Feeding Basics for Horses, Miniature Horses and Ponies
Reading Time: 4 minutes For horses, miniature horses and ponies to perform their best, they need the correct nutritional building blocks. Credit to: Purina Animal Nutrition Just like people, all equines need protein, vitamins and minerals, as well as energy (calories) to support maintenance, growth, reproduction and work. Forage In nature, horses spend most of their time eating – […]
Spring Checklist: Pasture Management for Horses
Reading Time: 4 minutes Credit to: Purina Green grass can be a great addition to a horse’s health, both mentally and physically. Horses love the taste of green grass and it can be very nutritious during the right stages of maturity, not to mention the joys of being out in a pasture relaxing and being a horse. However, spring […]
Keeping Water Troughs Thawed With or Without a Heater
Reading Time: 3 minutes One equine nutritionist offers tips and asks for your input on dealing with ice in horse watering tanks. Credit to: The Horse Q. Winter has barely started, and I’m already tired of breaking ice in my horses’ water trough. Is there anything I can do to help stop the water from freezing other than some […]
Equine Network Foundation ‘A Home for Every Horse’ and UNited Horse Coalition Streamline Access to Vital Support for At-Risk Equines
Reading Time: 3 minutes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [Albuquerque, NM] – [March 25, 2024] – In a landmark development for equine welfare, A Home for Every Horse (AHFEH), an Equine Network Foundation program, and the United Horse Coalition (UHC), a critical branch of the American Horse Council Foundation, have strengthened their partnership to better support at-risk horses and their owners […]
Getting the Best Horse Feed Nutrition & Value for Your Money
Reading Time: 3 minutes It seems as though diesel, groceries, fertilizer, grain and hay are all on the price escalator going up, up, up. Credit to: Purina Animal Nutrition There are many reasons for soaring prices, including pressure on crops from ethanol production, higher fuel prices, poor climate conditions in some areas and the declining value of the […]
