Category: Easy Keeper

Spring horse feeding tips

The days are getting longer, the mud is starting to recede, and you are ready to put away the winter...

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Soaking hay before feeding is one way to lower the sugar levels, but it reduces more than sugar.

Soaking hay is one way to reduce the amount of sugar in the hay, but it should only be used...

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Picking Hay for Sugar/Starch Sensitive Horses

All horses need fiber in their diet and some of it must be the form of long hay. Horses challenged...

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Tips for Feeding Special Needs Horses in the Winter

Ensure your horse’s nutrient requirements are met this winter.

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Spring and Fall Pastures Can Be Unsafe for At-risk Horses

It is that time of the year again, when grass pastures can be unsafe for at-risk horses! Grazing management is...

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Grazing Management for Horses with Metabolic Syndrome

Healthy horses have little problem adjusting to changes in the fructan (sugar) levels in grass. However, individuals struggling with obesity or metabolic syndrome are at high risk for digestive imbalances caused by seasonal fluctuations.

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Vitamin E Is Often Deficient in the Diets of Horses That Do Not Have Access to Fresh Green Grass

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Love in a Bucket

Love takes many forms Approaching the barn you slide the heavy, hanging door back and the deep rumble sets off...

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Hay Tip for Easy Keepers

Never cut back on hay to reduce calorie intake; instead, change to a more mature grass hay that will provide...

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Managing the Easy Keeper

Managing the easy keeper is anything but easy. The biggest challenge when feeding an easy keeper is meeting nutrient requirements without overfeeding calories.

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Tips for Feeding Special Needs Horses in the Winter

Preventing winter weight gain in easy keepers. Some horses gain weight when given a winter break from trail riding, training,...

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Hay for Easy Keepers

Q: I was told to feed my easy keeper mature, lower quality grass hay. Why, and how do I tell...

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How to Keep Those Muzzles On

Got a horse in your barn that can get out of anything you put on his head? You are not...

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Grazing Management for Sugar Sensitive Horses

Lush, cool season spring grass is packed full of vitamins, minerals and energy, but it is also high in sugar!...

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Nutritional Tidbit: Carbohydrates Aren’t All Bad

The most important thing to keep in mind regarding “carbs” is that there are different types of carbohydrates and the...

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Managing Metabolically Challenged Horses in Winter

Winter can be a risky time for metabolically challenged horses. Research has shown that cold weather causes greater variability in...

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Winter Weight Gain

Some horses gain weight when given a winter break from trail riding, training, and/or showing. The extra weight can make...

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Feeding Starch/Sugar Sensitive Horses

A better understanding of how the horse’s digestion system works has revealed that balancing forage intake with concentrate intake is...

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Feeding Strategies to Prevent Laminitis in Easy Keepers

What is laminitis? Laminitis occurs when the tissues that connect the coffin bone to the hoof wall, called the laminae,...

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Laminitis: What’s Grain Overload Got to Do with It?

What is laminitis? Laminitis occurs when the tissues that connect the coffin bone to the hoof wall, called the laminae,...

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The Trouble with Fructans

What is a fructan? Fructan is a type of sugar found in cool-season grasses. Instead of being digested in the...

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