Valine is an essential amino acid that is crucial for maintaining proper cell and organ functioning. It is particularly important for liver function, as well as balancing nitrogen levels in the your horse’s body. What is the purpose of valine? It promotes muscle growth and tissue repair. It is a Read more…
A basic hay analysis costs about $20. Optimum horse hay moisture ranges from 10 to 15 percent. ADF values under 45 percent are generally good for horses. NDF values under 65 percent are generally good for horses. What is a good protein level for hay? Protein levels can range from Read more…
Horses. 1.5 to 2 lbs of Chaffhaye per hundred weight of animal per day. Can you free feed alfalfa to horses? In the case of mature horses, free-choice alfalfa hay will certainly provide enough protein to satisfy requirements. As a practical recommendation, select alfalfa hays which do not contain extremely Read more…
3 Way Grain Mix is a blend of corn, barley, and oats available with or without molasses added. It is used as an energy source for sheep, goats, horses, or cattle. What should you not feed a horse? Here are eight foods you should never feed your horse: Chocolate. ©russellstreet/Flickr Read more…
A horse deprived of feed, but supplied drinking water, is capable of surviving 20 to 25 days. How long can a horse safely go without eating? Ideally, horses should go no longer than 4 hours between forage meals and be fed on a consistent schedule. However, it’s hard to predict Read more…
Summer horse feeding and supplements The ideal way to perfectly supplement and balance the horse’s diet is by having hay, haylage or grass analysed. What should I feed my horse in the summer? Due to increased sweating in summer, your horse will need additional salt beyond that provided by hay, Read more…
Types of feed Forage is high fibre and low starch feeds such as hay, haylage, grass and chaffs. Sugarbeet is also a type of forage and many feed companies produce fibre-based mixes or pellets. What food should I feed my horse? Many pleasure and trail horses don’t need grain: good-quality Read more…
Natural Gaits There are five natural gaits of horses. These natural gaits include the walk, Gaits, Gaits/lope, gallop and back. Many breeds perform these gaits. What is the fifth horse gait? the flying paceThe fifth gait, typical only for Icelandic horses, is the flying pace. This is a very fast Read more…
Luckily, Barn Lime is not harmful to your horse, unlike its cousin Hydrated Lime. Hydrated Lime (calcium hydroxide) on the other hand, becomes caustic when it is wet and may cause serious burns to your horse’s skin, in addition to possible eye damage. Can you use lime around horses? Calcium Read more…
Hay is simply dried grass, clover, alfalfa and similar forage plants and/or mixtures of these plants and it’s the ideal food for grass grazing animals, which would include both horses and cows. It’s not better or worse for either of them, it’s what they both evolved to eat. What is Read more…