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Allergy, Intolerance, or Irritation?
Horses experience a variety of situations related to plants, insects and chemicals that can be the source of discomfort or a variety of clinical symptoms. These reactions can be broken down into several areas: A feed or a food allergy …
Adding Oil to a Horse’s Diet
Adding vegetable oil to equine feeds or to equine diets has been a standard practice for literally hundreds of years. Old horse traders knew that adding oil could help slick up a horse for sale long before the science of …
Are All Oils the Same for Feeding to Horses?
Adding oil or fat to horse diets was a common practice long before research determined the many benefits of added oil diets. Horse traders hundreds of years ago knew that if they wanted a horse to gain weight and develop …
Feeding Horses for Sales Preparation
Nutrition has an important role in sales preparation for all horses. If you want to maximize the value of the horse, it is essential to have the horse looking its best at sale time. There are a number of key …
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Posted in Care and Management, Feeding Management, How To
Tagged as conditioning a horse, feeding a horse for growth, sales prep
Feeding Foals Through Weaning Time
Properly preparing the foals to be weaned can make the process much easier for everyone, and part of that preparation includes setting up a successful feeding transition for the foal. Make certain that the foal is consuming at least 1 …
Weaning Options for Foals
Weaning time can be stressful, but proper preparation of the foals and the mares for weaning can make the process much easier for everyone! Most foals are weaned at about 4-6 months of age, depending on the condition of the broodmares …
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Tagged as feeding weanlings, horse feed for weanlings, weaning foals
Posted in Care and Management, How To, Mare & Foal Feed
Tagged as feeding weanlings, horse feed for weanlings, weaning foals
My Horse Doesn’t Feel Good, What Should I Feed It?
There are a number of potential illnesses which can cause horses to go “off feed” for varying periods of time. Upper respiratory issues, such as strangles and influenza, may cause the horse to lose appetite and reduce feed intake. There …
