Winterizing Horses
Nancy S. Loving, DVM
December 8, 2024
Take a few simple precautions and management approaches to help your horse weather winter safely.
Take a few simple precautions and management approaches to help your horse weather winter safely.
Learn how to calculate the amount of forage your horse or pony needs to achieve a healthy weight and what types of hay might be best for weight loss.
Learn how to provide your horse with proper nutrition whether he’s under- or overweight. Sponsored by Purina Animal Nutrition.
Cold weather often brings unwanted weight loss in hard-keeping horses. Two experts offer advice on preventing this as we prepare for temperatures to drop.
Driving horses, whether pulling a plow, going for a pleasure drive, or competing, face health considerations similar to and distinct from those of typical sport horses.
Keep your broodmare at a healthy weight to help ensure her and her foal’s safety during gestation and foaling.
Here’s how to determine if your horse is under- or overweight and, if so, by how much.
Can horses lose weight too fast? Does exercise or dietary restriction work better for equine weight loss? Two experts answer these questions and more.
Rapid weight loss can lead to hyperlipemia, a serious and sometimes fatal condition.
Discover how nutritionists took three horses from fat to fabulous.
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.
How can you support young horses’ growth and development during this critical time? An equine nutritionist explains.
Can hay nets affect a horse’s weight or body condition score? Do they damage equine teeth? Researchers answer these questions and more.
A nutrition expert offers care and feeding tips for a thin senior horse before the cold weather hits.
Learn how to use high-quality forage, water, and fat to help your horse maintain a healthy body condition score in colder weather.
Find out how proper nutrition, including high-quality protein, could help improve muscling over your horse’s back.
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