Do Horses Need Vitamin D Supplementation?
Clair Thunes, PhD
October 5, 2020
If you live at northern latitudes, you might lack vitamin D. But what about your horse?
Proper feeding practices for foals, adult horses, and older horses
If you live at northern latitudes, you might lack vitamin D. But what about your horse?
Scientists reviewed research on this painful disease that affects a horse’s teeth, gums, and bone.
Learn about your horse’s health, behavior, and personality as you acclimate him to a new home, diet, and herd.
Here’s a list of questions all horse owners should answer before their horses colic.
British researchers reviewed more than 150 equine microbiome studies. From colic to laminitis to pregnancy, here’s what they found.
Dr. Thunes offers advice for a horse who isn’t chewing quite right.
Though they make up only a tiny part of horses’ diets, micronutrients play big roles in major physiological functions, ranging from bone and muscle performance to digestion to hormone signaling.
Horse owners are rightfully concerned about their horses’ lung health after wildfire smoke exposure. But can the smoke and ash also affect their pastures and forage?
Vitamin E serves as one of the body’s most potent antioxidants, protecting various cells—including those of the immune system—from the harmful effects of free radicals.
Before you bring a horse home, there’s a host of things to prepare and much to consider. Our sources share their recommendations for owners making the transition to at-home horse care.
A picky 4-year-old OTTB in transition didn’t like to eat much until our digital managing editor tried feeding her Triple Crown Senior.
Human nutritionists encourage eating whole foods and avoiding processed ones. Does the same logic apply to our horses?
Learn about forage types and how to select the right one for your horse’s pasture.
These automatic feeders reduce chore time and ensure horses get measured, frequent meals. They are also backed by research.
Copper is involved energy production, iron metabolism, connective tissue formation, central nervous system function, and melanin production. Is your horse getting enough? If you only feed forage, probably not.
Mares in good body condition have a reservoir of stored fat that can be used during cold winter weather.
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