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Holiday treat recipe

The festive season doesn’t have to be about overindulgence – here is a recipe your horses will love, and it’s good for them, too!...

The slow feeding movement

Slow feeding is rapidly gaining in popularity, and no wonder. These tips will get you started and help you select the best slow feeder method...

Digesting fiber

Digestion involves extracting nutrients from a food base by breaking the food down into its component parts and absorbing them. But there’s one major...

Chiropractic care for mares and foals

Did you know that the best time to do chiropractic on a foal is as least nine months before conception? This provides him with...

Spirulina for horses

Advocates of spirulina claim this superfood is so nutritionally complete that one can live on it alone and be completely healthy. Here's how it...

Pasture Planning – Beyond Grasses

With careful planning and management, incorporating trees in and around pasture areas can provide numerous aesthetic, environmental, and even equine health benefits. Shade Trees Shade is...

All About Salt

Understanding and meeting your horse’s electrolyte needs. You know your horse needs salt. But what kinds of salts, and how much does he really need...

Preventing colic

Help stop colic before it starts by implementing these management and feeding practices. The thought of colic can strike fear into the heart of even...

Protein — the misunderstood nutrient

Many people equate protein with energy, but it has many other important functions as well. Horses require five main classes of nutrients to survive. These...

Top herbs for equine digestive health

How herbs can ease these four common digestive health challenges. A healthy digestive system is a big part of your horse’s overall well being. Good...