Articles
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Simple Pasture Tips Heading Into Summer
Pasture can be a wonderful part of your horse’s daily routine, especially as we move into late spring and early summer. Green grass provides exercise, enrichment, and nutrition, but it is important ...
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Quality and Safety for Racing and Performance Horses
Why cutting corners on feed can cost you far more in the long run.Walk down the aisle, pick up a bag, and the tag looks familiar: barley, corn, molasses. The protein percentage seems decent. And the p...
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Feeding Strategies for Diverse Horse Groups in Small Facilities
Managing a group of horses with varying nutritional needs in a small facility presents unique challenges. Differences in age, metabolism, temperament, workload, and at times based on whether their gel...
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Planning Long-Distance Horse Transport: How to Keep Your Horse Healthy and Stress-Free
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What is the true role of protein?
Let’s start by pointing out that protein is essential to life. Indeed, it accounts for approximately 80% of the overall structure of the horse, not counting water and body fat....
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Iron Metabolism and Insulin Resistance in the Horse
The amount of iron in the horse’s diet has become a topic of much discussion and concern for many horse owners. And there has been a great deal of confusion whether dietary iron levels can affect in...
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Tying‑Up in Horses: Understanding the Triggers and the Role of Targeted Nutrition
Exertional Rhabdomyolysis (ER), more commonly referred to as tying‑up, has challenged veterinarians, researchers, and horse owners for decades. Part of the confusion surrounding this condition stems...
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Understanding Selenium
SELENIUM Lately, the death of horses due to selenium deficiency has received quite a bit of press on social media as well as on TV. Unfortunately, the cases that made the headlines were not the only o...
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The Impact of Nutrition on Horse Excitability
Excitability in the horse is a major concern for many owners, from competing athletes to amateur riders. Any good rider will aim for the perfect balance between performance and control, seeking to pro...
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What is your horse’s body condition?
We all want healthy horses, with beautiful muscle tone, that are neither too fat, nor too thin. In short, we want our horse to have the ideal body condition! But what is an ideal body condition and, e...
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How to Feed the School Horse
School horses are the foundation of a successful equine operation, therefore finding the right feed program is important, but can be challenging. Many challenges arise when feeding school horses. Whil...
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Nutrition Myths
There are many persistent myths in the horse world. People do all kinds of things by habit or by relying on advice from friends, such as a neighbour for whom a certain solution worked, or a coach who ...
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My Horse is Underweight: When and How to Intervene
Just like their owners, horses come in all shapes and sizes. In the case of a poor body condition, a horse will require treatment that begins by identifying the main causes of its weight loss. Both th...
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Is this feed making my horse hot?
As horse feed reps, one of the most common comments we get is “this feed is making my horse hot.” No matter how many times you try to explain to the horse owner that the feed should not be making ...
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Feeding Beet Pulp to Horses: What You Need to Know
Beet pulp is a common ingredient in many horse diets, but it can raise questions around how it works and when it’s a good fit. Understanding what beet pulp is — and how to feed it properly — can...
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How much should I feed my horse?
As equine nutrition consultants, one of the main questions we get regularly is, “How much should I feed?”. One answer to this would be to look at your feed tag, which will allow you to match your ...
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Horse Nutrition in Winter
Winter is upon us once again, complete with bad weather and freezing temperatures. In general, horses are better able to tolerate the extreme cold easier ,than the extreme heat. When the temperature d...
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Changes in your Horse’s Diet
You may be thinking your horse is in need of a senior diet, or perhaps there is a new feed available that you believe is even better for your horse. Maybe you are no longer happy with your current fee...