During the first 8 months of pregnancy, a mare may be fed like any other horse, with a balanced, high quality diet. But things are changing rapidly during the final three months of pregnancy: The mare …
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Nutrition For The Pregnant Mare
January 28, 2014 by
Don’t Guess When it Comes to Your Horse’s Nutrition
November 27, 2013 by
The ingredient list is your most important source of information when evaluating a feed or supplement for your horse. Often times, feed items are clumped together in one term. This is typically the …
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Testing Your Horse’s Pasture
November 8, 2013 by
For owners of insulin resistant horses, pasture grazing may not be possible. Grass can be too high in sugar and starch. Since horses love to eat a lot of it, very quickly, this grass can significantly …
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Does Your Horse Need to Lose Weight?
September 17, 2013 by
Stress = Obesity. That’s right. Stress is keeping your horse fat. And the main source of stress for most horses? Restricting forage. The very thing most people do to try to help their horse lose …
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Managing Your Horses Diet
August 28, 2013 by
Easy Keeper? Think Psyllium!
Removing starchy cereal grains, molasses, sugary treats, and testing hay for low levels of non-structural carbohydrates – all of these are important. But here’s another …
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