Health from the inside
A healthy horse with a gleaming coat: that’s what all owners want. But how can we get our horse in that condition? Is it just a question of applying a [...]
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05, 2017
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05, 2017
Colic: Preventing your worst nightmare
Nearly every horse owner at some point or another has seen a horse go through a colic episode. This highly prevalent condition can have detrimental consequences and is the most [...]
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01, 2017
This time of year is generally known as “colic season”
DO YOU KNOW WHY? While changes in management can also contribute to the higher incidence of colic as the weather gets colder, such as less time riding or less plentiful grass in pasture, there has long been known to a link between colic & cold weather changes. A possible reason for this is the dropping barometric pressure associated with most cold fronts. The more rapid & severe the drop, the more likely that the horse will experience gastrointestinal upset.
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04, 2016
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. [...]
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01, 2016
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 [...]
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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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06, 2015
Back to Basics
By Suzie Middlebrook, BSc | Equine Nutrition Specialist Sometimes it may seem like, no matter what supplements, feeds, or medications you're using, your horse just isn’t looking his best. Despite [...]
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02, 2015
Is my horse really just naughty, or could it be nutrition? Client Tracy Vernier shares her story!
I’ve owned my Thoroughbred gelding, Valentino for close to three years. As a lot of Thoroughbreds are notoriously known for being “high strung”, Val was no exception to this. We’ve [...]
