When put on a restricted diet, overweight ponies have been shown to snack on stall bedding according to research from…
Did you know that there are literally hundreds of different proteins in a horse’s body? Dr. Juliet Getty offers this…
By Bryan Waldridge, DVM Few sights are worse than the tragedy of malnourished or starved horses. It is important to…
Horses evolved as wandering herbivores, moving slowly for hours and taking bites of whatever forage they came across in their…
Stress from travel, competition or a lack of turnout can upset the balance of beneficial bacteria in a horse's intestinal…
True or false? Horses don’t need as much hay during the night because they sleep. False, and dangerous. Equine nutrition…
Q: I have an 11-year-old Appaloosa gelding that is overweight. I rode him every day during the summer and he…
The horse’s stomach should be empty while exercising to avoid digestive upset. Truth or myth? Myth. Mostly. We don’t feel…
Horses need supplemental salt and fresh, clean water during hot weather. Make sure the “dog days of summer” don’t bite…
A full-sized horse does best on a diet that offers 1 to 6 mg of iodine each day to keep…