Alfalfa products with smaller particle sizes appear to be more effective in helping limit gastric lesion formation.
Find out why using a hay corer or probe offers the best sample collection for hay nutritional analysis.
Researchers identified risk factors including hay type, water source, breed, and pasture access.
The weather can halt early season hay production. Here’s what to remember if you only have access to late-cut hay.
The key is to ensure the hay, haylage, or grass has enough high-energy nutrient value to cover the horse’s needs.
A low-starch, fiber-based diet can help manage equine gastric ulcer syndrome after medical treatment is stopped.
Our nutrition expert, who’s also a USPC regional supervisor, shares the basic nutrition rules every Pony Clubber learns.
Restoring a neglected horse’s health can be rewarding, but also complicated, time-consuming, and sometimes unsuccessful.
Owners are urged to check alfalfa carefully for beetles before feeding to prevent additional cases from developing.
Find out why some horses won’t consume water away from home and learn how to keep him hydrated.
Travel stress can lead to gastric ulcers and colic. Use these strategies to help keep your horse healthy away from home.
I have a healthy 21-year-old retired gelding who will not eat any type of hay in his stall at night. I have concerns about him standing in his stall all night without chewing and developing ulcers as a result. What are my options?
Equally as important as knowing if you’d send a horse to surgery is understanding what to prepare for once he’s home.
Horses are more prone to digestive upset than other domestic animals because of how their GI tract functions.
Developing an understanding of post-colic feeding practices can help your horse on the road to recovery.
Laminitis risk is the No. 1 reason we worry about equine metabolic conditions such as EMS and PPID when feeding horses.
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