MillerView Farms

04/22/2021

My Dad and I spent several hours over the last couple of days to fix fences and put up mesh fencing for the chickens to enjoy more pasture space in the safety of these trees. It is always so rewarding to know our hard work is being enjoyed by the hens. We love to see happy hens, enjoying the outdoors and fresh green grass.

10/13/2020

This is a good tip from the UC Davis Center for Equine Health. Provide loose salt daily to ensure sodium requirements are met, especially if not feeding a “complete feed” type grain or forage balancer mineral supplement. Often horses don’t consume enough from salt blocks.

"10 Things You Might Not Know About Equine Nutrition"

#7 - 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘁 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸. Voluntary sodium intake from salt blocks varies between horses, potentially falling short of maintenance requirements. To ensure that your horse’s sodium needs are met, give 1 tablespoon of loose salt per 500 pounds of body weight in feed, along with access to a salt block. Although mineral blocks may contain trace minerals such as zinc and copper, they are probably not consumed at significant levels. A ration balancer should be added to ensure trace mineral needs are met.
https://horsereport.sf.ucdavis.edu/news/10-things-you-might-not-know-about-equine-nutrition

09/30/2020

A nice reminder from Carl Hester that surrounding yourself with the right support can be more important than owning an expensive horse.

09/17/2020

These two goof balls both have crazy hair do’s from finding burrs in the pasture 🤦‍♀️ I thought I cut all of them down but they are so good at finding every last plant!! Haha

09/14/2020

Good thing to watch for during the fall as well due to the seasonal onset in early developing cases 🧐

Know the signs of Cushing’s Disease, or Equine PPID, to protect your horse. An abnormal haircoat or signs of laminitis could mean PPID. Not seeing regular seasonal shedding, or noticing a lighter in colour, longer or curly haircoat could all be signs of Cushing’s Disease in horses.

Another watch-out is laminitis, an inflammation inside the hoof. Half of the horses affected by Cushing’s experience laminitis, and it can become extremely painful and debilitating.

Other signs? Fat deposits around the horse’s neck and eyes, sunken shoulders, a prominent spine and lethargy or lower athletic performance.

Keep an eye out for these signs of Equine PPID, so that you can seek treatment early.

09/08/2020

They have learned how to share! 😂 nice to see them eating peacefully together.

09/04/2020

Wise words from !!

07/30/2020

Excited to try riding in his new ScootBoots!

07/11/2020

The squash in the garden have exploded! Zucchini, spaghetti squash and cucumbers are doing awesome!