Do Horses Eat Less When Its Hot?

Horse owners should be vigilant for signs your horse is overheated, which include excessive sweating, lethargy, elevated breathing and heart rate, and decreased appetite. If your horse appears at risk of heatstroke, contact your veterinarian right away and cool them down with fans and cool water. Can heat cause a Read more…

Do Horses Lick Salt?

Horses rarely spend the time necessary licking a salt block to meet their daily needs. This could require a horse to bite off and eat chunks to do so. White salt blocks are optimum as a supplemental palatable source of salt. Can you give horses salt licks? Some horses definitely Read more…

Does Starch Make Horses Hot?

Fat is often referred to as a “cool” energy source. Feeds high in starch and sugar tend to produce hormone surges that some researchers feel may cause horses to become more excited or “hot” tempered. What feed makes a horse hot? Feed ingredients such as oats, corn, barley, alfalfa and Read more…