Conference Proceedings 2012
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Q&A: Feeding a Warmblood Gelding with Shivers
I own a five-year-old Hanoverian gelding, and he was recently diagnosed with shivers. What are your recommendations for feeding him?
Q&A: Recommended Diet for an Andalusian Horse
I have been considering feeding my horse beet pulp instead of grain. He does not like to eat his supplements in his current grain, and it would be nice to reduce his intake of processed products. He would not be getting very much beet pulp, somewhere around 0.5-1 lb (0.23-0.45 kg) once a day. He…
Q&A: Quarter Horse Filly with PSSM and Growth Issues
I have a nine-month-old Quarter Horse filly bred specifically for halter competition. She weighs about 640 lb (290 kg). She gets 10 hours of turnout each day, and when she’s not out, she has a 12’ x 12’ stall with a 12’ x 36’ run off the back. She’s fed alfalfa (lucerne) and grass hay…
Q&A: Muzzling a Fat, Wise Horse
My fat horse is on to me. He sees the grazing muzzle slung over my shoulder as I make my trek to see him every morning, and he sashays away, motoring off in the opposite direction. We’ve been through all the games before: tempting him with feed, going out at other times of the day…
Q&A: Possible Cushing’s Syndrome in an Aged Horse
I own a 19-year-old Thoroughbred gelding. He’s so obese he looks pregnant, but his diet consists only of free-choice coastal Bermudagrass, a handful of barley, a handful of timothy hay pellets, rock salt, and seven acres of pasture grass to eat how he chooses as the season dictates. In spring and summer, I worry about…
Q&A: Poor Appetite and Loose Manure – Hindgut Problem?
I own a five-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding; he’s 16.1 hands (165 cm) and in moderate body condition. We spend some of our time working on low-level dressage, but I do plenty of trail-riding with him, too. He consumes no pasture but is turned out into a drylot 4-8 hours a day. His daily diet consists…
Q&A: Pinpointing Protein Levels for Middle-Aged Horses
How do horses process excess protein? Does protein digestion differ in horses of different ages? Does excess protein lead to thyroid problems?
Q&A: Gluten-Free Feed for Horses
Is there such a thing as a gluten-free horse feed?
Q&A: Figuring Potassium Content of a Ration
I have a two-year-old Quarter Horse gelding that is HYPP-positive (N/H). He weighs about 1,050 lb (477.3 kg) and he is currently being fitted for halter competition. He is kept in his stall for all but one hour of the day, during which he is allowed to roam a sandy enclosure. He is fed 15…