Studies have linked manure-eating in adult horses to those that are either underfed, or are fed diets that are low in fiber. This means horses that are not receiving enough roughage each day may start to eat feces to get the nutrients (i.e. fiber) that they are lacking. How do Read more…
Notes: Method Amount Note Oral 60 adult 10-20 foal For cough. Benylin syrup for Cough IV, IM 0.25 For hives Dose form; 10mg/ml, 14.5mg/ml and 50 mg/ml Oral 0.35-0.70 Dose form: 25 and 50 mg capsules Can you give a horse cough syrup? Equi-Tussin Cough Syrup for Horses is an Read more…
The UMF rating of Manuka honey relates to its antibacterial activity. The higher the UMF rating, the more efficacious the honey is against bacteria. For equine wound care select a Manuka honey product that has a UMF of 10 or higher. A UMF of 10 corresponds to a MGO of Read more…
Pellets are a good choice in climates where textured feeds would mold or freeze and for horses that like to sort ingredients, as well as horses with dental issues that no longer chew feed well. Are pellets good for horses? Horses often eat hay pellets faster than traditional hay because Read more…
Barley: In some ways, barley is quite the opposite of corn — in the grain world, barley is your low-starch/sugar option. Because it has a hard shell, it’s best served to your horse soaked or crushed. Can you soak barley for horses? Barley has a tougher hull than oats, so Read more…
The advantage of a pelleted feed is the uniformity of ingredients. Each individual pellet has the exact same nutritional value. This eliminates a horse that may be a picky eater from selecting which ingredients of a feed they will consume. Is pelleted feed good for horses? Pelleted Feeds However, pellets Read more…
‘You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink’ is a proverb which means that you can give someone an opportunity but not force them to take it. For example: I gave him the email address of the person in charge of recruitment but he still Read more…
Have a cuppa, a brew, some char. Green tea in particular is known for its myriad health benefits in humans, and an increasing amount of research suggests that horses can also reap the rewards of green tea in the form of nutritional supplements containing green tea extracts (GTEs). Is green Read more…
In the wild, horses create their own mudholes by pawing at the ground surrounding natural springs, then drinking from this. The pawing stirs up minerals the horses seek in their diet, which they drink along with the water. Similarly, horses drinking from streams and lakes usually paw the water first Read more…
Grains such as oats, corn, barley, and grain byproducts such as wheat bran, wheat middlings, and wheat mill run are used primarily as energy sources in horse feeds. What are the main ingredients in horse feed? Equine Feed Ingredients Complex carbs, such as alfalfa, grain hay, and beet pulp. Simple Read more…