Researchers at North Carolina State University found that horses grazing for nine hours a day will eat around 0.6 kg of grass per hour. This totals 2.7kg of forage. Can you overfeed a horse hay? Providing hay or other feeds Read more…
The horse has trouble chewing the hard seed coats (hulls) of the oats. In this case, soaking, steaming or cooking the oats for a few hours before feeding them out, or feeding crushed or steam-rolled oats is a better option Read more…
Common molds in hay can produce spores that cause respiratory problems in horses. Under some conditions these molds may also produce toxins. What happens if a horse eats too much hay? Horse owners know to keep their animals and feed Read more…
Equine Grass Sickness (EGS) is a debilitating and frequently fatal disease, affecting grazing horses, ponies, and donkeys. However, there have been a few cases where horses with no access to grass have developed EGS where hay has been found to Read more…
For growing horses, it is safe to feed to a young horse and provides calories needed for growth and development. Performance horses also benefit from Stabilized Rice Bran, as it provides the additional calories needed for their high caloric expenditure Read more…
Fetlock: Sometimes called a horse’s ankle, the fetlock is actually more like the ball of the foot on humans. Forearm: The area on the front legs of a horse between the knee and the elbow. Forehead: The part of the Read more…
Carpal Joint – The carpus (carpal joint) on a horse is commonly referred to as the “knee” which is only on the front legs. The tarsus is the corresponding joint on the hind leg, commonly called the “hock”. What do Read more…
The muzzle is the part of the horse’s head that includes the area of the mouth, nostrils, chin, lips, and front of the nose. The muzzle is very mobile and sensitive. Do horses have snouts or noses? An elephant has Read more…
tail. Docking—Amputation of the distal part of the boney part of the tail. 3 A horse’s tail contains 15 to 21 vertebrae, docking typically leaves a tail approximately 15 cm (6 inches) long. In most cases, tails of foals are Read more…
Alfalfa. Alfalfa is higher in calories and protein than grass hays, which makes it an excellent choice to help to add weight to a thin horse. If your horse tends to be wasteful with his hay, he may eat more Read more…