Racing Horses on Forage-only
Forage is the preferred and ideal diet for most classes of horses, but can it meet the needs of...
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Category: Nutrition
4-Step Guide to Safe Weight Gain
Is your horse showing a bit more rib than you like to see? Is he or she losing the fat layer along...
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Let’s Talk About Horse Poo
Anyone who has ever had to look after a horse for any length of time knows that they produce a lot...
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Feeding the ‘Hot’ and ‘Fizzy’ Horse
Most horse owners have heard the terms ‘feeling their oats’, ‘high’, ‘fizzy’, ‘hot’ and...
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Feeding Foals, Weanlings and Yearlings
Fewer topics in equine nutrition stir more controversy than feeding the growing horse. Many...
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Study of bacteria in ponies’ guts sheds light on ageing and obesity
The complex community of tiny living cells (microbes) living in the horse’s gut may provide...
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Understanding Obesity in Horses
Obesity has been defined as a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the...
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Feeding the Senior Horse
The nutritional management of the senior horse is challenging as there is no set criteria that...
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Body Condition Scoring: A Practical Guide for all Body Types
Body condition scoring is one of the most important and useful skills an owner can have when it...
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Effect of Soaking Hay on Nutrient Content and Hygiene Quality
Soaking hay in water to reduce the sugar content of hay is very common and, for many people with...
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Benefits of Feeding Fats to Horses
Enhancing horse productivity and wellbeing has drawn considerable interest in feeding fat...
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Feeding Horses During Drought
Droughts are part of life for horse owners in Australia. Each drought brings its own set of...
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