very irritating to your horse's stomach and a common cause of spring colic.

• Be sure the grass has greened up and grown to a minimum of 3" before returning them to the treated field.

• Pasture fertilizer is best applied when rainfall is imminent.

Next time, we'll discuss the right fertilizers for your pasture. Stay tuned!

Tip Of The Day:

Tapeworm Alert: Anywhere from 50 to 80 percent of horses harbor tapeworms and standard dewormers don't kill them. Once thought to be a minor problem, recent research has shown that up to 8 percent of infested horses develop colic from these nasty visitors. Worse, the colics often seem to be serious, life-threatening types.

Be sure you use a wormer that contains praziquantel in the spring and fall.

Happy riding!

The Practical Horsekeepers

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