Category: Equine Digestion

Could Your Horse Have Gastric Ulcers?

The stress horses endure when training, competing, and traveling can take a toll on their health. Studies have shown that up to 90% of performance horses and 60% of show horses have gastric ulcers… Read complete article

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Choosing Grains for Your Horse’s Diet

Of all the grains commonly fed to horses, oats are generally considered the closest to the “perfect” feed, but even oats fail to supply sufficient quantities of some vitamins and minerals, and their relative energy density is low

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How to Feed Fat to Horses

The only source to avoid is the rumen-protectant variety of fat designed for cattle, which horses will find at best indigestible and at worst, toxic. (You won’t run into this one unless you ask for it specifically at the feed store.)

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Helpful Tips on Caring for Senior Horses This Winter

Even if your senior has weathered previous winters without trouble, these tips can help you ensure he’s getting the care he needs and deserves.

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EMS: Equine Enemy No. 1

Equine metabolic syndrome doesn’t just cause equids’ girths to expand; it can also lead to other very serious health conditions

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Vitamins and Horses

Vitamins are tiny organic compounds with a huge impact on the health and well-being of your horse.

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Young Horse Digestive Health

Owners and managers of young horses must ensure adequate colostrum intake and passive transfer of immunity at birth….

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Understanding Senior Horse Feeds

Dental problems are a common problem among aging horses. Poor dentition creates a snowball effect of health issues that leads to malnutrition, which inevitably leads to weight loss. Thus, having your older horse on an appropriate proper diet is essential in prolonging their health.

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Horse Hair Analysis to Detect Chronic Selenium Toxicity

Selenium is important for a number of equine bodily functions, but too much of this trace mineral can be seriously bad news for horses

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Tips for Preparing Your Older Horse for Winter

With the cold weather almost upon us, we must take into account several important considerations for preparing and maintaining older horses

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Benefits of Feeding Fats to Horses

Research showed that their blood glucose levels decreased less, and for a shorter duration, than did those horses on high-carb diets. ……

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Study: Post-Exercise Snacks Benefit Horses

Your horse just had a fabulous workout, got really sweaty, and used up a lot of energy

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Promoting Metabolic Wellness

By the time most owners start talking about equine metabolic issues, their horses have already developed a problem

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Hay Grid Feeders Can Reduce Horses’ Intake

How can we lengthen meal time while reducing calorie intake in obese horses?

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