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Why are Trace Minerals Good for Horses?
Trace minerals have a significantly large impact on the overall health of your horse. Feeding them in proper amounts AND ratios is key to helping your horse be as happy and healthy as possible! What A...
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Can You Feed the Flies Away From Your Horse?
Flies and other biting insects can cause significant annoyance and discomfort for horses during warmer months. They lead to itching, bumps, swelling, and skin reactions. Horse owners often seek effect...
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Feeding Sunflower Seeds to Horses
Sunflower seeds come in 2 basic classifications with some specialized varieties in each. Black oil sunflower seeds are primarily produced for sunflower oil production, and striped sunflower seeds are ...
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The Do’s and Dont’s of Feeding Horse Treats
We all enjoy a treat once in awhile – a nice warm brownie fresh out of the oven, a cool slice of watermelon on a hot summer day – and your horse is no different. He will enjoy a horse trea...
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Enhancing Your Horse’s Diet with Oil
Enhancing your horse’s diet with oil can have significant benefits for their overall health and well-being. In this comprehensive guide, we delve into the various methods of incorporating oil in...
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How to Feed Electrolytes to Horses
We recently had a horse owner ask about providing electrolytes to her horses all at once, through the watering trough. While in theory this might work, in practicality, it may cause some issues. Fir...
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Horse Feed: More Than Just Percentages
Horse owners frequently compare feeds based primarily on the information on the feed tag or supporting data from web sites. While this is a quick comparison to make, it may not always be the bes...
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Supplementing Horse Diets with Omega Fatty Acids
As you look at your horses' diet, it is important to remember that horses need a balance of both omega-3 and -6 fatty acids for optimal health and performance. One isn't necessarily better than the ...
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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 a ration ...
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Balanced Mineral Supplements for Horses
I had stopped at one of my large training barns to check on their horses’ diets, as they had just returned from a recent show circuit. The owner said the horses were doing well, but he was going...
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Selecting the Right Feed
Browsing through the aisles of your local feed store, it's likely you have noticed the variety of horse feeds available. National brands, regional brands and local manufacturers all crowd the shelve...
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Feeding Salt to Horses
We normally think of salt more as a warm weather requirement. Horses do require about 1-2 ounces of salt per day to provide help meet their requirement for sodium and chloride. This requirement can ...
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When to Feed Ration Balancers
Feeding horses a balanced diet is essential for their overall health and well-being. In cases where horses receive a low amount of grain or appear to be lacking something in their diet, incorporating ...
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Horse Feeds & Supplements: What to feed?
Here's a few key tips to make sure you are doing everything right for your favorite equine friend - keeping in mind, of course, that quality hay/pasture fed at approximately 1.5% of body weight is th...
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Making Cents Out of Horse Feed Costs
Making cents out of horse feed costs with costs of bedding, labor, insurance, electricity and hay. ...
