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Whole Food For Horses
The “whole food” claim is being used to market some feeds and supplements for horses but what is a whole food and are these products really superior? Does this look like whole food to you? The term whole food is … Continue reading
Posted in Equine Nutrition
Tagged horses, minerals, non-GMO, organic, Supplements, vitamins, whole food
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Sugar And Hoof Health
Sugar phobia has reached a point where virtually any problem with a horse’s hooves may be blamed on sugar. From thrush to weak laminar connections, sugar is being blamed for hoof problems. This often comes with stories like hooves “falling … Continue reading
Insulin and Mineral Nutrition
High insulin in horses does not have the clear inflammatory component documented in people but there is increased oxidative stress. The size of the upper legs is a good indicator of what this high insulin pony’s body should look like … Continue reading
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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The Facts About Feeding Straw
Straw is often recommended as an alternative to hay in a variety of scenarios – hay shortage, for weight loss, to decrease sugar/starch in the diet or simply to give the horse something to chew on for longer periods without … Continue reading
Do Horses Really Need Supplements?
To stay alive – no. To have the most vibrant health possible – yes! I’m not talking about specialty supplements here, like joint or hoof, just the core essential nutrients of protein/amino acids, vitamins and minerals. Somewhere on earth there … Continue reading
Posted in Equine Nutrition
Tagged deficiencies, diet, health, horse supplements, minerals, uckele
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Growing Horses in Cold Weather
Hoof growth isn’t the only thing that slows down in cold weather. The growth of young horses can too [Onoda et al 2013, 2014]. Several studies have now documented a slowing down of growth rate in the winter with a … Continue reading
Posted in Equine Nutrition
Tagged Amino Fac, CocoOmega, CocoSun, fat, growth, Milk and Grow, minerals, Protein, vitamins, 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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Nutrition for the Lactating Mare
There is a reason the horse evolved to foal in the Spring. The rich, tender, high moisture young vegetation provides the energy and protein dense nutrition the mare needs to make sufficient milk. In peak lactation the mare needs 1.8X … Continue reading
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Tagged Amino Fac, Base Mix P55, calories, CocoOmega, fatty acids, Foal, lactation, Lysine, Milk and Grow, minerals, Protein, salt, Tri-Amino, Vitamin E
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Care of the Mare and Foal at Weaning
With feral horses, by the time weaning occurs naturally both mare and foal are more than ready for it. When we hasten the process artificially, there is inevitable stress. Foals depend on their dams for basic survival needs of nutrition … Continue reading