Winter travel for horse owners creates a fear of trailering due to the lack of confidence as to whether or not our horse is comfortable. While we have the amenity of a heated vehicle and some of us …
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Keeping Horses Comfortable During Winter Travel
Is Your Horse Gaining Weight?

The health risks associated with obesity in humans are also very much present in horses and ponies. Overweight horses and ponies can develop a laundry list of health problems if they don’t consume a …
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Who Said To Stop Feeding Your Horse Carrots?

One of the first things you will almost certainly be told, as the owner of a laminitic horse, is "no treats, no carrots, no apples..". A grape or prune is sometimes suggested as a suitable treat for …
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Feeding Senior Horses

As horses age, it becomes more challenging for them to digest hay and grain, which in turn makes it difficult for them to maintain a healthy weight. Dental problems are the primary cause, and a common …
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Is Your Horse’s Feed Safe to Consume?
How safe is your horse’s feed?
If the feed is milled at a plant that also manufactures livestock feed containing ionophore, there’s a risk it could possibly be fatal to your horse.
Ionophore …
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Lyme Disease in Horses: More Questions than Answers
Veterinarian Amy Grice says it often starts with a vague phone call from a horse owner:
“My horse hasn’t been himself the last couple of days, and it seems like he’s lost weight.”
“He was off …
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