Amino Acids 101
Horses digest proteins and then use the amino acids to help grow and repair bodily tissues.
Horses digest proteins and then use the amino acids to help grow and repair bodily tissues.
If you’ve got an old-timer out in the field, you’re one of the millions of horse owners worldwide benefiting from improved equine preventive care techniques and a better understanding of conditions seen in older horses.
According to the National Weather Service, Central Kentucky experienced higher-than-average rainfall in the early summer months of 2015 (especially in April, May, and June)
Water is always the most important ingredient in a horse’s ration.
The ability to bite and chew food so we can digest our meals (and, hence, absorb nutrients) properly.
Many of today’s young riders will likely grow up with the notion that colic surgery is just another procedure their horses might undergo if the need arises.
Horses need sunlight to synthesize this vitamin that’s important for bone health. So does blanketing affect their ability to produce it?
Previous studies on the matter have yielded conflicting results a group of researchers from the University of Guelph, in Ontario, Canada, recently decided to take another look.
A Canadian research team recently took a closer look at gastric ulcers in another common group of sport horses: show jumpers.
“Electrolytes, in ther simplest form, are just molecules that regulate water content within the body,” says Carr. “They’re also important in generating electrical potentials (charges) across membranes, which are responsible for nerve conduction and muscle function as well as transport of molecules.”
Once you’ve finished up the day’s activities, you head back to the barn, brush him down, blanket him, and put him back in his clean stall for the night.
In this article we’ll discuss best feeding practices for horses affected by any of the five neuromuscular disorders
For the most part, horse owners have little to fear when it comes to nutrient deficiencies in their horses’ diets. Nowadays many horses consume commercially prepared feed balanced for their energy, protein, vitamin, and mineral needs.