Senior Horse Feed and Fiber
Clair Thunes, PhD
September 7, 2026
One equine nutritionist explains why senior feeds are high in fiber and why that’s good for your older horses.
One equine nutritionist explains why senior feeds are high in fiber and why that’s good for your older horses.
Here’s how to monitor your horse for dehydration and help prevent it.
Find out how much protein your horse’s diet provides and whether it comes from high-quality sources.
An equine nutritionist shares how to calculate your horse’s annual hay intake and how to reduce hay waste to help stretch your budget.
A nutrition expert offers advice for ensuring free-fed horses don’t overeat hay.
Before adding vitamin E to your horse’s diet, find out why veterinarians recommend testing blood levels and how to supplement appropriately.
An equine nutritionist explains why your horse might waste concentrate and hay and how you can combat this.
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.
An equine nutritionist explains how horses use dietary fats for energy and why some metabolic horses might need additional fat sources.
As horses age, they might need additional nutritional support. Read advice on feeding senior horses.
As foals grow, their nutritional needs change rapidly. Learn when to introduce creep feed and how to support your foal’s healthy development.
Keeping competition horses well hydrated isn’t always easy. An equine nutritionist offers tips to help prevent dehydration.
Restoring muscle glycogen, rehydrating, and ensuring a horse’s diet offers enough vitamin E all help with recovery after strenuous exercise.
Although researchers have shown horses prefer untreated hay, it is safe for horses to eat hay treated with preservatives. An equine nutritionist explains why.
While steeped in tradition, feeding bran mashes can cause GI distress in horses. Learn why, and discover alternatives.
Researchers have shown feeding horses alfalfa prior to riding can help buffer stomach acid and offers relief for ulcer-prone horses. But is hay or a pellet better?
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