Feed Ingredients

September 10, 2015
Testing Hair to Determine Nutritional Health of Horses
Hair and blood analysis are tools that can be used to get an idea of a body's utilization of

September 03, 2015
Green Tea for Your Horse?
Tough day? Have a cuppa, a brew, some char. Green tea in particular is known for its myriad health

August 31, 2015
Horse Feed Ingredients: Lupins
Horses that do not tolerate diets high in starch may also benefit from super fibers like lupin hulls.

August 26, 2015
Microminerals in Equine Diets: Iodine
While iodine deficiency is the primary cause of goiter in foals, excessive levels of iodine may also cause this

August 20, 2015
Understanding Selenium in Equine Diets
Many antioxidants are selenoproteins, making selenium an extremely important mineral for performance horses.

August 14, 2015
Feeding Air Ferns: Real-World Nutrition Advice for Overweight Horses
Providing optimal nutrition for “air ferns,” those horses with incredibly efficient metabolisms, challenges even the most dedicated of horse

August 10, 2015
Sodium, Potassium, and Chloride in Exercising Horse Diets
Heavy sweat production can strip the horse of ions at a higher rate than what is provided by unsupplemented

August 07, 2015
Evaluating Hay Feeders for Horses
Various feeder types and designs have been developed for use with horses. A recent study was designed to compare

August 05, 2015
Young Horses in Training Benefit from Omega-3 Supplementation
Managing the joint health of young horses proactively, rather than reactively, is the order of the day, according to

August 04, 2015
Feeding Horses with PSSM
Understanding the slight differences among muscle problems in horses can be uphill work for even the most astute student