Horse Feeding Basics
Sarah Evers Conrad
December 13, 2019
Confused about your horse’s diet? We’re here to help. Here’s how to craft the proper hay and grain ration.
Confused about your horse’s diet? We’re here to help. Here’s how to craft the proper hay and grain ration.
Getting to the root of a less-than-ideal feeding regimen requires evaluating the horse, the human, the forage, and the grain or concentrate.
By prolonging feeding time and stimulating more saliva production, large pellets of concentrated feeds could extend mealtime and offer protection from gastric ulcers.
As autumn approaches, consider whether you need to make changes to your horse’s diet in preparation for winter.
Owners who struggle to provide their horses with consistently good-quality forage might be able to improve feed digestibility and topline development by offering these horses a fortified feed, researchers find.
An equine nutrition expert shares tips for feeding horses during natural disasters.
A researcher investigated how long horses spent eating when offered varying amounts of soluble fiber. Her findings could help your horse avoid health and behavior issues, such as gastric ulcers and cribbing.
How do you make space for horse feed when packing for a multiday trip? Our equine nutritionist offers suggestions.
Our nutritionist just helped Pony Club kids with their feeding charts. Here’s why she thinks you should review yours, too.
Tips include ensuring constant forage access, providing pasture turnout, and limiting concentrate intake, among others.
Equine glandular gastric disease has a distinct pathology, risk factors, diagnostics, and treatment approaches.
Are your feeding practices doing more harm than good? Experts share four ways to improve your horse’s digestive health.
A Virginia Tech researcher investigated the impact of diet on lesson horses. Here’s what she found.
Set your new horse up for success by following these tips to transition his diet and avoid gastric ulcers.
Over time, horse feeds manufactured to meet equine energy and nutrient needs have evolved from mixes of whole grains to textured, pelleted, and extruded types. But does that change how feeds affect horses?
Fed as a concentrated calorie source, oats have been the go-to grain for horsemen for generations, especially on the track. But should a Thoroughbred continue eating oats after retirement?
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