Equine supplements for the off-season
Here’s why giving your horse supplements can be just as important during the winter as during show season. The leaves are changing and falling, crunching…
Category: Horse Nutrition
Cranberry chia crunch
Cranberry chia crunch is a delicious treat that’s packed full of cranberries and chia seeds — and it’s sure to be a hit with your…
Top tips for managing your pastures
You’ve taken the time to plan and plant your pastures – now you need to manage them. Here’s how certain measures such as rotational grazing…
Meadowsweet for horses
A look at the many benefits of meadowsweet and how you can incorporate this healing herb into your horse’s health routine. Walk into a field…
Feeding senior horses
There’s no shortage of senior horse feeds on the market, but does every horse eventually need one? And if so, when? horses from the 1980s…
How the NASC is protecting equine health, one supplement company at a time
The National Animal Supplement Council (NASC) is improving and standardizing the animal supplement industry by awarding their Quality Seal to companies that meet their rigorous…
Does your horse’s pasture cover all his nutritional needs?
If your horse’s diet consists primarily of forage, your pasture must meet all his nutritional requirements. Here’s how to ensure he’s getting what he needs…
Steamed hay helps competition horses thrive
Margie Engle and Steve Engle, DVM, added steamed hay to their success story amid a growing concern for equine respiratory health – and the results…
Nutrition for the performance horse
Proper nutrition is the foundation for a healthy horse who’s capable of training and performing to the best of his ability. You spend a lot…
Study confirms exercise benefits for dieting horses
We know that exercise is important, but this new study confirms exactly how it can benefit dieting horses. Is your horse overweight? A new study…
Support your foal’s weaning process with the right diet
Weaning a foal can be a stressful experience, but it doesn’t have to be. As your foal finds his independence, support his diet (and your…
Is your mare getting the nutrition she needs?
What the equine body needs and what we think it needs can be two different things. Fortunately, there’s a test that can help. The effects…