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How do drought-stressed pastures affect your horse?
During periods of drought, pasture grass may go dormant while weeds continue to grow. How does this affect your horse?
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Tetanus: Is Your Horse at Risk?
Fifty to 75 percent of the horses that contract tetanus will die, no matter what treatment is administered. Luckily, due...
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How limited turnout impacts your horse
What is considered limited turnout and how does it impact a horse’s feeding program? Continuous grazing is defined as access...
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How species and growing conditions impact sugar levels in hay
Depending on where you live, it can be very hard to find hay that is low enough in sugar to...
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Protein in Hay and Pasture
The protein levels in hay and pasture vary greatly depending on species of plant, stage of growth, and time of...
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Heat Stroke in Horses
What is heat stroke and how do you recognize it? Heat stroke occurs when you horse’s natural cooling mechanisms fail...
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How to Get the Most out of Your Horse Supplement
Let's face it: supplements can be expensive, especially the good ones that really work. It is easy to fall into the trap of feeding less than the recommended amount or letting your supply run out from time to time, but in the long run those tactics just waste money.
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Endurance horses have unique electrolyte needs
Why does my endurance horse need electrolytes in the first place? Electrolytes perform critical functions in the horse’s body. Most...
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When Is It Too Hot to Ride Your Horse?
To ride or not to ride, that is the question. Temperature alone is not a good guide when it comes...
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The Scoop on Electrolytes and Hydration
What are electrolytes? Imagine you are riding your horse on a hot summer day. If you do more than walk,...
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Vitamin E: testing, understanding results, and determining supplementation levels in horses
When should I test my horse’s vitamin E levels? If you are seeing any of the following signs of vitamin...
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Spring Feeding Tips for Overweight Horses
Use the following strategies to decrease calories in your horse’s diet. Remember to keep checking your horse’s condition frequently so he doesn’t lose too much weight!
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Did You Know Allergies Can Cause Your Horse to Stock Up?
Allergens from feed, bedding or the environment (dust, mold, pollen) can lead to systemic inflammation that causes fluid to leak...
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Spring Feeding Tips for Underweight Horses
Use the following strategies to increase calories in your horse’s diet. Remember to keep checking your horse’s condition frequently so they don’t gain too much weight!
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Travel Tips for Horses – Part 2: Nutritional Support While Traveling
Travel Tips for Horses- Part 2: Nutritional Support While Traveling
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Travel Tips for Horses – Part 1: Plan Ahead
Travel Tips for Horses- Part 1: Plan Ahead
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Where’s Your Salt Block?
Where you put your salt block in the pasture makes a difference. Research in Alberta, Canada, showed that where you...
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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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Building a Strong Immune System in Mares and Foals
Natural vitamin E supplementation of broodmares during late gestation and early lactation can give foals a leg up in building...
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Nutritional myth: When fed free-choice vitamins and minerals, horses will pick what they need.
Busted: Researchers learned that horses have some nutritional sense for salt, but not for other nutrients. Horses will seek out...
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Getting Ready for Horse Show Season
Spring weather means horse show season is right around the corner. Are you providing all the nutrients your horse needs...
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Spring Cleaning Checklist for Your Barn and Horse Farm
Spring is here. It’s time to get started on your spring cleaning plan. On cleaning day, be sure to: Turn out horses so they are not exposed to dust stirred up by cleaning. Open all windows and doors for ventilation.
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Spring Turnout Tips for Sugar-Sensitive Horses
For normal horses, the spring grass is a lovely change from hay, but for sugar-sensitive horses it is a dangerous time of year.
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Is Your Horse’s Diet Making Him Hot?
Can what you feed be making your horse a little crazy? The short answer is yes, it might be. Diets high in simple carbohydrates, like the sugars and starches found in some concentrates (those high in grain and molasses), can cause a horse to have hormone fluctuations that lead to anxiousness and excitability.
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