Foundations of Good Nutrition
How much should I feed my horse? The essential 5 step guide for horse owners.
The amount of food your horse requires is determined by his or her size (weight), workload, age, breeding status and whether you are ai...
The Essential 4-Step Guide to Safe Weight Gain for Horses
Is your horse showing a bit more rib than you like to see? Is he or she losing the fat layer along the spine that is often referred to ...
Are You Wasting Money on Vitamins for your Horse?
You may be wasting hard-earned cash if you're feeding mature (but not old), healthy pleasure horses a multi-vitamin supplement when the...
Are Pre-Mixed Horse Feeds better than Home Mixed?
Question:
"My friend/neighbour/instructor/lady in the feed store told me that I should feed my horse a premixed/complete bagged horse ...
Supplementing Horses Grazing High Oxalate Pastures
Horses grazing high oxalate pasture can become calcium deficient, even when they eat their daily recommended intake of calcium. Click h...
Help! I have high oxalate grass!
Are you worried about high oxalate grasses in your horse paddocks? Don’t panic! Having a high oxalate horse pasture isn’t the end of th...
Why do horses need an omega-3 source?
Fresh grass. Horses love it!
Nothing can beat it as the basis of most horse diets. It provides essential fibre, energy, protein, vitam...
Top Tips to Save $$$ on Horse Feeds
Did you get a nasty surprise in your horse feed store last week?
With grain prices as much as 40 % higher than this time last year in ...
C3 vs C4 Grasses – Which Is Best?
If you’ve ever been on to FeedXL or read information about ‘bighead’ and oxalates in pastures, you’ll have come across the terms “C3” a...
Prebiotics and Probiotics in Equine Nutrition
The billions of tiny microbes inside the digestive tracts of humans, pets and production animals are gaining widespread recognition fro...
Feeding Older Horses in Cold Weather
Having the luxury of keeping much-loved horses through their retirement years is an honour many us happily perform for our equine frien...
When Should I Change My Horse’s Hard Feed?
Although you can look up horse nutrition books and find out how many calories per day your horse needs, feeding exactly the energy inta...