Skinny Horse Help
Janice L. Holland, PhD
July 27, 2015
Learn how to determine if your horse is underweight and what feeding options are available for hard keepers.
Learn how to determine if your horse is underweight and what feeding options are available for hard keepers.
Readers share some of the strange things that their horse have consumed.
Find out if your horse could be at risk of suffering subtle but serious vitamin and mineral imbalances.
Do all the supplements, concentrates, and forages on the market have you confused about what’s best to feed your horse? Learn what your horse really needs to eat from equine nutritionist and consultant, Dr. Clair Thunes.
My horses eat dirt, even with mineral and salt blocks available to them. Why do they do this?
Here’s what to consider if your athletic horse isn’t maintaining ideal body weight and condition.
Is it okay to supplement a horse with apple cider vinegar?
Craft your horse’s diet to help ward off infection and illness
Assess your horse’s overall diet, nutrient needs, health status, and workload before supplementing him.
Appropriate forage, forage alternatives, and/or concentrates can keep aged horses at a healthy body condition.
Selenium and vitamin E work together to alleviate muscle damage and signs of tying up in horses.
Ensuring your horse maintains a balanced calcium and phosphorus ratio in his diet is critical, as horses with
Science has shown us that horses require magnesium to keep their bodies functioning properly, so should owners
When it comes to designing diets, knowing the basics of how horses digest food is half the battle. It’s important to consider each horse’s energy requirements before developing a feeding schedule.
A recent study found that horses with pica–a propensity for consuming non-food items–have lower iron and copper blood levels than horses who restricted themselves to food items, only. According to researchers from Turkey, “prophylactic u
In a survey of leading three-day event riders, researchers found that the majority of riders fed their horses based on research-driven recommendations, but the number of supplements used per horse did raise some eyebrows.
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