Is Rained-On Hay Any Good for Horses?
Equine Disease Quarterly
October 19, 2020
Learn about how rain during harvesting can affect hay quality and whether you should feed rained-on hay to your horses.
Learn about how rain during harvesting can affect hay quality and whether you should feed rained-on hay to your horses.
Their names might sound the same, but their molecular makeups are different. Are organic or inorganic forms of trace and macrominerals better for horses?
To ensure your horse stays hydrated, provide him with fresh, clean, clear water at appropriate drinking temperatures. Here’s how.
If you live at northern latitudes, you might lack vitamin D. But what about your horse?
Learn about your horse’s health, behavior, and personality as you acclimate him to a new home, diet, and herd.
Though they make up only a tiny part of horses’ diets, micronutrients play big roles in major physiological functions, ranging from bone and muscle performance to digestion to hormone signaling.
Horse owners are rightfully concerned about their horses’ lung health after wildfire smoke exposure. But can the smoke and ash also affect their pastures and forage?
Vitamin E serves as one of the body’s most potent antioxidants, protecting various cells—including those of the immune system—from the harmful effects of free radicals.
Before you bring a horse home, there’s a host of things to prepare and much to consider. Our sources share their recommendations for owners making the transition to at-home horse care.
Human nutritionists encourage eating whole foods and avoiding processed ones. Does the same logic apply to our horses?
Copper is involved energy production, iron metabolism, connective tissue formation, central nervous system function, and melanin production. Is your horse getting enough? If you only feed forage, probably not.
Mares in good body condition have a reservoir of stored fat that can be used during cold winter weather.
Reduced performance, including a shorter stride length, is likely a consequence of pain caused by equine gastric ulcers.
What’s the best way to soak horses’ hay to reduce dust and sugar content?
Learn about the risk factors associated with horses getting gastric ulcers, as well as diagnosis and basic management and treatment.
How do you ensure a horse that’s reluctant to use his salt block and refuses to eat loose salt in his ration is getting enough?
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