5 steps to balancing your horse’s diet Start with forage. Have your hay tested. Choose the appropriate grain to fill in the gaps. Read feed tags and look for innovative ingredients. Supplement and adjust as necessary based on your horse’s Read more…
Evidence reflects that people started using horses as far back as 6000 BC. However, it is said that horseback riding may have begun around 4500 BC. When did humans start riding horses? 5,500 years agoEvidence of thong bridle use suggests Read more…
You should ride a 4 year old horse at least three times per week for no more than 20 minutes. Horses are incredible creatures that have been domesticated by humans for thousands of years. They are used for a variety Read more…
Answer. Providing a balanced diet with high-quality protein and amino acids can help support topline development and reduce muscle wasting as horses age. Mature horses have relatively low dietary protein requirements; however, protein quality can be a limiting factor when Read more…
Making horses pull oversized loads like carriages is cruel. Horses are forced to toil in all weather extremes, dodge traffic, and pound the pavement all day long. They may develop respiratory ailments because they breathe in exhaust fumes, and they Read more…
TORONTO – Burger-eating Canadians can return to their grills, or drive-through lanes without worry. Beef burgers in popular fast food chains and their frozen counterparts in Canada don’t contain horse meat, tests conducted in Ontario show. Does Burger King burgers Read more…
Though people living in rural or underdeveloped areas still use horses for manual labor and transportation, industrialized countries have mostly replaced horses with cars and tractors. In the United States, horses are usually raised as pets, companions and athletes for Read more…
Customers tell us they can’t feed their horses carrots because they are high in sugar. FACT: Raw carrots contain only 4.7% sugar and 1.4% starch. Carrots are 85% water! Compare that to average hay at 8 to 10% sugar, and Read more…
6 Ways You Can Help Horses In Need Volunteer for a Rescue. One great way to help horses in need is to volunteer for a horse rescue. Donate to a Rescue. If you want to help horses in need, consider Read more…
For maintenance of body weight and to support normal daily activity, the digestible energy (DE) requirement of the nonworking adult horse in good body condition is estimated to be on average 0.03 Mcal/kg bodyweight (see related tables), with a minimum Read more…