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.WAXAHACHIE — Moments after flying headfirst onto the arena floor dirt, the man gets up and brushes off his protective vest as rodeo clowns rush in to distract the still-bucking bull. The crowd cheers as the announcer reveals he's fine, just before ...
Read moreAUSTRALIANS' enthusiasm for cycling has continued in tougher economic times, with bicycle sales outstripping car sales for the ninth consecutive year in 2008. Figures released yesterday showed 1,401,675 bicycles were sold last year, 38 per cent more ...
Read moreCHILDREN were able to saddle up and join in with a New Year hunt in the grounds of Rockbeare Manor in East Devon. The hunt, on Saturday, was a chance for youngsters to take part in the sport and gain more confidence on their mounts. Young riders ...
Read moreSydney, Jan 9 : Matthew Hayden is not prepared to surrender his cricketing career and will summon all his courage one last time to return to his dominating best that once awed opponents. Hayden has vowed he will not be pushed into retirement ...
Read moreMelbourne: Embattled Australian opener Matthew Hayden remained adamant that he would decide his own Test future even after he was omitted fromthe Twenty20 and one-day squads to play against South Africa this month. Hayden said he will not be pushed ...
Read moreContinuing his giant killing act, India's Somdev Devvarman upped his game by several notches to beat fourth seeded Ivo Karlovic of Croatia 7-6(4) 6-4 and storm into the semifinals of the Chennai Open ATP Tour tennis tournament here tonight. Playing ...
Read moreGai Waterhouse is sure to play a strong hand here with stablemates Bhutane Dane and Rock Kingdom set to clash. Bhutane Dane is a quality horse on his day, and scored a dominant Heritage Stakes win when resuming last time in work. He is first up from ...
Read moreNew York City sports columnists are among the best reads in our business. They take no prisoners, pull no punches, and make headlines, not friends. Anyway, Mike Vaccaro of the New York Post wrote the following on Dec. 29, the day the New York Jets ...
Read more1pm: Children were able to saddle up and join in with a New Year hunt in the beautiful grounds of Rockbeare Manor. The hunt was a chance for youngsters to take part in the tradition and gain more confidence on their mounts. For full story and ...
Read moreSPOKANE -- Ten Border Patrol agents from the Spokane sector are heading to Washington, DC to take part in the inauguration parade for President-elect Barack Obama. The agents from the Spokane sector were selected because of their very unique mounted ...
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