Nutrition

Proper feeding practices for foals, adult horses, and older horses

Supplementing Selenium

Supplementing Selenium

When does a horse need selenium supplementation, and what’s the best way to provide it? An equine nutritionist weighs in.

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Feeding Young Sport Horses

Choosing a high-quality feed and forage for your young horse is essential to ensuring her success in training while her body develops.

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Feeding Breeding Stallions

Most stallions should be fed according to their maintenance requirements, depending on if and how much they’re exercising, when not being bred or collected.

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Feeding Equine Elders

A nutritionist answers questions about the nutritional needs of older equids, covering topics such as senior feeds, metabolic disease, and helping horses gain weight.

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Feeding Choke-Prone Horses

Beet Pulp FAQs

Two equine nutritionists answer 11 common questions about feeding horses beet pulp.

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