Magnesium helps nerve cells transmit signals to each other and to muscles by regulating ion balance across cell membranes. It is thought to have a calming effect on horses, helping to ease muscle tremors and nervousness. What can I give my horse for anxiety? If the horse needs a mild Read more…
Hydration. Keeping your horse well-hydrated is one of the most important steps you can take to encourage your horse’s muscle recovery. One of the main reasons for this is that horses lose a lot of glycogen (stored carbs that act as fuel) when they exercise or work. What helps muscles Read more…
One of the major causes of fatigue is the depletion of energy stores needed for the horse to perform. During less-intense, longer-duration exercise, FLAIR Strips help horses get needed oxygen more efficiently to sustain aerobic exercise. How do you treat fatigue in horses? A fatigued horse should receive the following Read more…
Alfalfa Has Low Starch and Sugar Content Feeds are rarely (if ever) sugar free, as even straw contains some sugar, but the low-sugar and starch content does highlight the alfalfa health benefits for your horse. Is alfalfa hay good for laminitic horses? Alfalfa hay can cause horses to founder and Read more…
Canola Oil is a calorie-dense fat source that can be used to replace grain in the horse’s diet. It provides cool energy for performance horses and supports weight gain in hard keepers. Mad Barn’s Feed Bank provides nutritional profiles on +3,000 forages, feeds and supplements used in the equine diet. Read more…
Wheat Bran is High in Calories For a starch sensitive horse in hard work or a horse needing to gain weight then using a proportion of bran can be a useful strategy. What can I give my horse to gain weight? If you aren’t feeding any grain, try adding a Read more…
Horses that are overweight are often plagued by chronic laminitis, oxidative stress, and less than perfect interaction between insulin and blood glucose. While obesity itself may not directly cause these problems, it certainly has some relationship to the metabolic processes that keep body tissues and systems healthy. What happens if Read more…
Side reins should not be used for jumping, as they restrict the use of the neck too much, and may even cause the horse to fall. Can you jump with side reins? Fine as long as you are competent enough to release fully over a fence so a horse can Read more…
Generally racehorses are lunged in a pen or small enclosure, so they can be a bit cheeky when lunged in a more open space; you are likely to experience one of more of the following: racing around at high speed. Does it hurt horses to race? Two papes published in Read more…
As long as your horse remains calm, reward him with a treat and keep telling him what a good boy he is. Reinforcing calm behavior, though a slow treatment, will help him control his fears. Horses use aggression against each other to maintain their social position in a herd, typically Read more…