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Horse Nutrition

Poisonous Posies

Learn to identify poisonous plants in your horse’s pasture by visiting these university websites. Plant photos, toxicity ratings, signs of…

18 years ago


Avoid Impaction Colic with Winter Feeding Precautions

With fall comes cold weather that can lead to higher incidence of impaction colic. The most common reasons for this…

18 years ago

The Basics of Equine Dentistry

An adult horse’s teeth are not all that they appear. With a full length of about four inches, much of…

18 years ago

Feed Labels: Analyzing the Nutritional Guarantee

Equine feed companies are required by law to include specific information on their complete feed and supplement labels: The name…

18 years ago

Poisonous Blister Beetles

Cantharidin, the highly toxic substance found in blister beetles, can cause severe complications and death if ingested by your horse.…

18 years ago

Chill Out Brings Doubt

Researchers in Australia* are warning that there “is an urgent need for research” to confirm the efficacy and safety of…

18 years ago

Balancing Your Horse’s Diet to Achieve an Ideal Weight

Like people, some horses seem to stay fat off the smell of an empty feed sack, while others can consume…

19 years ago

Blister Beetles

By Cindy Hale Late summer is the time of year when alfalfa hay is prone to infestation by the blister…

19 years ago

All About Hay

The decision about what kind of hay to feed your horse is not an easy one, even if you know…

19 years ago

Most Performance Horses Thought to Have Ulcers

Research published in 2005 revealed the presence of ulcers in the colons of performance horses. According to the study, conducted…

20 years ago