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Balancing Act - Designing a Diet for the Modern Horse
Horses have delicate systems that were designed for constant pasture grazing, but modern horsekeeping can throw your horse’s gastrointestinal tract off balance. High-grain diets combined with the stress of training and competition may leave your horse prone to ulcers, digestive problems and poor overall health. But if you build your horse’s diet based on his individual needs, you can help bring him back into balance.
Throw hay, dump grain, turn the horses out. Do… Continue
Added by SmartPak Equine on September 15, 2011 at 4:53pm — No Comments
Feeding and Management of Horses During the Transition from Warm to Cool Weather
As the days shorten, good planning in conjunction with quality feeds and facilities can make the transition from warm autumn days into wintry nights a little less difficult for all involved.
One of the most productive ways of keeping horses warm and supply nutrients is to provide free choice, good quality hay. The heat of fermentation when the hay is digested by microbes in the horse’s hindgut is the main source of warmth for the horse. The heat is produced during the biochemical…
Added by Equi-Force Equine Products on September 7, 2011 at 9:30am — No Comments
OK, I admit it - I am 'whipped'!
After reading Bear's "Food Matters" blog post, I thought of The Squirt and how well he has trained me to prepare things just the way that he likes (demands, actually).
I think that our horses are glad that we humans are so trainable. I have learned to prepare The Squirt's food EXACTLY as he likes it... I know that if I don't, he will not simply reject the offending meal, he will fire it at me.…
Added by Ferrous on February 24, 2011 at 12:16pm — 4 Comments
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