148
View Article
Electrolytes—Who Needs Them? Your Horse, That’s Who.
Electrolytes perform critical functions within your horse’s body. They help regulate nerve and muscle functions by carrying electrical impulses between...
» View ArticleTag: performance horses
52
View Video
Horses With a Busy Lifestyle Are at High Risk for Digestive Upset
Horses with a busy lifestyle are at high risk for digestive upset. Limited grazing, larger grain meals, and frequent traveling...
» View Video
896
View Article
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,...
» View Article
658
View Article
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...
» View Article
322
View Article
Travel Tips for Horses – Part 2: Nutritional Support While Traveling
Travel Tips for Horses- Part 2: Nutritional Support While Traveling
» View Article
435
View Article
Travel Tips for Horses – Part 1: Plan Ahead
Travel Tips for Horses- Part 1: Plan Ahead
» View Article
19
View Article
Horses are the biggest athlete on earth.
They have 700 different skeletal muscles. In fact, 60% of a horse’s body weight is muscle. During exercise, muscle metabolism...
» View Article
2,965
View Article
Vitamin E and the Performance Horse – A Winning Combination
Vitamin E is essential for the performance horse Vitamin E, the major lipid-soluble antioxidant defense in cells, plays an important...
» View Article
197
View Article
Use Caution When Riding in Freezing Temperatures
When the temperatures drop below freezing, opt out of strenuous work and choose other activities for your four-legged partner. Research...
» View Article
181
View Article
Neigh-Lox® Advanced: What’s Inside the Bucket?
Neigh-Lox Advanced contains a proprietary blend of research-proven ingredients that work synergistically to maintain healthy equine GI tract tissues.
» View Article
178
View Article
Winter Weight Gain
Some horses gain weight when given a winter break from trail riding, training, and/or showing. The extra weight can make...
» View Article
200
View Article
What Is HA and Why Should I Look for It in a Joint Supplement?
Hyaluronic acid (HA) is an integral component of synovial fluid and articular cartilage. It is responsible for lubrication of the...
» View Article
228
View Article
Vitamin Deficiencies – Who Is at Risk?
Certain types of horses are at higher risk of developing vitamin deficiencies than others. It may be because they are...
» View Article
751
View Article
Increasing Your Horse’s Appetite
It can be hard to get a picky eater to consume enough calories to maintain optimal condition. Digestive aids, such...
» View Article
96
View Article
Dangerous Dehydration
When it is hot out, exercise and other stressors can lead to dangerous dehydration. Horses generate a tremendous amount of...
» View Article
360
View Article
Electrolyte Use in Fall and Winter
“I have only a few weeks’ worth of electrolyte supplement left in my bucket. With fall and winter approaching, do...
» View Article
2,770
View Article
Managing RER (a Form of Tying-up) With Dietary Changes
“Tying-up” is one of the more common muscle disorders found in horses. In fact, we now know that there are...
» View Article
374
View Article
Filling the Nutritional Gaps in Your Horse’s Diet
Vitamins and minerals are vital to the horse’s physical well-being. Without sufficient vitamin and mineral intake, it is impossible for...
» View Article
539
View Article
Keeping Your Horse Safe in Hot Weather
To ride or not to ride, that is the question. Temperature alone is not a good guide when it comes...
» View Article
232
View Article
Equine Gastric Ulcers—Do You Need To Worry?
A scoop of grain and two fluffy flakes of hay in the morning. A scoop of grain and two fluffy flakes...
» View Article
292
View Article
Why Use a Joint Supplement
In healthy joints, the ends of the bones are coated with a thin layer of friction-reducing tissue known as articular...
» View Article
156
View Article
Feeding Directions: Mere Suggestions or Strict Guidelines?
Feeding directions are an important place to start. As human beings, we have the ability to manage our own daily...
» View Article
1,863
View Article
Put the Bloom Back in Your Horse’s Coat
Does your horse struggle with dull, flaky hair coat? Are his mane and tail dry and brittle? The quality of...
» View Article
461
View Article
Think “E” for Excellent Nutrition
The far-reaching effects of vitamin E in equine nutrition are well known. Vitamin E plays imperative roles in immune, cardiovascular,...
» View Article