Here we are in May again and it’s the beginning of another hay season. Hay season has a special meaning to horse keepers. It is a time of anxiety and frustration since hay is typically the largest expense in the operating budget of the farm. Many variables set the quality, Read more…
This is a subject that is close to my heart since Flair fought bouts of laminitis and abscesses for 16 months from August 2016 to December 2017 so I had a crash course in equine nutrition for horses suffering from metabolic conditions. The bad news about EMS is that there Read more…
There is no better core diet for horses than forage in all its forms. Pasture, grass hay, legume hay and forage replacements like beet pulp are an essential part of a healthy diet for our equine friends. Without a doubt the large majority, at least 80%, of what a horse Read more…
Since I keep emphasizing the importance of forage in the equine diet I thought it was time to post a little something about it. I want to apologize for the length of this piece and I considered breaking it up into a couple of different posts but everything is interconnected. Read more…
Are “fixed ingredients feeds” really fixed ingredients? If they are is it really the best choice? I’d like to remind everyone that in the world of horse feed there are very few regulations regarding statements of quality or efficacy so it is difficult to call out the claims of manufacturers. Read more…
One of the most rewarding calls I receive is for senior horses. There is nothing that brings as much personal fulfilment as putting together a feeding program for a retired lesson horse that has spent the past 20 years carrying students. Think about the book that lesson horse could write Read more…
People often ask me “What is the best horse feed?”. My answer is always, “That depends on the horse.” The good news is that there are many great feeds to choose from to feed our horses. The bad new is that there are so many choices choosing the right feed Read more…