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Tag Archives: Pregnancy
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
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Tagged calcium, calories, Copper, Hay, Lysine, Methionine, minerals, nutrition, Pregnancy, Protein, whey
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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
When is That Pasture Safe to Graze?
It seems counterintuitive that the very food our horses have evolved to eat as their primary diet could in any way be harmful to them. Despite this, some horses do have trouble with spring grass. How can this be? It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged bloat, diarrhea, fiber protein, insulin, Laminitis, Pregnancy, safety, spring pasture, sugar
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Nutrition for Advancing Pregnancy
In the last half of pregnancy the foal grows from the size of a small dog to an average 100 lb foal. Nutritional needs ramp up significantly in late pregnancy and calories are the least of the concerns. This means … Continue reading
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Tagged bagged feed, calories, Hay, minerals, Pregnancy, Protein, Supplements, vitamins
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Spring Grass Laminitis
Spring is the peak time for grass-associated laminitis in most parts of the world. You can effectively treat or, better yet, prevent it but only if you understand the mechanism. Photo courtesy of Rebecca Scott A fat pony is the … Continue reading
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Tagged Chromium, Copper, grass, Hay, Insulin Resistance, iodine, Jiaogulan, Laminitis, Magnesium, muzzle, Nitric oxide, pain, phosphorus, Pregnancy, Selenium, spring, Zinc
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Feeding the Heavily Pregnant Mare
Can you just increase the amounts you are feeding but basically feed the prepregnancy diet and maintain the mare’s weight in pregnancy? Yes – her amount of fat anyway. Can you get a live, full term foal? Yes. Are you … Continue reading
They’re all twitterpated!
Think Spring – Think Babies… HEALTHY babies! When a mare is in foal, it is very important to focus on her and her foal’s nutrition. Proper nutrition starting at the early stages of pregnancy through the first several months of … Continue reading
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