Researchers studied how high-fiber feeds affect horses’ feed passage rate, water balance, and nutrient digestion.

How can you tell if your horse is consuming too much selenium? Recent research results indicate that an answer is likely hiding in your horse’s mane and tail.

Haynets with small openings reduced adult horses’ dry matter intake rates and extended foraging time, researchers found.

Researchers found that obesity levels rose significantly from 27% at winter’s end to 35% during the summer, and that seasonal variation in body condition was lower in obese equids than non-obese.

Researchers concluded that mild but persistent respiratory signs, such as coughing and nasal discharge, can indicate an increased risk of developing heaves.

A mixture of micronized coconut and onion decreased fecal egg counts in one population of horses, researchers say.