Proper feeding practices for foals, adult horses, and older horses
Traditionally, some riders withheld feed from their horses prior to training or competition. We now know better. Nutritionist Dr. Clair Thunes explains.
Activity level is an important part of designing diets for horses. In this podcast clip, Dr. Clair Thunes helps horse owners understand what constitutes a “recreational horse.”
How do you feed recreational riding horses to meet their nutritional and digestive needs without causing weight gain? Get those questions and more answered during this live recording of our podcast. Sponsored by Nutrena.
Researchers compared feeding horses alfalfa and smooth bromegrass. They found alfalfa makes the hindgut more acidic but increases volatile fatty acid production.
In a study monitoring how horses budgeted their time, researchers found age and orthopedic pain didn’t deter horses from moving around when given the opportunity.
Whether you run a large facility for many horses or provide a home for one or two, we’ve compiled information geared toward helping improve your day-to-day barn life and operations.
Researchers found extra body fat causes movement asymmetries and affects horses’ performance on a chemical level.
Researchers found successful recovery from starvation improved with each full-point increase in condition on the nine-point body condition scale.
Here’s how to get your farm back to normal so your horses have a safe and comfortable place to, once again, call home.
Learn what we know about CBD’s efficacy and potential use in horses.
Three practitioners share advice on how to best care for your horses following a disaster.
Researchers investigated the effects of aloe vera and grapeseed extract on horses’ insulinemic responses to various feeds.
Dr. Marty Adams shares his thoughts on the best joint supplement ingredients for performance horses.
Dr. Marty Adams talks about hay quality, impaction colic risk, and if Bermuda hay is appropriate for feeding horses.
Nutritionist Dr. Clair Thunes talks about the best ways to keep horses fueled and hydrated during competition.
Italian researchers found higher-placed haynets significantly shorten horses’ back muscles and change their jaw angles as they eat.
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