For older horses with dental problems who can only eat a limited amount of hay, use these guidelines: provide 0.5% of the older horse’s body weight daily in chopped forage or hay cubes or pellets (five pounds daily for a Read more…
The horse needs to be able to chew and break down the hay, so select good-quality, soft hay that isn’t overly mature; it shouldn’t have thick, fibrous stalks. Coleman has found that mixed grass-legume hay, such as orchard-alfalfa or timothy-alfalfa, Read more…
Horses will lie down to catch up on much-needed REM sleep, to relax, and in some cases, they will lay down because they are in physical pain or discomfort. Lying down is a normal behavior in horses, but it can Read more…
The Arabian horsemen feed honey to their fabulous horses to give strength and stamina – and fertility.” Honey is a soothing, restorative tonic which will give energy and soothe internal inflammations of throat and stomach and reduce coughing. How much Read more…
Horses will lie down to catch up on much-needed REM sleep, to relax, and in some cases, they will lay down because they are in physical pain or discomfort. Lying down is a normal behavior in horses, but it can Read more…
Honey is 100% safe for your horses to eat. How much honey is safe for horses? But overall, no more than one cup of honey is required or necessary when making horse treats. When buying horse treats, it is a Read more…
There is a list of recipes below that you can try out. But overall, no more than one cup of honey is required or necessary when making horse treats. Will honey help a horses cough? The Arabian horsemen feed honey Read more…
Napping often stems from a fundamental problem such as lack of trust, leadership, respect and/or confidence between horse and rider. However, before you put it down to bad behaviour rule out any potential medical causes — such as back pain Read more…
For hayfever-like symptoms, try natural raw honey. Put two tablespoons on a small piece of bread and feed it to your horse daily. If you need to treat more than one horse, dilute the honey (two tablespoons per horse) in Read more…
If you add soda to water, it must be caffeine free. Giving horses caffeine is illegal and may trigger a positive drug test under the American Quarter Horse Association and United State Equestrian Federation drug testing programs and in racing Read more…