Over the past several years, testing horses for horse feed allergies has become very popular in veterinary practice. When a horse develops a skin and/or respiratory problem, the feed the horse is eating immediately becomes suspect as a causative agent. What is...
Calcium – More than Just Bone Often when we hear the word calcium we think of it as a bone-building nutrient, but calcium also serves many vital functional roles in addition to structural roles. As discussed in our previous blog post, Keeping the Horse...
Micro, Macro, and Chelated – The Differences among Minerals Minerals are inorganic molecules, also called elements, which are derived from the earth. Minerals can be incorporated into living tissue (organic) but eventually return to earth in the inorganic form when...
A,B,C,D,E,K – Vitamins and the Horse Vitamins in the horse’s body serve as antioxidants and are necessary for several metabolic processes, often acting as catalysts in biochemical reactions. Unlike minerals, which are inorganic, vitamins are organic compounds that can...
Managing Horses in Hot, Dry Weather Hot, dry weather is on the rise across the country and will continue throughout the summer months. This type of environment poses challenges for horse owners in keeping their horses healthy and comfortable. Keeping horses...
As we head into fall, it’s time to plan for changes in the nutritional needs of your horses and those of the pastures they have been grazing. After a long hot summer, many pastures become overgrazed, overrun with weeds and possibly contain toxic plants. If there has...
