As gardening season is ramping up, I wanted to share a quick list of toxic fruits and vegetables (plus a couple of bonus foods) that you should never feed your horse. 1. Potatoes Potatoes contain atropine which can have a paralytic effect on the horse’s GI tract leading to severe colic. All parts of the…… Continue reading 8 Toxic Foods For Horses to Avoid At All Costs
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Free-Choice Hay for Horses: Beneficial and Practical
If there is one thing I will always promote, it’s providing your horses with free-choice hay. Free-choice hay is offering your horse hay at all times of the day and night. The hay is typically distributed to the horses through hay nets, feeders, or bags.
This week I wanted to share the benefits and practicality of feeding your horses free-choice hay. Some of the reasons may surprise you, so be sure to read on!
What Exactly Are Equine Energy Requirements?
We’ve all experienced a time where reading the back of a feed bag has made our head spin. Maybe it still does! With all the numbers and categories telling you how much to feed, how the heck do you figure it out? Luckily, I’m here to quell a little bit of the confusion by explaining…… Continue reading What Exactly Are Equine Energy Requirements?
In The Feed Room: What I Feed My Horses And Why
This week, I wanted to provide a rundown of what I feed my horses to inspire you to take a peek at your horse’s diet. Please note, I am not saying that the way I feed is perfect nor that I am an expert. The diet I list out in this post is a culmination…… Continue reading In The Feed Room: What I Feed My Horses And Why
Straight From the Horse’s Mouth: The Equine Digestive System
An understanding of the equine digestive system is essential when establishing proper husbandry practices. Unfortunately, many modern day feeding and horsekeeping practices go against the horse’s natural way of being. Horses are herbivores and hindgut fermenters. They are built to eat around 1.5-2% of their body weight in forage (hay, grass, etc.) per day. Sadly,…… Continue reading Straight From the Horse’s Mouth: The Equine Digestive System
A Study in Scoops: The Importance of Weighing Your Horse’s Grain
Are your feed charts riddled with phrases such as “one scoop”, “two scoops”, or even “half a scoop”? Could you tell me how much grain was actually in that scoop? If not, read on to find out why not weighing your horse’s grain may actually be causing more harm than good. A Traditional Feeding Situation…… Continue reading A Study in Scoops: The Importance of Weighing Your Horse’s Grain