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Nutrition

Haflinger ponies grazing in pasture
January 16, 2014

Avocados Can Be Toxic to Horses

Horses can safely eat many fruits and vegetables, but in the case of some innocent-seeming produce, the ingestion of Read more
Bags of corn
January 13, 2014

Understanding Horse Feeds

What a particular horse needs depends on factors such as age, stage of maturity, health status, level of Read more
Weanlings in field
January 08, 2014

Role of Nutrition Management in Farm-Wide Incidence of Skeletal Problems

Many horse farms have had an occasional foal that is born with, or eventually shows, problems with proper skeletal development. Read more
Horse eating grass hay
December 30, 2013

Colic Often Related to Feed Management

Many people engaged in the production of horses attribute miraculous healing and preventive qualities to feed and/or feeding management. Read more
Arabian horse
December 27, 2013

Feeding and Managing to Reduce Recurrent Exertional Rhabdomyolysis in Horses

A number of horses, predominantly fillies, have recurrent episodes of rhabdomyolysis (muscle cramping) with even light exercise. Recurrent exertional Read more
Miniature horses engaged in mutual grooming
December 26, 2013

Diagnosis and Feed Management for Equine Cushing’s Disease

Horses that have equine Cushing’s disease can be managed best on a diet that produces a low glycemic response, Read more
Chestnut horse galloping at liberty in arena
December 24, 2013

Vitamin C in Horse Diets

Vitamin C is perhaps one of the most misunderstood vitamins in horse nutrition. Known also as ascorbic acid, vitamin Read more
Weanlings in field
December 23, 2013

Importance of Minerals and Protein for Bone Formation in Horses

The three major components of bone—calcium, phosphorus, and protein—must be made available at the site of bone formation. A Read more
Foal running in pasture
December 20, 2013

Adequate Selenium Intake Guards Against White Muscle Disease in Horses

Selenium deficiency is characterized by white muscle disease in foals. The skeletal muscle is pale to white in color Read more
A handful of oats
December 18, 2013

The Importance of Weighing Feed

By weighing feeds you not only know exactly how much your horse is getting daily, but also if your Read more
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