Spring is almost upon us in most of the country, so it's time to revisit that critical topic: spring grazing.
Transitioning a horse from hay to pasture must be handled with care; this point is …
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ADD A SERVING OF CAUTION TO TENDER SPRING GRASS
July 21, 2016 by
FIVE POINTS TO CONSIDER BEFORE USING A CALMING SUPPLEMENT
June 2, 2016 by
Championship season is here, and “show nerves” are common, even in horses. Agitated, nervous horses that are normally well behaved may benefit from a calming supplement. These products can contain …
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Vegetable Oil For Your Horse?
March 9, 2016 by
The ingredient list is your most important source of information when evaluating a feed or supplement for your horse. Items within the ingredient list must be presented in a certain order. According …
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Obese horses lose weight on free-choice hay
January 28, 2016 by
Researchers from the University of Melbourne, Australia, and the WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition in the United Kingdom examined[i] how much weight obese ponies and horses lost when fed all the hay …
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Supplementing the Supplemented Feed
January 10, 2016 by
“For an adult horse with moderate activity, feed .75 to 1.0 lbs per 100 lbs of body weight.” These are the feeding instructions for a popular commercially fortified feed. If your horse weighs 1100 lbs …
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Music Calms Horses’ Emotional State
December 18, 2015 by
Researchers from Poland set out to determine the effect of music played in the barn, on the emotional state of race horses. Many horse owners have found that music has an apparent calming effect on …
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