by Jake Western
If you own a horse property, you continually face pasture-management decisions that affect the productivity, persistence and appearance of your forage crops--and crops they are, whether or not you consider yourself a farmer. How many horses will you turn out in this field? Will they be on continuous turnout or be limited in the amount of time they spend on the acreage? How will you manage the manure dropped in the fields? Does the grass need fertilizing; does the soil need lime? How often should you mow? Should you rotate horses from pasture to pasture to give plants time to recover and regrow after being grazed down? Even if you've never consciously considered these questions, you've made one choice--to do nothing--from among the pasture-care options that have consequences on your finances, your horses' well-being and the "health" of your land.Four of the " Central Islip Five" are back under the saddle. Abused horses Belle, Lady, Everett and Teddy have found a home - and only Little Rain is left to be adopted, the Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said ...
Read moreIt seems like when the kids move out, they're never really gone because they leave so much junk behind. But at our house, it isn't the kids who are responsible for all the accumulated archeological detritus. My wife and I save things as well. Boxes ...
Read moreEric Mungenast/Maricopa Monitor, Jordan Buzuleciu, a 15-year-old Gilbert girl who has battled leukemia nearly her entire life, had her wish of owning a horse come true thanks to donations from a Maricopa business and one local family. MARICOPA ...
Read moreOne of the hazards of being a colorful duck in the flock is that you are an easy target. In my travels, my "cowboyness" is routinely tested. If I'm speaking at a rodeo they will graciously invite me to ride in the grand entry. It's always a good bet ...
Read morePARACHILNA, Australia -- The population of this old Outback railroad town can be counted on two hands. Make that one hand, depending on the season. "Sure could use some rain," says one of the handful of folks nursing their beers on the front porch of ...
Read moreLearn more about RSS. The Trans-Texas Corridor, as a name and as a guiding concept of the state’s transportation future, is dead, TxDOT executive director Amadeo Saenz told an audience of more than a thousand this morning at an Austin hotel. Gov ...
Read moreWilliam Riley Hurst was born in the Mormon Colonies of Old Mexico in l908. In l910, When Riley was two and a half years old, the family was driven out of Mexico by Poncho Villa’s forces during the Diaz Revolution. His mother was deathly afraid of ...
Read moreSan Bernardino County's sheriff announced Wednesday that he will retire later this month after 37 years with the department, leaving what some called a legacy of uncommonly high standards of ethics and loyalty. Gary Penrod said he's leaving in the ...
Read moreEthan Tucker and The Grassroots All-Stars perform 6-9 p.m. at the First Friday event at Rudy's - A Cook's Paradise, 147 Main Ave. W. The event features Tucker with acoustic and rhythm guitar, harmonica and lead vocals; Taylor Duff, lead guitar ...
Read more"It can be done, all right. Oh, it can be done," insists Itamar Mashiah. "I've seen it happen too many times before. Don't worry." Off a muddy path in Pardess Hanna, among orange groves and a menagerie of sleepy dogs and cats that pass the time ...
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