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Grey pony grazing in a pasture with lush, green grass
June 14, 2021

Strip-Grazing: Management Tool to Fight Obesity

Frustrated with muzzle maintenance, some owners implement a management technique called strip-grazing to successfully limit forage intake. Read more
Close up of a horse's muzzle and bucket of chopped forage.
June 09, 2021

Forage Choices for Aged Horses with Dental Problems

As horses age, dental diseases crop up more frequently making it harder for horses to chew their hay. Try Read more
Graphic with antique horse drawing and "Historical Feedstuffs for Horses"
June 04, 2021

Historical Feedstuffs for Horses: Horse-Bread

Long before commercial concentrates became commonplace, some high-performance horses, like those being prepared for racing, were given “horse-bread.” Read more
Picture of an Appaloosa wearing a grazing muzzle and looking over the pasture fence.
June 02, 2021

Horse Management: Grazing Muzzle Musings

Like other pieces of equipment, muzzles come with a few challenges. Let’s have a look at two everyday nutritional Read more
Young Thoroughbred Horse Looking Out of his Stall in a Training Barn
May 31, 2021

Ligament Inflammation in Horses: Consider Bone Supplements for Layups

What can be done while a horse is recovering from a soft tissue injury to encourage a sound reentrance Read more
Horse grazing
May 26, 2021

Baby Weight: Keep Broodmares in Healthy Body Condition

Obesity has been linked to anovulatory follicles and extended periods between estrus, making it difficult to predict ovulation. Read more
May 21, 2021

When to Offer Joint Supplements to Horses

Research shows that prophylactic administration of joint supplements may delay the onset of osteoarthritis. Read more
Fjord and Miniature Horse eating hay off the ground.
May 17, 2021

Automatic Forage Stations for Horses

As an alternative to free-choice feeding, automatic forage stations that control individual feed intake using a time-based system are Read more
May 10, 2021

Minimize Gastric Ulcers in Rapidly Growing Weanlings

Gastric ulcers occur frequently in Thoroughbred foals and yearlings. Reports suggest one-quarter to one-half of foals have gastric ulcers. Read more
Horse eating grain from a ground feed pan in a stall.
May 05, 2021

High-Tech Detection of Hindgut Acidosis in Horses

Detecting hindgut acidosis remains an inexact science, but scientists are looking closely at the population of specific microbes as Read more
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