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 […]

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 […]

Water: Essential in the Winter Horse Diet For horses around much of the country, winter means a switch from fresh pasture to hay, as well as less daily work/exercise. This one-two punch can lead to impaction colic, which is a painful blockage in the horse’s gastrointestinal tract. However, a well-managed horse diet—along with an effort […]

Where to Buy Horse Feed, Even When You Travel It’s the “off-season” for most sport horses here in Kentucky, which means many equine athletes and their trainers are moving south for winter competitions. As you work out the logistics of your new surroundings, you may wonder where to buy horse feed. Fortunately, you can likely […]