White Crest Farms

11/01/2025

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Progress is coming along nicely on our 100’ x 200’ outdoor arena 🤩 alongside the current indoor arena.
Thanks Boondock Transport LLC for safely & professionally moving our bulldozer up here!

11/01/2025

Cool and spooky!

10/23/2025

Fun!

Triple Crown premium horse feed offers fixed formulas, quality ingredients and digestive aids to promote a healthy digestive tract and happy horse.

10/23/2025

Using Animal Communication for a Deeper Connection with Your Horse

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Curious about animal communication? Find out how to create a horse-human-heart connection with advice from a communicator.

10/17/2025

Did you get the right answer?

Happy Thursday! We loved seeing all of the participation and responses on Tuesday's post! Here's the answer to the TRUE or FALSE question:

You may have heard the blanket statement that first-cutting grass hay is poor quality, and second cutting is the best.

The truth is that quality depends on several factors, and any cutting of grass hay can be high or low quality regardless of if it was a first or second cutting.

Quality depends on:

Stage of maturity: The more mature the plant, the lower its energy content and the more stemmy and indigestible it becomes.

Type of grass: Different grasses (warm vs. cool season types) vary in nutrient content.

Presence of w**ds or mold: Both reduce hay quality.

Geographic location: Determines how many cuttings are possible and the length of the growing season. Typically, two cuttings, sometimes three, for grass hay.

First Cutting:
First-cuttings happens early in spring, when frequent rain can delay harvest. This delay allows plants to mature, resulting in more fiber, fewer nutrients, and a higher chance of w**ds or mold. Early-season w**ds are more common since they haven’t yet been outcompeted by grasses.

Second Cutting:
Second cutting usually occurs 6–8 weeks later. Fields typically have fewer w**ds, and mixed fields often contain more legumes at this time of year, increasing nutrient content.

Quality Varies:
Any cutting can produce high or low-quality grass hay. Weather, timing, and management determine quality, not just which cutting it is. Perfectly timed, w**d and mold-free first-cuttings can be excellent, while poorly handled second-cutting can be low quality.

Matching Hay to Horses:
Lower-nutrient first-cuttings can be ideal for easy keepers or horses prone to obesity. Nutrient-dense second cuttings can suit performance horses with higher energy needs. Your equine veterinarian is a great resource to advise which types of hay will be best for your particular horse's needs.

Ultimately, you can't accurately make a blanket statement saying first-cutting grass hay is poor quality and second cutting is best. The only way to know quality for sure is through a hay analysis.

Thank you to the Horse Owner Education Committee for providing this information.

10/13/2025

When Is It Time to Retire Your Horse?

A vet provides advice on keeping senior horses active and how you know when it’s time to retire your horse.

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A vet provides advice on keeping senior horses active and how you know when it’s time to retire your horse.

10/10/2025

It’s beautiful now but cold is coming~

As you put away your warm-weather clothes in preparation for the cooler days ahead, you also need to be taking steps to prepare your barn and meet your horse’s needs before the weather turns bad. Check off this list of must-do tasks when putting your preparations in place. ⤵️

𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲: https://thehorse.com/1104902/fall-foresight-seasonal-preventive-horse-care/

10/02/2025

Did you know?

IT'S MYTHBUSTERS TIME! 🔎

As we know, our equine companions can be quite accident-prone. Injuries can vary in severity from small surface cuts that can be managed at home to deep wounds that require sutures that should be addressed by your veterinarian.

As a horse owner, it's inevitable that your equine will sustain several less severe wounds throughout the course of its life, and you may be tempted to clean these wounds with products such as hydrogen peroxide in an effort to prevent infection. However, hydrogen peroxide may cause more harm than good to the healing process.

The truth is that hydrogen peroxide is much too aggressive and toxic to the fibroblasts and other healthy cells that aid in wound healing. Therefore, the use of hydrogen peroxide can actually delay wound healing. In addition, its use can be quite painful when being applied to the wound site.

Instead, it's important to use an isotonic solution (similar in pH to the fluids of the body). Ideally this solution will be warmed to limit the amount of constriction of the blood vessels. If you're in a bind and the wound is grossly contaminated, clean tap water is acceptable to clean the injury site but be sure to use gentle water pressure.

Overall, be sure to approach wound care and cleaning with caution so that you do not unintentionally worsen the injury or slow the healing process. Avoid using hydrogen peroxide, concentrated antiseptics like Betadine or chlorhexidine that have not yet been diluted, or high pressure when applying water or cleansing agents.

If you have questions or concerns about wound care or are unsure if a wound needs veterinary intervention, contact your veterinarian.

10/01/2025

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Hello, October 🍂

10/01/2025

Hello, October 🍂

10/01/2025

ALERT: As Screwworm Moves Closer to the United States, Horse Community Should Be on the Lookout

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On September 21, 2025, the United States Department of Agriculture announced the confirmation of a New World Screwworm (NWS) case in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, less than 70 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border. This new case is located near a major highway from Monterrey, Mexico to Laredo, Texas, one of the m...