Feed Ingredients

With winter approaching, horse owners will be looking for a source of hay to feed during the season when Read more

Several months ago, Dr. Erika Wierman, a Kentucky veterinarian, sent a note to Kentucky Equine Research explaining how a product Read more

Good-quality pasture forage can meet the nutritional needs of many equines, especially idle and lightly worked riding horses as Read more

All hays and even cuts of hay from the same field vary depending on the weather conditions in which Read more

Forage is a horse’s natural food, and all equine diets should be built around this material. Young growing horses Read more

The growth habits of certain grasses and legumes make them more favored by horses. It was not known whether wearing a Read more

Though drylots are basically denuded of all grass, a few hardy weeds can usually be found growing sparsely in Read more

Horses can serve as important indicators of environmental pollution as they ingest the elements taken up by plants. Those Read more

Horses require protein, which is made up of amino acids. If any single amino acid is not provided in Read more

Today’s horses still need fiber, yet performance horses are frequently fed concentrates as well. A group of Danish researchers* Read more