Spotted Hills Farm

Spotted Hills Farm SHF is located in Bowdon Ga. We offer boarding, lessons and riding camps. Cross country course, 150x300 lighted ring, dressage, and cowboy ring. Plus more!

Saddles for sale kincade lancers and no name $50 each can ship at buyers expense. Venmo or cash app
02/08/2023

Saddles for sale kincade lancers and no name $50 each can ship at buyers expense. Venmo or cash app

Had a nice ride yesterday on Larry with some friends!
11/21/2022

Had a nice ride yesterday on Larry with some friends!

Yuck!
10/15/2021

Yuck!

10/06/2021

Fall can be a beautiful time of year for horseback riding; however, frost can negatively impact horse health. Frost damaged pastures can have higher concentrations of nonstructural carbohydrates, leading to an increase in the potential for founder and colic, especially in horses diagnosed with or prone to obesity, laminitis, Cushings, and Equine Metabolic Syndrome. To help prevent these health issues, wait up to a week before turning horses back onto a pasture after a killing frost. Subsequent frosts are not a concern as the pasture plants were killed during the first frost.

Why do nonstructural carbohydrates increase during the fall? During the day, plants carry out the process of photosynthesis. In this process, they make carbohydrates as an energy source for the plant. A second process, respiration, is carried out when the plants use up the carbohydrates they produce during the night for energy. Plant respiration slows down when temperatures are near freezing. As a result, the plants hold their carbohydrates overnight. Freezing can stop respiration and lock the carbohydrates in the plant for over a week. Thus, plants tend to contain more carbohydrates in colder temperatures or after a frost. Often, horses will prefer forages after a frost due to the higher carbohydrates levels.

Address

2798 W Highway 5
Bowdon, GA
30108

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

(770) 258-0444

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