Horse Health
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...
Caring for Horses in Hot Weather
As temperatures soar, remember to take weather conditions into account when planning a ride.
Working horses during very hot and/or hum...
Prebiotics and Probiotics: an Introduction
Prebiotics are “a substrate that is selectively utilized by host microorganisms conferring a health benefit.” (ISAPP, 2017).
Prebiotics...
Top Ten Reasons why EVERY horse needs minerals.
“I don’t need my horse to look like a show horse.”
“He’s just a camp drafter, looks don’t count.”
“She’s only a few months in foal an...
Top 10 Essential Feeding Tips Every Horse Owner Needs To Know
Horses need roughage - lots of it. Unless they’re overweight, they should never run out of grass or hay.
Roughage can also provide al...
Oxalates, Calcium & Your Horse
Scientists have known since the early 1980s and probably at least a decade earlier that feeding supplementary dietary inorganic sources...
Supplementing all hay diets when there is no grass
Dry times and a lack of fresh pasture is a real issue in many parts of the country at the moment, causing vitamin deficiencies in horse...
Can I blame the supplement? Part 1.
Q: I started my horse on a new supplement in September and he isn’t looking amazing any more…… what should I do?
A. Put him back on the...
Horses don’t eat fish – but should they?
The whole horses don’t eat fish oil argument has been bothering me of late. No, horses in their natural state don’t eat fish when their...
Why testing your horse’s blood won’t tell you what you think it will.
Horse owners often believe that they need to have a sample of their horse’s blood analysed to know if they are feeding the horse what h...