Why Does My Horse Dunk His Hay?
Clair Thunes, PhD
May 18, 2024
Find out why your horse might benefit from a “dunk bucket.”
Find out why your horse might benefit from a “dunk bucket.”
An equine nutritionist explains why your horse might waste concentrate and hay and how you can combat this.
Regularly monitor your horse’s condition and workload to ensure his energy requirements are being met with a forage-focused diet this show season.
Learn about 5 key physical indicators of forage quality and how to gather a hay sample and interpret a chemical analysis.
Use these tips to make smart mealtime decisions when feeding many types of horses.
A nutritionist answers questions about the nutritional needs of older equids, covering topics such as senior feeds, metabolic disease, and helping horses gain weight.
Typically, hay testing labs report analysis results on an as-sampled, as-received, or as-fed, and dry matter basis. Here’s what that means for how you feed your horse.
Focusing on consistent and balanced nutrition will help reduce your horse’s stress levels at shows.
Learn about the nutritional needs of a mare with a foal at her side as she gets started back into work.
What should and shouldn’t horses with heaves (or equine asthma) eat? A nutritionist offers advice.
When switching your horse to a forage-focused diet, first obtain a hay analysis and choose a ration balancer that fills the nutritional gaps.
Don’t balk at the S-word on the feed label. It might be just what your adult horse needs.
Is your senior horse a picky eater? Be sure he has regular veterinary dental examinations and consider changing his forage or concentrate feed.
Learn about 10 common plants, chemicals, organisms, and toxins your horse should never eat.
One expert explains whether horses that maintain body condition well on forage alone get enough protein from only eating hay.
Decipher fact vs. fiction when it comes to the complicated world of feeding horses.
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