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Spring Pastures
In most areas of North America, pastures are coming to their verdant peak. This beautiful flush is also a powerhouse of nutrition for the horse. Spring grass has abundant supplies of vitamins and omega-3 essential fats which likely contribute to … Continue reading
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Tagged calories, digestive, insulin, Jiaogulan, Laminitis, pasture, Protein, Psyllium Husk Fiber, Quadra-Fac, spring, sugar, Uckele Health and Nutrition, Uckele LaminOX, weight
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The Real Cause of PAL – Pasture-Associated Laminitis
It isn’t fructan. It isn’t hind gut acidosis. Here’s the science. The AAEP’s Laminitis Working Group did a four year study with the goal of identifying laminitis risks. Other than diet, EMS pattern obesity, known EMS or PPID and use … Continue reading
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Tagged acidosis, EMS, fermentation, fructan, insulin, Laminitis, PAL, pasture, pasture associated laminitis, PPID
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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
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Tagged antioxidant, ascorbate, Bio Quench, collagen, dopamine, exercise, Hay, lung, Lung EQ, pasture, supplement, synthesis, vitamin C
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Can EMS Horses Graze Dead Winter Pastures?
Unless you are living in an area with very mild winters, your pasture grasses will shrivel and turn brown over the winter. However, that plant is not dead and horses will be more than happy to eat it. This could … Continue reading
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Tagged carbohydrates, EMS, grazing, Laminitis, pasture, winter
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Failing Pastures
I’m going to define failing pastures as those that no longer can meet the nutritional needs of the horse. This can happen a lot sooner than you might think. Brown, dormant grass is easy to spot but very mature green … Continue reading
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Tagged B-Vitamins, carotene, dormant, horse, mature, minerals, Omega-3, pasture, Protein, vitamin A
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Understanding Fat and Fatty Acids
Fat is much more than a storage form of calories. The membrane of all cells contains fat. Fatty substances form a waterproof barrier in skin and hooves. Some classes of hormone are derived from fat/cholesterol. Some fats help regulate the … Continue reading
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Tagged alpha-linolenic, chia, coconut, fat, fatty acids, Flax, Inflammation, linoleic, naming, oleic, Omega-3, omega-6, pasture, sunflower, triglycerides, weight
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The Case for Vitamin E Supplementation
Nutritional minimalists take the position that supplementation of a “quality”[not defined] diet is virtually always a waste of money. I recently read this opinion about supplementing vitamin E: “…Vitamin E deficiencies are occasionally seen in horses that don’t have access … Continue reading
Pasture vs Hay
Hay is just dehydrated grass but there are several differences between hay and the live plant that you need to take into consideration when adding pasture to the horse’s diet. Note: References in the following discussion to calories, protein and … Continue reading
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Tagged calories, estimating intake of pasture, minerals, pasture, Protein, vitamins
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Spring Grass
Beautiful to look at, wonderful to smell and if you’re a horse there is nothing you would rather be eating and arguably nothing more natural you should be eating. On the other hand, there are a few precautions. First, the … Continue reading
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Tagged carbohydrate, fiber, Laminitis, onion grass, pasture, Protein, spring, vitamins, weight gain
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