How To Feed Performance Horses on a Budget
Clair Thunes, PhD
September 15, 2025
Get tips for ensuring your horses receive the nutrition they need without eating all your money.
Proper feeding practices for foals, adult horses, and older horses
Get tips for ensuring your horses receive the nutrition they need without eating all your money.
Meet 3 horses successfully rehabilitated after being malnourished, and learn about the efforts made to save them from neglect.
One’s designed to be the horse’s whole diet, while the other is meant to complement his forage ration. Which is best for your horse?
Many senior horses remain active into their later years. Adjusting nutrition—opting for quality protein, fiber, fat, and antioxidants—supports health and performance.
Equine gastric ulcer syndrome (EGUS) can only be definitively diagnosed through gastroscopy by a veterinarian. Sponsored by Endoscopy Support Services.
Two experts explain how you can improve your horse’s joint health through nutrition and how to choose high-quality joint supplements.
Follow these expert tips to correct common feeding mistakes and improve your horse’s gut health and overall well-being.
Five veterinary experts discuss the latest in diagnosing, treating, and preventing equine gastric ulcers in this roundtable. Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim.
High-quality protein digested in the small intestine helps supply essential amino acids needed for muscle repair, recovery, and performance in horses.
Hindgut issues in horses can be subtle at first but could lead to colic, diarrhea, weight loss, laminitis, and swelling as the condition worsens.
Find out how energy factors into your horse’s diet and the different ways to manipulate it.
Discover which horses can benefit from higher carbohydrate levels in their diets and the feeds that can supply them.
Vegetable- and marine-based sources can provide your horse with essential omega-3 fatty acids. Consider these factors when choosing an omega-3 supplement for your horse.
An equine nutritionist explains how a broodmare’s nutritional needs change during her pregnancy.
Make sure you choose the right type and amount of salt to support your horse’s health—especially during extreme heat.
Learn about 5 key physical indicators of forage quality and how to gather a hay sample and interpret a chemical analysis.
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