One of the things that makes commercial feeds so confusing is a lack of understanding of the three basic categories of feed offered. The biggest problem with commercial feed is that it is often improperly used because there is a basic lack of understanding on which feed does what. Before Read more…
Probiotics are one of the largest revenue segments in the horse industry worldwide. Walk into any feed or tack store and more shelf space is dedicated to probiotics than any other supplement. Horse owners are pouring daily doses of supplemental probiotics into their horses by topping their feed or buying Read more…
The primary reason I started “Jim the Feed Guy” is that in every horse group I was a member of there were many people asking for help to add weight to a “hard keeper”. In less than ten minutes there were 326 comments all advocating throwing more fat and calories Read more…
Ration balancers are one of the three classes of commercial horse feeds along with concentrated and complete. Ration balancers are the most flexible of the three but cause a great deal of confusion among users because it is misunderstood so let’s see if we can’t clear up some of the Read more…
Because of the increase in diagnosed cases of metabolic conditions in horses NSC has taken center stage in marketing departments. What is NSC and what role does it play are questions for their own posts since it’s a fairly complex subject. This article will remain focused on what to look Read more…
There art 9 million domestic horses in the United States and the competition for the many dollars available to support those animals is fierce. There are hundreds if not thousands of feed companies all competing for those dollars and it is a challenge to compete with the two largest kids Read more…