by Lucerne Farms | Apr 5, 2018 | Horse Stories, Lucerne Farms Blog 2018
Seeking quality, top-shelf nutrition for your horse? Any nutritionist will tell you: do your research on the ingredients. Contact the manufacturer. Ask what they are putting in their feed and how it’s made. Ask where their ingredients come from. And don’t be surprised...
by Lucerne Farms | Mar 23, 2018 | Horse Stories, Lucerne Farms Blog 2018
Bagged Feed May Herald A New Approach for Island Horses Dr. Bethany Bradford is talking with me on her cell phone because there are still no land lines in her office where she works as the Director of Veterinary Services at the Virgin Islands Department of...
by Lucerne Farms | Feb 12, 2018 | Horse Stories, Lucerne Farms Blog 2018
Seeking a quality product? Maine-grown hay is an excellent choice for many reasons. First, Maine benefits from long, warm days and short, cool nights during the summer growing season. This provides an ideal environment for healthy cool-weather grasses. Timothy grows...
by Lucerne Farms | Jan 30, 2018 | Horse Stories, Lucerne Farms Blog 2017
Whether you are serving a bagged ration or your horse grazes in a paddock, the typical horse’s diet will consist of a assortment of grass varieties and clovers. Two of the most popular grasses for horses, timothy and alfalfa, make excellent components of a quality...
by Lucerne Farms | Jan 2, 2018 | Horse Stories, Lucerne Farms Blog 2017
Mackenzie Fitzpatrick has a lot of surprises up her sleeve as part of her hands-on presentation of the equine digestive system. One of those surprises is the meaningful role of bugs – that is, bacteria and fungi – in the healthy digestion of the horse. Think you’re...
by Lucerne Farms | Dec 23, 2017 | Horse Stories, Lucerne Farms Blog 2017
Inside of a Horse Mackenzie Fitzpatrick Brings a Horse’s Digestive System to Life Mackenzie Fitzpatrick has been talking about the inside of a horse for more than ten years. As a Territory Sales Manager for the Kent Nutrition Group, she speaks to suppliers, farmers,...