According to the National Research Council’s Nutrient Requirements of Horses, many mature horses can maintain a healthy body weight by consuming a diet composed solely of forage, in addition to clean...
Kentucky Equine Research (KER) has published Nutrition of the Performance Horse, a free 90-page reference guide that broadly covers the best ways to manage equine athletes, regardless of discipline,...
Horse owners often associate electrolyte supplementation with warm weather, however, this actually has nothing to do with seasons. The provision of electrolytes depends entirely on the amount of work and...
A horse’s hooves grow all year long, but growth slows as cooler weather approaches, dropping from an average of about a quarter-inch per month to half that rate in the winter.
Owners might think they...
As the growing season winds down in autumn, horse owners in many climates must provide horses with an appropriate alternative forage to fulfill fiber requirements. In most cases, this involves the use...
In-depth discussions of the equine digestive tract invariably mention pH, especially in reference to the stomach and hindgut. What is pH and how does it factor in the well-being of horses?
In simplest...
Many owners offer their horses antioxidant supplements such as vitamins C and E. In some cases, this might be without a solid understanding of what antioxidants do and how they benefit horses. To illustrate...
In many parts of the country, dormant winter forages will soon transition to lush, green grass. As seasons change, forage growth accelerates and ingestion of fructan-rich grasses increases. While overindulgence...
Credit: Thinkstock “It is widely accepted that adult horses that are not dewormed and have heavy infestations of internal parasites suffer chronic weight loss,” shared Kathleen Crandell, PhD, Kentucky...
