Vitamin C has a low toxicity, with the major issue being gastrointestinal irritation and diarrhea at high doses (typically 20 grams/day or more). Caution should be used in insulin-resistant horses or other horses known or suspected to be iron overloaded. Read more…
Best Feed For Condition Tips Ensure hay or haylage is of good quality – sweet-smelling, free from dust and mould spores. Try to allow your horse ad-lib access to a forage source such as hay or haylage, especially when stabled. Read more…
Paddocks are fenced areas that are large enough for a horse to move freely but typically not so large that it can run. They are often used to separate horses, limit their movement, or control their diet. In horse racing, Read more…
Most horse riding stables offer horseback riding lessons and also provide housing for other people’s horses – called boarding. Riding stables make money by: charging money for horseback riding lessons and charging money for taking care of other people’s horses. Read more…
Typical roughage sources are available as pasture, hay, or complete feed pellets. Alternative fiber sources are obtainable (soybean hulls, beet pulp, rice hulls, corn cobs, chaff, and straw), but these don’t necessarily alter the need to provide horses with the Read more…
Horses tend to lean, usually favoring one side over the other, because of their anatomy, Bennett says. And chronic leaning can help explain hoof wear and growth patterns, including steep walls or differences between right and left hooves on a Read more…
Collectively, all of a stallion’s or sire’s offspring are called its progeny. The plural of progeny is progenies. If you are referring to a single offspring, the word get may be used. Get, however, may also be used to refer Read more…
Artificial insemination. Artificial insemination (AI), the most commonly used assisted reproductive technology in equine breeding, involves a series of ultrasound examinations and medications to ensure the mare is inseminated close to ovulation (pictured, above). What is the process of breeding Read more…
The simple answer is yes, your horse could benefit from a joint supplement! Whether a performance animal or pasture pet, joint supplements help horses feel their best. What is the best supplement for joints in horses? Top 8 Joint Supplements Read more…
Like vitamins A and D, vitamin E is present in grass and fresh hay, but levels decline as the hay ages. Alfalfa hay is a better source than grass hay. This fat-soluble vitamin has important antioxidant qualities and also supports Read more…