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Category Archives: Weight Control
Grazing Muzzles – A Good Tool for Easy Keepers
Many of us are faced with the dilemma of an easy keeper – these horses seem to get fat just by looking at pasture, much less being turned out on it! We know we need to limit their intakes, but it …
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Posted in Care and Management, Feeding Management, How To, Ponies, Weight Control
Tagged as fat horses, grazing for horses, grazing muzzle, horse diet
Posted in Care and Management, Feeding Management, How To, Ponies, Weight Control
Tagged as fat horses, grazing for horses, grazing muzzle, horse diet
Ration Balancers vs Regular Horse Feeds
I recently received a call from a horse owner that said she needed to put her horse on a diet. Her 1000 pound mare is a body condition score of 7. Her vet had recommended she put the mare on …
Feeding Donkeys
In the equine world we certainly do see variation. From Quarter Horses to Arabians, from miniature horses to draft horses – we all know that our equine friends come in all shapes, sizes and colors. But with horses we can …
Powering Ponies
It is very exciting to see the popularity of ponies increasing among adults and children across disciplines, but specifically in the FEI ones such as Eventing and Dressage. Some notable ponies of late include Theodore O’Connor, Hideaways’sErin Go Bragh, and …
How to Weigh Your Feed
Feed your horse by weight, not by volume. This is a common sentence uttered by many-a-feed professional and the more I talk with horse owners, the more I find myself saying it. If someone is having an issue with their horse’s …
When to Feed Ration Balancers
While recently reviewing farms feed program, the manager explained that some of her horses only received 1 pound of grain per day. She felt their weight was good, but yet they appeared to be lacking something in their diet. She …
Feeding Beet Pulp For Weight Gain in Horses
Many horse owners ask if beet pulp is a good way to put weight on a horse. This is a great question, as many horse owners struggle to keep weight on their horses, whether they are being used heavily or they …
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Posted in Horse Feed, Horse Nutrition, Weight Control
Tagged as beet pulp, calorie intake, hard keepers, weight gain
Posted in Horse Feed, Horse Nutrition, Weight Control
Tagged as beet pulp, calorie intake, hard keepers, weight gain
