How To Feed Performance Horses on a Budget
Clair Thunes, PhD
September 15, 2025
Get tips for ensuring your horses receive the nutrition they need without eating all your money.
Get tips for ensuring your horses receive the nutrition they need without eating all your money.
Prevent weight loss in horses by testing hay, monitoring calorie intake, and adding fat or fiber to maintain body condition through seasonal forage changes.
Do you know how much your horse’s feed, hay, and supplements cost?
Find out if you can feed newly harvested hay or if you should wait and let it “sweat” or “cure.”
These 5 steps can help you prevent and eliminate odors on your farm and create a cleaner space for your horses.
Find out how to manage and remove horse waste from your farm in a safe and effective way.
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?
Sustainable hay production involves practices that protect the environment while yielding high-quality hay. Here’s how to grow or source sustainably produced hay.
Sourcing lower-energy hay and implementing slow-feeding strategies can help reduce your horse’s risk of becoming obese and developing metabolic problems.
An equine nutrition expert addresses toplines, horse protein needs, and if whey is the way to go.
Your horse’s nutritional requirements depend on his life stage and individual needs.
Learn how to tailor your mare and foal’s feeding program from late pregnancy to weaning with expert guidance.
Not all carbohydrates are created equal, and “low-carb” definitely doesn’t mean “no-carb.” A nutritionist explains.
An equine nutritionist shares tips to reduce impaction colic risk in senior horses, focusing on hydration, digestion, proper feeding practices, and more.
Researchers found that a herd of Icelandic horses survived after their water source froze amid snowstorms. But, as a rule, horses should always have access to fresh water.
Should you adjust your horse’s diet if he will have time off during winter? What changes are safe to make? An equine nutritionist explains.
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