A reader’s first-cutting hay brought in right from the field feels a bit damp. Our nutritionist explains why she should be cautious and how to tell if the forage is safe to feed her horses.
Hemp oil, hemp meal, CBD, and THC all come from similar—and sometimes the same—plants and are becoming more popular as cannabis and industrial hemp regulations loosen. Learn how nutritionally rich hemp might help your horse.
Your horse might be benefiting from wheat middlings in his feed, which can help lower starch levels while maintaining a considerable calorie content.
Horses consuming a particular supplement had higher high-molecular-weight adiponectin blood concentrations and lower insulin concentrations than when they didn’t consume it. And this, researchers say, could help reduce laminitis risk. Here’s why.
The older equine population is at greater risk of developing debilitating endocrine disorders such as insulin dysregulation and equine metabolic syndrome, all of which are best identified and treated as early as possible.
Researchers found that both basal and post-oral-sugar-test insulin responses vary across seasons in horses with insulin dysregulation.
Does your horse fling food all over his stall during meal time? Our nutrition expert shares some tips you can try to keep your horse’s enthusiastic eating behaviors from wasting feed.
Acid detergent fiber and neutral detergent fiber measurements can help you decide if hay is good for your easier keeper, broodmare, or growing foal.
While diet can indeed contribute to a horse being energetic, it’s not the only cause. Our nutritionist shares her thoughts.
A horse owner asks if she’s feeding her horse hay often enough. Nutritionist Dr. Clair Thunes responds.
A user in a wildfire-affected area asks if supplements can help support her horse’s respiratory system.
Caring for pastures by preventing overgrazing in the winter can increase spring and summer yields.
Equine atypical myopathy and seasonal pasture myopathy are caused by eating maple tree seeds or saplings containing hypoglycin A.
Our nutritionist looks at whether all-pellet diets are good for horses.
Including honey in the equine diet is common in some countries, but is it safe?
When buying horse feed, you might face the choice between “textured” and “pelleted.” Our nutritionist explains the difference.
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