Nutrition

Stress can do glorious things, like activate the flight or fight response, enabling you to outrun a cheetah or Read more

Copper deficiencies may be due to lack of copper intake (primary) or due to interactions with other substances in Read more

Many body functions rely on zinc, including maintenance of the immune system, cell division and membrane integrity, wound healing, Read more

To keep this problem to a minimum, start in the fall by weighing each horse or estimating weight by Read more

If the ribs can’t be felt with gentle finger pressure, chances are good that the horse is carrying extra Read more

Lignin provides structure to the stems of plants. Fresh forage and hay contains varying amounts of lignin and other Read more

Among all domestic animals, horses have the shortest period between parturition and rebreeding. This means mares are often lactating Read more

With all the options available for getting hay into your horse—think about it: nets, feeders, mangers, bags, automatic feeders, Read more

Pasture soils vary, so the quantity of minerals obtained from forage and milk may not be sufficient to meet Read more

Among the risk factors for colic in horses, an abrupt change in feed or hay ranks high. If such Read more