Can Fat Help Horses Gain Weight in Winter?
Clair Thunes, PhD
December 6, 2024
Find out how to safely feed horses fat and if it’s a good weight-gain solution.
Find out how to safely feed horses fat and if it’s a good weight-gain solution.
If your horse stops eating, consult a vet to rule out medical issues, check feed quality, consider behavioral factors, and use palatable options to stimulate appetite.
Horses tend to drink less as the temperature of their water drops. However, when given the choice between cold and warm water, horses consume the former.
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One equine nutritionist weighs in on which type of hay best helps horses stay warm during cold nights.
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Keep your broodmare at a healthy weight to help ensure her and her foal’s safety during gestation and foaling.
Rapid weight loss can lead to hyperlipemia, a serious and sometimes fatal condition.
Find out what health conditions overweight horses might be more likely to develop and how you can help your horse safely lose weight to improve his performance.
An equine nutritionist offers alternatives to soaking hay for horses that live in subfreezing climates during winter.
A sports medicine specialist looks at what could cause a Western dressage horse to travel haunches-in during the right-lead canter.
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