
Is it Okay to Ride My Ulcer-Prone Horse After Feeding?
Common advice tells us not to feed horses before exercise. But this outdated belief might be hurting your horse.


Common advice tells us not to feed horses before exercise. But this outdated belief might be hurting your horse.

An equine nutritionist offers care and feeding tips to help owners prepare thin senior horses for cold weather.

Nutritionist Dr. Clair Thunes shares advice on how to reduce your horse’s risk of colicking this fall.

An equine nutritionist answers common questions about beet pulp, which has long been a mainstay in many feed rooms for horses.

Is it okay for my horse to eat leaves that have fallen from trees in his pasture?

Get tips for ensuring your horses receive the nutrition they need without eating all your money.

One’s designed to be the horse’s whole diet, while the other is meant to complement his forage ration. Which is best for your horse?

An equine nutritionist explains how a broodmare’s nutritional needs change during her pregnancy.

As horses age, they might need additional nutritional support. Read advice for feeding senior horses.

Don’t forget horses need calories to keep cool in the heat.

A reader’s horse that doesn’t like to drink when traveling recently tied up at an event. A nutritionist offers advice to get the horse to hydrate in the future.

Learn about feeding your new horse during transport, quarantine, and the first few weeks at his new home.

Do you have a messy horse that dumps her feed in the dirt? Try these tips to make sure she gets the nutrition she needs.

Find out if you can feed newly harvested hay or if you should wait and let it “sweat” or “cure.”

Grass sugar levels shift with time of day, season, and weather. Careful turnout timing can help prevent problems in horses with EMS, IR, or a history of laminitis.

Abruptly putting a horse on pasture can lead to colic or laminitis. Here’s advice to help avoid health problems.
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