Feeding and Riding the Lactating Mare
Clair Thunes, PhD
April 22, 2024
Learn about the nutritional requirements of a mare with a foal at her side as she gets started back into work.
Learn about the nutritional requirements of a mare with a foal at her side as she gets started back into work.
Explore the methods used to diagnose food-related issues in horses and effectively manage their clinical signs.
Horses need a variety of minerals in their diet to support basic system function and overall health. Find out how to be sure your horse is getting them.
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.
What should and shouldn’t horses with heaves (or equine asthma) eat? A nutritionist offers advice.
Can feeding copper help darken a horse’s coat and prevent sun-bleaching? Learn more about this important trace mineral.
When switching your horse to a forage-focused diet, first obtain a hay analysis and choose a ration balancer that fills the nutritional gaps.
Do you have a horse with flaky skin and a dry mane and tail? The right feed might help.
If you can see your horse’s ribs or his topline is lacking, he might need to gain weight or muscle. But how can you tell which he needs?
Learn why this antioxidant is important for muscle health and how to supplement it safely.
Don’t balk at the S-word on the feed label. It might be just what your adult horse needs.
Your horse’s nutritional requirements depend on his life stage and individual needs.
Is your senior horse a picky eater? Be sure he has regular veterinary dental examinations with your veterinarian and consider changing his forage or concentrate feed.
Sourcing lower energy hay and implementing slow-feeding strategies can help reduce your horse’s risk of becoming obese and developing metabolic problems.
Learn about 10 common plants, chemicals, organisms, and toxins your horse should never eat.
One expert explains whether horses that maintain body condition well on forage alone get enough protein from only eating hay.
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