1. What is the grazing restriction after a herbicide application on cocklebur in a horse pasture? Published: May 23, 2008
2. How can I find a 4-H Horse Club in my area? Published: May 23, 2008
3. My 10-year-old Missouri Foxtrotter mare with a mild case of Cushing's disease grass foundered five years ago, but with rapid, excellent treatment, her feet are fine. She has a cresty neck, stays fat on nothing, and did not shed well this summer (first time). I have noticed that she is not as muscular along her topline and hindquarters, but I had been contributing that to not enough riding. What can I feed or administer to her at this stage to avoid full-blown Cushing's disease and help with the current condition? I've read about using Chaste Tree Berry, other "natural" products, and pergolide (which I understand is expensive and must be used for a lifetime). Published: May 23, 2008
4. My horse is very close to foaling. What are the signs I need to look for to determine that birth is imminent? Published: May 23, 2008
5. Every month around the 13th or 14th of the month, my mare starts to lose interest in her feed and starts to lie down more frequently. By the 15th or 16th, she won't eat her evening meal and seems uninterested in everything but sleeping and hip sitting. I usually end up getting her up and putting her in a stall so she can sleep undisturbed. Most recently, however, on the 15th of March she had shooting diarrhea and acted "off" in the early evening. Her temperature was normal (100.8), and she didn't have any flags on her physical exam other than the wet diarrhea and that she was also butt pressing on the stall wall. We administered a biosponge, and she was eating and acting brighter several hours later. Could this all be from her heat cycle? If so, should I still breed her as I intended? If she acts like this from being in heat, how will she handle labor pains and birth? I have dealt with many mares, but none quite like her. Published: May 23, 2008
6. A couple of years ago I got some chickens, and since then one of my horses has continually had matter in both of his eyes. He can still see clearly and is not in any pain. Can horses have allergies (could he be allergic to chicken dander)? Should I be concerned (get rid of the chickens, give him eye drops or whatever)? Published: May 23, 2008
7. How do you teach a horse to back up? Published: May 23, 2008
8. My horse is losing her mane hair, and this doesn't appear to be the result of rubbing. The bare skin on her mane has specks of a brown flaky substance. The hair appears to be almost falling out, and the hair doesn't seem to be growing back. Could this be the result of a parasite? Published: May 23, 2008
9. How do I get my 14-year-old pony to lose weight? I ride him for about an hour each day. I only feed him about 1/2 pound of sweet feed each day and about 8 to 10 pounds of hay per day. He just won't lose the weight! Published: May 23, 2008
10. Would it be safe to administer 3 to 5 cc's of Banamine (intramuscular) to a 1000+-pound horse for relief of arthritic pain in the hocks and lower hind legs, especially during stormy weather (the condition is worse during this time)? Published: May 23, 2008
11. We have already bought round bales for this winter. Hay may be scarce again this year, and I'd like to know what the nutritional "shelf life" of fertilized rye grass hay is. Published: May 23, 2008
12. What are the best animal bedding sources to use on a farm? Published: March 24, 2008
13. Has anyone heard of horses drinking water with high levels of radon being a problem or causing health issues Published: March 20, 2008
14. I need to know if stallions are supposed to be stalled up in the state of Mississippi, or can they just run loose in the pasture. What is the law? Published: March 19, 2008
15. How dangerous is foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) and is it poisonous to horses? Does it tend to spread and become difficult to control? Published: March 04, 2008
16. I recently planted oleander by my horse stables (not in reach of the horses). Would horses likely eat oleander if they could? How poisonous is it to the horses? Published: February 18, 2008
17. Can blister beetles kill horses? Published: February 18, 2008
18. How do you calm a horse when he is stressed during the saddling and mounting process? Published: February 18, 2008
19. Do you have any statistics relating directly to horses? Are they more or less likely to be implicated in pathogen outbreaks in humans? Published: February 18, 2008
20. Why are there different manure application rates for nitrogen and phosphorus? Published: February 18, 2008
21. How do I sample my manure, and where do I get it analyzed? Published: February 06, 2008
22. How big does a vegetative treatment area (VTA) need to be to treat runoff from a feedlot, open lot, or barnyard? Published: January 20, 2008
23. Have any of the vegetative treatment systems been implemented for feed storage and feed handling areas? Published: January 20, 2008
24. How do you know if you have a release from a vegetative treatment area (VTA) during a rainfall event that is from the VTA? Published: January 20, 2008
25. Is anyone looking at long-term groundwater issues underneath vegetative treatment systems? Published: January 20, 2008
26. What additional operation and maintenance is needed for vegetative treatment systems? Published: January 20, 2008
27. How is the sprinkler system you describe different from a conventional wastewater irrigation system? Published: January 20, 2008
28. Do you plant wetland plants in any of these vegetative treatment systems to help absorb nutrients? Published: January 20, 2008
29. Will the data from the Iowa State University studies of vegetative treatment systems (VTS) be used to verify the SPAW model for feedlot runoff and VTS systems? Published: January 20, 2008
30. Has vegetative treatment systems (VTS) been demonstrated to achieve runoff control equivalent to the federal effluent limitation guideline (ELG) requirements? Published: January 20, 2008

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