Adding Fuel to the Fire: How Diet Affects Horse Behavior
Diane E. Rice
September 11, 2024
Find out how you can influence your horse’s behavior through feed management.
Find out how you can influence your horse’s behavior through feed management.
When fed and managed properly, horses can benefit from alfalfa’s high nutritive value. But is it right for your horse? Here’s what to consider when feeding this forage.
An owner asks for help feeding her mare who needs to gain weight but is proving to be a picky eater. An equine nutritionist shares some advice.
Learn how to use high-quality forage, water, and fat to help your horse maintain a healthy body condition score in colder weather.
Learn how to interpret feed tags and consider your horse’s specific dietary requirements so you can make informed decisions to maintain his health and performance.
Horses can consume hay pellets or cubes rapidly. How can we slow them down to increase their time spent chewing?
Find out how you can keep your metabolically efficient horse healthy when he’s laid up with an injury or chronic illness.
Is one grass hay variety more palatable than another? Should I feed my horse the first or second cutting of hay? Equine nutritionists answer these questions and more.
Find out how proper nutrition, including high-quality protein, could help improve muscling over your horse’s back.
An equine nutritionist describes how to promote weight loss in horses that cannot be ridden.
Dr. Frank Andrews describes how you can reduce your horse’s risk of hindgut ulcers while helping him safely lose weight.
Dr. Mary Beth Gordon describes common treatment protocols for hindgut ulcers in horses and the role horse owners play in treatment.
When fed correctly, alfalfa might help prevent gastric ulcer development. One expert explains the importance of timing and amount when feeding horses alfalfa.
Dr. Frank Andrews describes signs that might indicate hindgut problems in horses, from lethargy and colic to diarrhea and weight loss, in this Ask TheHorse excerpt.
Dr. Mary Beth Gordon outlines the essential role of the hindgut in horse digestion.
Delve into nutrition topics key to keeping your horse healthy and happy.
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