Duration of Activity Calories Required 10 mins 47 30 mins 140 60 mins 281 Is lunging good exercise for a horse? Lunging can be a great way to exercise your horse, especially if time is short or you’re unable to ride. Aside from helping to build and maintain fitness, lunging Read more…
If you don’t have access to a round arena, the best option is to lunge your animal on an empty field. Keep in mind that you need a space of at least 50 to 60 feet (15 – 18 m) in diameter, depending on the horse size. Can you lunge Read more…
As a general rule of thumb horses and ponies on low oil feeds (less than 4%) can be fed up to 100mls oil additional oil per 100kg of bodyweight per day (500mls for a 500kg horse). How much flaxseed oil should a horse get? Flax Oil, is obtained from the Read more…
For full-sized (1100 lbs) adult horses with health conditions that warrant additional ground flaxseeds: Feed 2 cups, up to 4 cups (480-960 ml). Adjust amount to less than 1 cup if the horse is overweight and is not exercising. More than 2 cups per day should not be fed long Read more…
Weights are added to most entrants in a horse race and vary based on the weight assigned to each horse and the weight of the jockey (not including the helmet, blinkers, number cloth, whip or safety vest). Is weight added to race horses? Put simply, yes. The weight added to Read more…
Linseed Oil is Easy to Digest Put simply, the horse’s digestive system can extract energy from linseed oil more easily than it can from cereals. Oil is also a great option for horses which are prone to laminitis, tying-up, colic, Sweet-Itch and other skin conditions. Is linseed oil toxic to Read more…
When used for your horse diet, Finish First Equine Soybean Oil is a safe and natural supplement rich in Vitamin E and Essential Fatty Acids. It contains the good unsaturated fats with Omega 3 essential fatty acids and vitamin E, and is safe for overall horse health and weight gain Read more…
Many horses are allergic to the soy that is in the horse feeds today. Soy can be present as soybean meal (a byproduct of the soybean oil industry), raw beans, or roasted beans. Soy is difficult to digest, which can cause gas, bloating and general discomfort. What does soy do Read more…
The build-up of lactic acid causes pain in the horse’s rear end, often resulting in problems with the front legs, such as bowed tendons, wind puffs ligament, joint and hoof issues. What causes lactic acid build up in horses? When undigested starch and sugars reaches the hindgut, the microbial fermentation Read more…
A fluid lactate concentration higher than the blood lactate concentration provides evidence for a bacterial cause of the effusion. In horses evaluated for colic, a peritoneal lactate concentration higher than the simultaneously measured blood lactate concentration is indicative of intestinal strangulation and ischemia. What happens if lactate levels are too Read more…