
Forage-Focused Diets for Young Horses
When switching your horse to a forage-focused diet, first obtain a hay analysis and choose a ration balancer that fills the nutritional gaps.
When switching your horse to a forage-focused diet, first obtain a hay analysis and choose a ration balancer that fills the nutritional gaps.
If you can see your horse’s ribs or his topline is lacking, he might need to gain weight or muscle. But how can you tell which he needs?
Is your senior horse a picky eater? Be sure he has regular veterinary dental examinations and consider changing his forage or concentrate feed.
An equine nutrition expert addresses toplines, horse protein needs, and if whey is the way to go.
Cold weather affects older horses more than it does their younger companions. Learn how to keep your senior comfortable and healthy during cold weather.
A nutrition expert offers advice for ensuring free-fed horses don’t overeat hay.
An equine nutritionist explains why you should consult your veterinarian and test hay quality if your mule (or horse) has a hay belly.
Our equine nutrition expert offers a reader advice on how to feed a thin horse with a history of laminitis without causing another bout of the disease.
How can you best support your competitive show horse? Start with what fuels the fire. Sponsored by Vitalize.
Adiposity can cause a variety of health problems in performance horses, from heat stress to arthritis.
Learn about the differences, and a few key similarities, between these two endocrine diseases.
A pregnant mare should maintain a healthy weight to support both the fetus’ and her own calorie needs.
The best winter weight management practice could be consistent monitoring of your horse’s body condition.
Are you resolving to improve your horse’s nutritional status next year? An equine nutritionist shares her tips.
Keeping donor and recipient mares in moderate body condition might improve survival rates of transferred embryos.
Christa describes equine nutrition challenges during her cross-country trip on horseback from Paris to Florence.
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