Nutrition

July 05, 2013
Choosing a Feed for Endurance Horses
Endurance horses typically train and compete over long distances, and their nutritional needs reflect the demands of this type

July 03, 2013
Diet and Conditioning for the Halter or Sales Horse
Emphasis should always be placed on the individual in terms of feed intake levels and exercise programs. The goal

July 03, 2013
Can Fat Supplementation and Time of Feeding Affect Plasma Insulin Levels in Horses?
This study indicates that beginning exercise with elevated plasma insulin appeared to be of no benefit during the exercise

June 27, 2013
Certain Hay Nets Slow Consumption
There has been much interest in finding ways to stretch out the time it takes horses to consume the

June 26, 2013
Nutritional Support of Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is usually treated with tetracycline antibiotics. The diagnosis of Lyme disease

June 26, 2013
What Is the Effect of Fish Oil Supplementation on Glucose Clearance in Older Horses?
The aim of this study was to investigate the glucose dynamics in horses fed a high-fat or moderate-carbohydrate diet

June 25, 2013
Horse Feed Costs Impacted by Several Factors
Why is horse feed so expensive? You want your horses to get good nutrition, but are you really just

June 19, 2013
What Is the Effect of Soaking or Steaming Hay for Horses?
Three mature Thoroughbred gelding were used in a 3 x 3 Latin square design trial to compare the intake

June 19, 2013
Effect of Live Yeast in Equine Diets
Some early research showed that yeast supplementation produced small but statistically significant increases in fiber digestion. More recent studies

June 18, 2013
What Is the Best Way to Supplement Horses with Vitamin E?
The purpose of this research was to assess the effects of different forms of dietary vitamin E supplementation on