Feeding the Senior Horse With Dental Problems
Reading Time: 3 minutes As your horse ages, dental problems might develop that require changes to his diet. Credit to: The Horse Posted by Clair Thunes, PhD | Q:My senior horse is missing most of his teeth and cannot eat hay like he used to. How can I make sure he has enough fiber in his diet now that he eats […]
How to Choose the Right Calories for Your Horse
Reading Time: 3 minutes Credit to: The Horse Feeding your horse good-quality feed and forage can help him gain weight in a safe way. Posted by Kelly Vineyard, MS, PhD Q: I’ve got a recently retired Thoroughbred racehorse. He’s rangy and could use some more weight and bloom on his coat, but it’s winter. How can I get him going […]
Managing the Laminitic Pony
Reading Time: 3 minutes Credit to: The Horse If managed with the right nutrition plan, horses and ponies with histories of laminitis can have successful careers. Posted by Anna Pesta Dunaway, PhD | Feb 13, 2023 | Commentary, Equine Nutrition FAQs, Laminitis (Founder), Metabolic Problems, Nutrition, Nutrition-Related Problems, Ponies Q: How can I manage my laminitic pony as we head into spring? She is still in work and shows often, […]
Do you have a senior horse that’s trying to age gracefully?
Reading Time: 2 minutes Credit to: Purina Animal Nutrition Choose the #1 equine vet recommended senior feed for your horse. We’re years ahead in senior research, so you can have more good years with your senior horse. Unparalleled Research to Support the Unique Needs of Your Horse Purina® Equine Senior® and Purina® Senior Active® horse feeds are backed by unparalleled research and our […]
Feeding Horses for Weight Gain
Reading Time: 4 minutes Credit to: Purina Animal Nutrition One common question asked by horse owners is “how do I put weight on a thin horse?” There are several factors that can lead to a horse being underweight, including health conditions, age-related issues, or simply inadequate calories in the horse’s diet. When dealing with a thin horse, first we need […]
Refeeding a Malnourished Horse to Excellent Health
Reading Time: 5 minutes Credit to: Kelly Vineyard, M.S., Ph.D. Senior Nutritionist, Equine Technical Solutions Purina Animal Nutrition With quality veterinary care and a proper nutrition plan, you can successfully bring malnourished horses back to good health, allowing them to enjoy a promising future. Use these tips to avoid refeeding complications and to create the best nutrition plan for […]
Feeding Basics for Horses, Miniature Horses and Ponies
Reading Time: 4 minutes Credit to: Purina Animal Nutrition For horses, miniature horses and ponies to perform their best, they need the correct nutritional building blocks. 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 – […]
Six Signs of Good Quality Horse Hay
Reading Time: 3 minutes Credit to: Purina Animal Nutrition Forage makes up between 50 and 90 percent or more of a horse’s diet. Much of the forage part of the diet comes in the form of hay. Because it’s such a big part of the ration, a good quality hay can help keep a horse healthy, while a poor […]
Body Condition Scoring Your Horse
Reading Time: 2 minutes Credit for Article: Purina Animal Nutrition Body condition influences everything in your horse’s life, from reproductive efficiency, to performance, to good health. By using Body Condition Scoring, you can find out what kind of shape your horse is in, and work to improve the score. Scoring focuses on critical areas of the body, based on […]
A Volunteers View
Reading Time: 2 minutes Story submitted by Equine WellBeing Rescue Volunteer. What it means to be a horse rescue volunteer Most of the stories I have read have been by the rescue about a volunteer. I thought I would give a different perspective of what it means to me to be a horse rescue volunteer. When I started at […]
