Vitamins: Diet Fundamentals
Karen Briggs
February 1, 1998
Vitamins: tiny organic compounds that have a huge impact on the health and well-being of your horse.
Vitamins: tiny organic compounds that have a huge impact on the health and well-being of your horse.
Bran mashes are traditional meals for a wide variety of horses.
Grazing is a full-time job for horses. Given their druthers, they’d graze for 12 hours or more.
Not all horses are alike in their needs for electrolyte replacement after strenuous exertion. Some deplete the
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Feed is a major expenditure for any horse owner, and we all want it to be money well spent–both in terms of nutrition and quality. Getting the best value often means buying and storing feed in bulk. But unless that’s done properly, you might
They look like rabbit food, and the technology that made those bunny pellets a complete diet now is used regularly to make feeds for horses. Granted, pelleted feeds don’t usually exude the tempting aroma that most molasses-laced
Performing a hay analysis whenever you get a shipment of hay is an excellent management routine, especially since the results can have a significant impact on the grains and supplements you choose to feed.
Encouraging water consumption is extremely important. This often starts by making sure your horses have free access to a good, clean water source.
Developmental orthopedic disease (DOD) remains one of the top concerns of breeders worldwide. Not one condition, but rather a series of related syndromes, DOD encompasses anything that contributes to poor skeletal development in foals: angular
Horse breeders noticed that they were having foaling problems with some mares which were grazing fescue grass or being fed fescue hay. Cattle producers reported that steers on fescue pastures or being fed fescue hay appeared to be unthrifty and that
Whether you currently own a farm or are in the process of looking for one, the land itself is a consideration beyond location, outbuildings, acreage, and price. The vegetation, soil, water, and bedrock that are the foundation of the top layer of
Ask six veterinarians what causes developmental orthopedic disorders in foals and you might get six different answers. According to Tina Kemper, DVM, there could very well be six causes, and possibly more. Kemper specializes in equine internal
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