26 09, 2016

Beyond the Olympics: Nutritional management in the “off-season”

By |September 26th, 2016|Behaviour, Blog, Energy, Forage|Comments Off on 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 [...]

13 04, 2016

Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS)

By |April 13th, 2016|Forage, Gastrointestinal, Metabolic, Research, Starch, Video|Comments Off on Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS)

Ever heard of Equine Metabolic Syndrome? Know the symptoms & signs and discover how you can treat this disease. Prevent unnecessary suffering and give your horse the nutrition it deserves. [...]

13 01, 2016

Stop ulcers before they start

By |January 13th, 2016|Blog, Forage, Gastrointestinal, News|Comments Off on Stop ulcers before they start

-Preventing stomach ulcers- As big and strong as our lovely equine companions may be, their performance and health is easily diminished due to minor malfunctions and diseases of the digestive [...]

28 10, 2015

Matching the Right Feed to Your Horse’s Need

By |October 28th, 2015|Blog, Energy, Forage, Gastrointestinal|Comments Off on 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 [...]

30 01, 2015

The Equine Digestive Tract: From Mouth to …

By |January 30th, 2015|Forage, Gastrointestinal, News|Comments Off on The Equine Digestive Tract: From Mouth to …

By Suzie Middlebrook BSc. | Cavalor Nutrition Specialist When it comes to horses, there is quite a lot that happens between meal time and mucking time. The digestive tract of [...]

6 05, 2014

HAY

By |May 6th, 2014|Forage|Comments Off on HAY

A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF DIFFERENT TYPES Being that horses are natural grazers, they require a diet made up of primarily forage. While this may have been the natural grasses and herbs found [...]

20 11, 2013

THE PROBLEM WITH ALFALFA-GRASS BLENDS IN BALED HAY

By |November 20th, 2013|Forage|Comments Off on THE PROBLEM WITH ALFALFA-GRASS BLENDS IN BALED HAY

WHAT’S THE PROBLEM? Too often people will swear up & down that alfalfa is a major cause of laminitis in horses. While any high calorie component in a horse’s diet can contribute to equine [...]