Prevent horse starvation
With the drought and hay prices escalating, it is increasingly more likely that more horses will be starving this summer, fall and winter.
Read this
press release
from the Kentucky Horse Council
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Horse Riders ask for Trails
Article from the Enquirer
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Get Answers to Horse Questions
a Cooperative Extension Service Program
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Southern States
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Please save Southern States feed proof-of-purchase seals for the Horse Network. Cut the seals off the bottom of Triple Crown, Legend and Reliance bags and turn them into an NKHN board member. If you buy bulk feed, just copy the delivery tickets. They can be used by non-profit horse associations to earn financial sponsorship for events.
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Promote Protect Educate
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KHC HOTLINE 1-866-634-0030 bringing people who need resource together with the resources they need. If you see a horse in need or have a horse in need please call.
Please spread the word among your friends (whether or not they own horses) and your horse clubs about the SOHO program, which is a tax deductible donation program for helping to feed horses in Kentucky as well as other horse welfare programs.
DONATIONS ARE NEEDED TO HELP PURCHASE HAY RIGHT NOW. To donate go to
http://kentuckyhorse.org/SOHO_describe.shtml
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The Kentucky Hay Hotline number is 1-888-567-9589. Everyone who calls to buy or sell will be listed on the Hay Hotline page on the
Department of Agricultures Web site
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This Link
lists some Wisconsin dealers who will bring hay in.
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The online listing of hay producers who submit their hay for testing is
Here
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The three Northern Kentucky agriculture extension agents are keeping a list of those who need hay and making an effort to locate hay for us. They may be able to arrange for trucks to come in from other states. Call your extension agent.
www.EHay.com
Kansas Farm Bureaus Web site
Hay prices by state
The Hay Barn - Hay classifieds, etc.
Bid4hay.com - Online Hay auctions
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| Stretching Your Hay Supply |
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Read Don Sorrel's article in the Horse Network Newsletter for ideas on supplementing your hay supply
Click here to read the newsletter.
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Information on what is Poisonous to Horses
(Click here to download the PDF file)
Horse Sense:
According to Equus Magazine, horses can carry 20 percent of their body weight. A very fit horse is stronger and can carry more, but most backyard horses aren't that fit. An average 15 hand horse weighs 1,000-1,200 pounds, that means his rider should weigh less than 225 pounds. Protect your horses from too-heavy riders or get a bigger horse!
A horse's digestive system is comprised of nearly 100 feet of intestine packed tightly within his midsection. That's why it's so easy for it to twist around itself and create problems if he's rolling.
A horse's normal resting heart rate, as measured by the pulse on the jaw or on the back of the pastern, is 48 or fewer beats per minute; 49-60 is moderately high; 61-80 is extremely elevated; and above 80 bpm is critical. A horse who appears to be in severe pain and has a heart rate higher than 60 bpm requires immediate veterinary care. Equus Magazine 358, page 48.
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