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Tag Archives: Hay
Topping Off Hay Diets
Hay is just dried grass and grass is the horse’s natural food so it shouldn’t need any supplementation – right? Wrong. Variety is a major difference between the diet of feral horses and that of domesticated horses fed hay. The … Continue reading
Posted in Equine Nutrition
Tagged fatty acids, feral, Flax, forage, Hay, horse, minerals, Omega-3, salt, sodium, vitamin A, vitamin C, Vitamin E
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Free Fecal Water Syndrome
It’s as unappealing as it sounds. The horse has normally formed manure but passes extra brown water along with it, staining the tail and hindquarters. This is different from diarrhea, where the frequency of passing manure is increased and/or the … Continue reading
Digestive Issues in Horses on Dry Diets
When horses can’t have fresh pasture, either because of stall confinement or the season, the logical next best thing is hay. After all, hay is just dried grass. All the major nutrients – fiber, protein, carbohydrate – are basically the … Continue reading
Posted in Equine Nutrition
Tagged colic, dehydration, digestion, Hay, moisture, prebiotic, probiotic, psyllium, salt, winter
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Mid-Pregnancy Nutrition
When an average size mare delivers she will have produced a 100+ lb foal, an 11 pound placenta, and as much as 16 pounds of fluid. She has also greatly increased the size and thickness of her uterus and blood … Continue reading
Posted in Equine Nutrition
Tagged calcium, calories, Copper, Hay, Lysine, Methionine, minerals, nutrition, Pregnancy, Protein, whey
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Insulin Problems – Forget about NSC
Hay or pasture is a major component of any horse’s diet, and is likely to be virtually the complete diet in animals that are obese. Since insulin resistance is often part of the reason why a horse or pony becomes … Continue reading
Struggling Lungs
ProAir, Vitamin C, Lung EQ, Spirulina Most of your horse’s body is heavily oriented to minimizing contact with the rest of the world but the lungs rely on it to function. This makes their job of extracting oxygen and releasing … Continue reading
Posted in Equine Nutrition
Tagged antioxidants, bedding, bioflavonoids, dust, Grapeseed, Hay, irritants, Jiaogulan, lungs, MSM, Spirulina, vitamin C, weather
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Vitamin C – Friend or Foe
Vitamin C [ascorbate/ascorbic acid] is a water soluble vitamin which functions as an important antioxidant and is needed for the synthesis of L-carnitine, catecholamines like epinephrine and dopamine, as well as collagen, the major protein in all connective tissues, including … Continue reading
Posted in Equine Nutrition
Tagged antioxidant, ascorbate, Bio Quench, collagen, dopamine, exercise, Hay, lung, Lung EQ, pasture, supplement, synthesis, vitamin C
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Cold Weather Feeding
As the country rapidly slips into winter, questions on cold weather feeding increase. People want to know what to feed and how much more in winter. The short answer is, it depends. If you have done any reading on this … Continue reading
Posted in Equine Nutrition
Tagged blanketing, coat, critical temperature, fat, feeding, fiber, grain, Hay, shelter, winter
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Hard Keepers
Overweight horses are grabbing all the headlines but horses that tend to be very thin can also be a major headache for their owners. While obesity is clearly to be avoided, there is such a thing as too thin. Photo: … Continue reading
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Tagged enzymes, fat, hard keepers, Hay, parasites, PPID, probiotic, teeth, weight
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Treats
There are many behavioral and safety reasons not to give your horse treats but for those who can’t resist, this is for you. If you must give treats, at least do no harm. This feral horse skull shows remarkably clean … Continue reading