Blue-green algae can produce toxins that affect the nervous system and liver. Exposed animals can die quickly, or they can develop liver failure over several days. Get tips to protect your horse.
How do you make space for horse feed when packing for a multiday trip? Our equine nutritionist offers suggestions.
One researcher saw bone changes in racehorses in training who received a supplement containing marine-derived minerals.
Learn about this important piece of the equine nutrition puzzle. Is your horse getting enough?
The researchers will weigh the elite equine endurance athletes before they travel, before they start, and during and after the grueling 100-mile ride.
Our nutritionist just helped Pony Club kids with their feeding charts. Here’s why she thinks you should review yours, too.
While using goldfish to help clean water troughs is popular among horse owners, one researcher shows it’s ineffective.
Tips include ensuring constant forage access, providing pasture turnout, and limiting concentrate intake, among others.
Equine glandular gastric disease has a distinct pathology, risk factors, diagnostics, and treatment approaches.
Previous studies have shown horses are more reactive on starchy diets but not the reasons behind the nutrition-related behavior. A Scottish researcher discovered that the gut-brain axis might be the link.
A University of Minnesota graduate student investigated types of bale wrap and their effects on alfalfa baling time, dry matter losses, nutrient values, moisture levels, cost, and bale value. Here’s what she found.
Are your feeding practices doing more harm than good? Experts share four ways to improve your horse’s digestive health.
Can decreasing pasture size also decrease your horse’s weight even if turnout time doesn’t change? A researcher investigated and offers management tips based on her results.
A Virginia Tech researcher investigated the impact of diet on lesson horses. Here’s what she found.
Set your new horse up for success by following these tips to transition his diet and avoid gastric ulcers.
Over time, horse feeds manufactured to meet equine energy and nutrient needs have evolved from mixes of whole grains to textured, pelleted, and extruded types. But does that change how feeds affect horses?
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