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Antioxidants in Horse Nutrition

Prebiotics are “a substrate that is selectively utilized by host microorganisms conferring a health benefit.” (ISAPP, 2017). Prebiotics...

“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 and...

Horses need roughage - lots of it. Unless they’re overweight, they should never run out of grass or hay. Roughage can also provide all...

1. Introduce new supplements very gradually - start with just a few grams and increase the amount over a period of a week or more. 2. ...

Scientists have known since the early 1980s and probably at least a decade earlier that feeding supplementary dietary inorganic sources...

StartFragmentShould I blame the feed? How often do you hear someone say that a few days after changing to a new mineral supplement, or a...

StartFragment The first thing is: don't panic! Having a high oxalate horse pasture isn't the end of the world, and won't make you a...

StartFragment Dry times and a lack of fresh pasture is a real issue in some parts of the country at the moment, causing vitamin...

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...

StartFragmentThe whole horses don’t eat fish oil argument has been bothering me of late. No, horses in their natural state don’t eat fish...