Tag: Horse

Regenerative Grazing in the FL Panhandle; Register Today!

by Mark Mauldin
September 4, 2026

In the ag world the term regenerative garners a lot of attention these days; but what does it really mean? While a specific definition for regenerative remains elusive, there seems to be some general consensus that it all boils ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Cattle, Forage & Pasture, Grazing, Horse, Livestock, Panhandle Agriculture, Small Ruminants, SV Ag Update

Regenerative Grazing in the FL Panhandle; Register Today!

by Mark Mauldin
September 4, 2026

Category: Agriculture, Events, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Cattle, Forage & Pasture, Grazing, Horse, Livestock, Panhandle Agriculture, Small Ruminants, SV Ag Update

Regenerative Grazing in the FL Panhandle; Register Today!

by Mark Mauldin
September 4, 2026

Category: Agriculture, Events, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Cattle, Forage & Pasture, Grazing, Horse, Livestock, Panhandle Agriculture, Small Ruminants, SV Ag Update

From Stall to Soil

by Ashley Stonecipher
August 4, 2026

For horse owners, manure is part of everyday life. A single 1,000-pound horse produces between 35 and 50 pounds of manure each day, adding up to nearly nine tons each year. While managing that volume may seem like a constant chore, horse manure ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Compost, Horse, Horses, Livestock, Manure Management

Researchers successfully make horse embryo with IVF, a first in Florida

by Meredith Bauer-Mitchell
March 12, 2026

Highlights: Researchers successfully fertilized a horse egg using IVF for the first time in the state of Florida. Frozen sperm, rather than fresh or chilled sperm, appears more practical for IVF. The Florida horse industry supports ... READ MORE

Category: Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Equine IVF, Equine Research, Horse, IVF

Treatment for horses may lead to therapy for type of blindness

by Meredith Bauer-Mitchell
February 13, 2025

Picture a horse running across an open field, the wind blowing his mane, his hooves stamping into the grassy knoll, eyes on the horizon. Now picture that horse’s vision slowly spotting and fading, the horizon blurring, until ultimately, ... READ MORE

Category: Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Blindness, College Of Veterinary Medicine, Department Of Microbiology And Cell Science, Equine, Equine Research, Horse, Horse Care, Horse Management, Horses, UF College Of Medicine, Uveitis

Cultivating Life Skills Through the Horse Project

by Dallas Meringolo
July 17, 2024

4-H, the largest positive youth development program globally, is delivered by Cooperative Extension through more than 100 public universities. For over 100 years, 4-H has provided experiences where kids develop life skills by learning through ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth
Tags: 4-H, 4-H Competitions, Horse

Equine Pasture BMPs.

by Keith Newman
March 25, 2024

Equine Pasture Best Management Practices. What are Best Management Practices? Best Management Practices (BMPs) for an equine pasture are cost-effective and practicable management actions for protecting and improving water quality and conserving ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Horticulture
Tags: Agriculture, Best Management Practices, Horse, Pastures

Torpedograss Toxicity in Horses: What’s the Truth?

by Cassidy Dossin
September 8, 2023

Horse owners have the utmost concern for their animals, and one of their top concerns is toxic plants. Florida’s tropical climate supports a variety of non-native, often tropical species that can cause toxicity issues for livestock. Producers ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Farm Management, Invasive Species, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Grass, Horse, Horses, Livestock, Panicum, Pasture, Research, Torpedo, Torpedograss, Toxic, Toxic Plants, Toxicity

New research could help breed for less “spooky” horses

by Tory Moore
May 11, 2023

In the wild, horses must be alert for predators that might attack them. This means that even domesticated horses are hardwired to be aware of danger and can scare easily. Unfortunately, this so-called “startle response” or “spooking” ... READ MORE

Category: Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Animal Behavior, Animal Science, Animal Sciences, Equine, Equine Research, Genetic, Genetics, Horse, Horse Management, Horseback Riding, Horses, National Institute Of Food And Agriculture, Nifa, UF/IFAS Animal Sciences Department

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