Feed The Perfect Protein Ration
By Nikki Alvin-Smith Protein is required in the horse’s daily diet to facilitate good overall health and to maintain and build muscle. Many horse owners mistakenly believe that the more [...]
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06, 2019
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08, 2018
Creating a cost effective feeding program
Your horse’s feeding program is about more than just the price you pay for each bag of feed. It’s important when evaluating your horse’s feeding program to look at the [...]
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04, 2017
Electrolytes – A hype or a must?
With summer finally here and temperatures rising, it is the perfect time to stress the importance of electrolytes. Some equestrians feed them to their horses daily, while others only feed [...]
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09, 2016
Beyond the Olympics: Nutritional management in the “off-season”
Whether you are a competitor on the Olympic team or an amateur participating in local horse shows, the break between competitions is an important time to reboot your horse’s internal [...]
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12, 2015
Feeding the Metabolically Challenged Horse
By: Caroline Loos The term “metabolic horse” is more and more commonly heard in the equine industry due to a high prevalence of horses with conditions such as Equine Metabolic [...]
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11, 2015
Time of feeding
Finding the ideal feed for a horse is not always easy, but have you already considered the time of feeding to be important as well? Two different methods of digestion [...]
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10, 2015
Matching the Right Feed to Your Horse’s Need
Understanding the importance of feeding your horse according to its nutritional requirement. By: Caroline Loos Similar to humans and many other species maintaining a healthy body condition (BC) in horses can [...]
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03, 2015
Feeding is Fueling
By Suzie Middlebrook BSc | Cavalor Nutrition Specialist When looking at the athletes of the human world, you can often tell what type of sport an athlete competes in by [...]
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01, 2015
Managing a Hot Horse from a Nutritional Perspective
By Suzie Middlebrook, BSc Horses are reactive, flighty, and anxious creatures and for good reason. In the wild, a horse’s best defense is his ability to respond quickly and effectively [...]
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10, 2014
What grain should I feed my horse in the off-season?
By Suzie Middlebrook, BSc. | Cavalor Nutrition Specialist After all the championships are awarded, the year-end shows come to a close, and winter sets in, competition horses are often giving [...]
