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Category: Healthy Weight

Senior Horse Feed: Not Just for Older Horses Don’t dismiss senior horse feeds as “only for older horses.” Because high-quality senior horse feeds are typically highly palatable, nutrient-dense, fiber-rich, and easy to chew and digest, they can be a good choice for horses of any age with particular health needs. Chewing issues Horses of any […]

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How do you decide what to feed your horse? Sure, you know you need to supply plenty of forage, clean water, and access to salt. But when it comes to a horse’s diet, that’s almost never enough. A horse feed or balancer provides the vitamins, minerals, protein, and fat needed for optimal nutrition. Need help […]

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Many horses tend to lose weight over the winter. While this isn’t necessarily worrisome, you may want to consider transitioning your horse to a high-calorie feed in the next month or keeping his body condition in prime shape. Be sure to evaluate his body condition now, and continue monitoring it regularly, so you can implement […]

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Horse Health: Nutrition Basics Many factors—including nutrition—play a role in your horse’s overall health. As a company that has dedicated itself to equine nutrition, we’d like to share some information on how the proper nutrition program can help your horse stay happy and healthy. Tying up: Try a Low-Starch Horse Feed High levels of starch […]

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As we navigate our way back to normal, your horse may be exercising more or working harder. This causes oxidative stress, which produces free radicals, which in turn weakens cells and tissues. Antioxidants, like vitamin E, help fight against these free radicals, making vitamin E an essential nutrient in your horse’s diet. Vitamin E for […]

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Condition Through Nutrition Whether you have a horse on the thin side who needs to put on weight, are prepping a horse for sale, or have an athletic or show horse who needs optimal muscle tone and topline development, you may be in search of the best conditioning horse feed out there. While there are […]

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All About Low-Calorie Horse Feeds Is access to plenty of pasture affecting your horse’s weight? From low-calorie horse feed options to dry lot turnout, we have some advice to help your horse maintain a healthy body condition through the summer. Strive For a Healthy Condition Although the general recommendation for a horse’s body condition is […]

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The Brass Tacks of Sales Prep Even though recent events have changed the upcoming summer and fall sale schedules, it won’t be long before your yearlings pass through the sales ring. If you have questions on how to prepare your yearling, we’d like to share some information and recommendations, including whether or not you need […]

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Winter Horse Nutrition As winter settles in, many horse owners face a similar issue: what to feed their horses when pastures are frozen, and hay may not be as accessible or fresh as they would like. Can you forgo forage in favor of an all-grain diet? Of course not. We do, however, have a few […]

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Horses Feed for a Healthy New Year Happy New Year! If you’re making resolutions to ensure your horse enjoys a healthy 2020, we’ve got some suggestions for you to consider. Start with BCS A crucial first step is to assess your horses’ body condition. Body condition scoring gives you an overall picture of body fat, […]

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