Feeding Horses That Have Dry Skin
Madeline Boast, MSc
June 6, 2026
An equine nutritionist answers a reader question about how her horse’s diet might play a role in his poor coat quality and hair loss.
Proper feeding practices for foals, adult horses, and older horses
An equine nutritionist answers a reader question about how her horse’s diet might play a role in his poor coat quality and hair loss.
Learn which calming supplement ingredients work and things to consider before choosing or administering a product to your horse.
Traveling to horse shows (and clinics) can cause your horse stress and put him at risk for behavioral issues, gastric upset, and infectious disease.
Restoring muscle glycogen, rehydrating, and ensuring a horse’s diet offers enough vitamin E all help with recovery after strenuous exercise.
Although researchers have shown horses prefer untreated hay, it is safe for horses to eat hay treated with preservatives. An equine nutritionist explains why.
Listen to all things horse hay with Carey Williams, PhD, to better understand what kind of and how much hay to feed your horses. Sponsored by Tribute Equine Nutrition.
Find out what commonly applied practices horse owners and caretakers tend to overdo.
Your horse needs essential nutrients from the diet to stay healthy. An equine nutritionist explains how to meet those needs through proper feeding.
While steeped in tradition, feeding bran mashes can cause GI distress in horses. Learn why, and discover alternatives.
Two veterinarians answer your equine gastric ulcer questions during this recent Ask TheHorse podcast episode. Brought to you by Bimeda.
Researchers continue to learn how the components of a horse’s diet can help battle inflammation.
Learn how to store hay and grain properly—keeping nutrients in and mold, rodents, and spoilage out.
New research on insulin dysregulation highlights how pasture NSCs, forage intake, and grazing muzzles can help reduce laminitis risk in horses.
A researcher describes the importance of low-NSC diets for horses with metabolic problems and gives 3 tips for helping metabolic picky eaters gain weight.
Hay soaking can help horses with equine metabolic syndrome, but owners should understand how it might affect the rest of the diet.
Forage should be the basis of your horse’s diet. Here’s what factors to consider when choosing a forage.
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