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Fix Easy-Keeper Feeding Mistakes

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An equine nutritionist explains how to rectify common mistakes owners make while feeding easy keepers.

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Hay Nets, Horse Body Weight, Body Condition, and Dental Health

Sarah Welk Baynum September 19, 2024

Can hay nets affect a horse’s weight or body condition score? Do they damage equine teeth? Researchers answer these questions and more.

How to Avoid Monensin Contamination in Horse Feed

Shannon Pratt-Phillips, MSc, PhD September 3, 2024

A nutritionist describes how you can protect your horse from this highly toxic antibiotic typically found in cattle feed.

Increasing Chew Time for Hay Cubes and Pellets

Clair Thunes, PhD August 25, 2024

Horses can consume hay pellets or cubes rapidly. How can we slow them down to increase their time spent chewing?

Unsound and Overweight Horses

Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA August 21, 2024

Find out how you can keep your metabolically efficient horse healthy when he’s laid up with an injury or chronic illness.

Horse Hay Q&A

Alayne Blickle August 19, 2024

Is one grass hay variety more palatable than another? Should I feed my horse the first or second cutting of hay? Equine nutritionists answer these questions and more.

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Page Mauk, DVM August 19, 2024

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Clair Thunes, PhD July 20, 2024

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Feeding the Senior Horse With Dental Problems

Clair Thunes, PhD June 28, 2024

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Feeding Metabolic Horses

Debra Powell, PhD, PAS May 26, 2024

Discover what, when, and how to feed horses with metabolic issues such as EMS, ID, and PPID.

Feeding Horses With Special Needs

Lucile Vigouroux May 19, 2024

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Feeding Equine Elders

Clair Thunes, PhD May 6, 2024

A nutritionist answers questions about the nutritional needs of older equids, covering topics such as senior feeds, metabolic disease, and helping horses gain weight.

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Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc April 6, 2024

After years of speculating that colic occurs more frequently in horses that crib, researchers have finally provided consistent data confirming this association.