It’s a common perception that horses eat grain. But should they? Is grain really necessary in your horse’s diet? The answer is that it all depends on your horse and what you do with him.
First off, what exactly is...
Yum - there’s nothing better than a steaming bowl of comfort food when it’s cold out, right? At times over the years of owning a horse, when the temperature plummets in the winter, I think about a nice warm...
Equine nutrition expert Juliet Getty, Ph.D., of Getty Equine Nutrition (www.gettyequinenutrition.com) helps us separate fact from fiction when it comes to what exactly a hot horse should be eating.Horse Illustrated: Is there such thing as a "hot feed”?Dr. Getty:...
Most equine digestive supplements have been formulated with the two greatest digestive problems in mind: gastric ulcers and colic.
Supplements that target the stomach and foregut tend to contain ingredients that support healthy stomach tissue and function. Some act to...
It may seem strange that a horse can essentially live in a field full of salad and yet maintain good weight on a 1,000-plus-pound frame. How is that possible? Humans are much smaller but need higher concentrations of protein...
Ah, the hard keeper. In an era where overweight horses seem to be the mainstay of equine health problems—giving diseases such as laminitis and metabolic disease more credence than ever—the chronically underweight horse seems by default almost archaic. And...
Q: I know senior feeds contain a forage replacer for horses with difficulty chewing and digesting hay, but it doesn't seem enough. What other forage options are there for the hard to keep senior horse?A: You are definitely on...
With autumn come pumpkins galore. While these orange beauties are perhaps the quintessential fall decoration around home and barn it sure seems a waste to just throw them out at the end of the season. What about feeding them...
As horse lovers, time isn’t the only thing we like to share with our animals. Who hasn’t raided her fridge for some spare carrots to share after a trail ride? Or what about those leftover peppermints from the holidays?...
