Feeding the Finicky Horse
Heather Smith Thomas
March 26, 2019
Health conditions, management changes, and palate preferences can affect a horse’s appetite.
Proper feeding practices for foals, adult horses, and older horses
Health conditions, management changes, and palate preferences can affect a horse’s appetite.
Equine nutritionists share details about how your horse’s feed is made and what quality controls are in place to ensure he’s consuming a safe product.
These feeds are designed to boost horses’ calorie intake and meet additional nutrient needs that increase with work.
With an estimated 88% of horses over 20 years of age diagnosed with dental disease, veterinarians must be sure to maintain these patients differently than their younger counterparts.
Available forages for horses vary by region and season. Here’s a look at some of the most common.
Your old horse’s rations might not need to change just because he’s got a few more gray hairs around his eyes. Still, owners should consider some key points when feeding their seniors.
Riding before your horse gets fed could put him at risk for gastric ulcers. Find out why.
Researchers found that firocoxib and flunixin meglumine provided similar levels of pain control after colic surgery, but firocoxib resulted in reduced evidence of endotoxemia at 48 hours post-surgery.
Veterinarians share their recommendations for managing orphan foals, including diet challenges and behavior issues.
Feed your roly-poly pony the way Nature intended to prevent obesity-related diseases such as laminitis and equine metabolic syndrome.
Measuring the biomarker creatine kinase in abdominal fluid can help distinguish horses with ischemic (lacking blood flow) intestine due to a strangulating lesion—and, thus, require surgery—from those without.
While physicians have used capsule endoscopy in humans for more than a decade, it’s only recently become commercially available on the veterinary market for dogs and shows promise for use in horses.
Learn more about alfalfa and whether this leafy green legume is a good choice for your horse.
A performance horse’s diet must supply all the energy to remain at his best. But achieving that can be easier said than done. Here’s what to remember.
From infectious disease to microbial imbalance in the gut, causes of chronic diarrhea in horses run the gamut. And, veterinarians agree, finding a solution should be a methodical trial-and-error process.
Scientists are working to decide whether to update the National Research Council’s Nutrient Requirements for Horses and, if they go ahead with a revision, you might be able to help. Here’s how.
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