The most important thing to keep in mind regarding “carbs” is that there are different types of carbohydrates and the...
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Q: I was told to feed my easy keeper mature, lower quality grass hay. Why, and how do I tell...
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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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In every aspect of our lives we strive for balance. As owners and caretakers of horses we should also make...
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Bugs? What bugs? Horses are hindgut fermenters. In other words, the hindgut portion of your horse’s digestive tract contains millions...
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In Clarifying Carbohydrates Part I, we reviewed simple carbohydrates and in Clarifying Carbohydtrates Part II we looked at rapidly fermentable carbohydrates. This Nutritional Minute describes slowly fermentable carbohydrates (fiber) and discusses the concerns associated with all carbohydrates in the equine diet.
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There are many types of carbohydrates in equine diets, including simple carbohydrates, rapidly fermentable carbohydrates, and complex, slowly fermentable carbohydrates. Your horse digests each type of carbohydrate differently. Some types of carbs are better for your horse than others. Click here for Clarifying Carbohydrates Part I for information on simple carbs. This time we will reviewing rapidly fermentable carbs.
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There are three different types of carbohydrates utilized by horses: simple sugars and starches, rapidly fermentable carbohydrates, and structural carbohydrates. This part of our series will deal with simple sugars and starches.
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When picking hay for your horse, consider the following: The type of hay available The maturity of the hay when it was harvested The region of the country where the hay was grown
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All horses need fiber in their diet and some of it must be the form of long hay. Horses challenged...
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One of the most prevalent myths in the realm of horse nutrition today is that bran mashes are good for...
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Horses 18 years of age and older are considered geriatric or senior horses. Some horses, like some humans, age more...
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Your horse is a home The digestive tract of your horse is home to millions of microorganisms that aid in...
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Love takes many forms Approaching the barn you slide the heavy, hanging door back and the deep rumble sets off...
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Horses that have demanding training or competition schedules, broodmares raising foals, and growing horses can expend a huge number of calories doing their jobs. These horses need energy and lots of it, but they need the kind of energy that won’t cause digestive upset or improper growth patterns.
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Can what you feed be making your horse a little crazy? The short answer is yes, it might be. Diets...
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Never cut back on hay to reduce calorie intake; instead, change to a more mature grass hay that will provide...
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Six indicators to look at when deciding which hay is best for a mature horse: 1) Digestible Energy (DE) is...
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Beet pulp is a byproduct of the sugar beet industry. It consists of the pulp that remains after all the...
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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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What does the guaranteed analysis really tell you? If you have looked at a feed tag you have seen a guaranteed analysis (GA) of nutrients. It is full of minimums and maximums, crude this and that, and lots of numbers. But what does the GA really tell you about the feed you are considering for your horse? A lot!
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