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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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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To ride or not to ride, that is the question. Temperature alone is not a good guide when it comes...
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What are electrolytes? Imagine you are riding your horse on a hot summer day. If you do more than walk,...
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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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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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Allergens from feed, bedding or the environment (dust, mold, pollen) can lead to systemic inflammation that causes fluid to leak...
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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
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Travel Tips for Horses- Part 1: Plan Ahead
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Where you put your salt block in the pasture makes a difference. Research in Alberta, Canada, showed that where you...
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Got a horse in your barn that can get out of anything you put on his head? You are not...
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Natural vitamin E supplementation of broodmares during late gestation and early lactation can give foals a leg up in building...
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Busted: Researchers learned that horses have some nutritional sense for salt, but not for other nutrients. Horses will seek out...
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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 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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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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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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They have 700 different skeletal muscles. In fact, 60% of a horse’s body weight is muscle. During exercise, muscle metabolism...
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We all know that horse keeping is an expensive business. Each of us looks for ways to minimize our costs....
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Vitamin E is essential for the performance horse Vitamin E, the major lipid-soluble antioxidant defense in cells, plays an important...
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Does your horse resemble a fluffy stuffed animal this time of year? That fluffy winter coat serves a very important...
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When the temperatures drop below freezing, opt out of strenuous work and choose other activities for your four-legged partner. Research...
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Neigh-Lox Advanced contains a proprietary blend of research-proven ingredients that work synergistically to maintain healthy equine GI tract tissues.
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