Their natural diet is mainly grass, which has high roughage content. Horses should be provided with a predominantly fibre-based diet, either grass, hay, haylage or a hay replacement in order to mimic their natural feeding pattern as closely as possible. Read more…
It very well may be a critical and time sensitive, life-threatening emergency. Possible consequences of this grain overload are diarrhea, colic, colitis, endotoxemia, metabolic acidosis and laminitis (founder). There are several factors that will influence the progression of events after Read more…
Horses rolling in dust derive the benefit of dust-bathing to maintain a healthy hair coat. Horses may also roll in mud to protect and soothe their skin during insect season. Why do horses want to roll? Rolling helps the horses Read more…
9 Foods You Should Never Feed to Your Horse Garlic and onions. Starting with a controversial topic…. Chocolate. Just like dogs and cats, you shouldn’t give chocolate to your horses, too. Potatoes. Tomatoes. Meat. Bread. Avocado. Dairy products. What should Read more…
Many pleasure and trail horses don’t need grain: good-quality hay or pasture is sufficient. If hay isn’t enough, grain can be added, but the bulk of a horse’s calories should always come from roughage. Horses are meant to eat roughage, Read more…
Straight grains, like corn, barley, sweet feed or oats, can contribute to the onset of colic in horses. What food gives horses colic? High Levels of Cereals or High Starch Feeds The consumption of more than 5kg of concentrates per Read more…
Cavallo, the word for horse in Italian, might be recognizable if you know your romance languages and can see the etymological association with cavalier, but your linguistic adroitness might fail you at sfilacci. Want to guess? That’s right: it’s Italian Read more…
Ford Mustang There are two theories on how the Mustang got its name: Robert J. Eggert, Ford’s division market research manager in the early 1960s, loved American Quarterhorse breeds. His wife gifted him a book titled The Mustangs by J. Read more…
As grazers, horses naturally meet their vitamin requirement by ingesting grass or hay. Owners should allow as much turnout on good quality pasture as possible and provide hay that has not been stored for more than a few months. What Read more…
A growing horse generally needs between 12 and 18 percent crude protein in its diet for proper growth and development. How much protein does my horse need daily? A mature horse (average weight of 1,100 lb or 500 kg) needs Read more…