Forage at the forefront You always hear that forage is the best thing for your horse. Your horse maintains a healthy weight on a forage-only diet, so you make sure your horse has access to plenty of pasture, hay, haylage, lucerne/alfalfa, chaff, etc. It’s the most natural source of calories and protein for horses and […]
You’ve identified the areas of improvement for your horse’s diet, but how do you find the right feed to fix it? Every time you walk into a feed store, it’s impossible not to notice how many different feeds are available. Online, it’s even more so. There are so many brands, and each brand has so […]
You’ve discovered that your horse’s diet is lacking, but how do you find the right supplement to fix it? Every time you walk into a feed store, it’s impossible not to notice how many different supplements are available. Online, it’s even more so. Hundreds of brands, thousands of choices – it’s overwhelming even to the […]
RAHS and long-term use of gastric ulcer drugs in horses In humans, rebound acid hypersecretion (RAHS) is when gastric acid production actually INCREASES above normal levels when long-term treatment with proton pump inhibitors like omeprazole (the most common drug used to treat ulcers in horses) stops. RAHS is known to occur in humans using drugs […]
The gut health of our equines plays a significant role in determining how healthy or unhealthy our horses will be. The equine digestive tract is a large and relatively complex system. Your horse’s health depends on how well you look after this digestive system and importantly, how well the microbial population within it remains “balanced”. […]
Horse Diets Made Simple: Build a Balanced Diet for Your Horse Do you want to build a balanced diet for your horse the easy way in FeedXL? This post will walk you through the 4 simple steps to follow to make your life a little easier, and your feeding regime simpler! Step 1: Enter ALL […]
When using FeedXL you need to remember it is a tool designed to help you assess your horse’s diet. It is really important you look to see if what FeedXL is telling you matches what your horse is telling you from body fatness perspective. The FIRST thing to do is take a look at a […]
How to Enter Diet Info into FeedXL Are you ready to start using FeedXL to build a balanced diet for your horse? Entering accurate information on your horse and what you are actually feeding is so important for making sure the diets you get out are accurate. Here are the most important things you need […]
Stress – did you know how it affects your horse’s gut health, and that it can do so in pretty dramatic ways? Professor John Pluske presented a talk at an animal nutrition conference looking at the effect of stress on weanling pigs and, believe it or not, we can learn a lot about the effects […]
Do you know about the relationship between retained placenta and selenium deficiency in horses? Retained placenta is more than just bad luck, and a lot of it comes down to one little mineral – selenium. The cattle industry agrees. Professor Michael Lee of the University of Bristol spoke about selenium at an animal nutrition conference […]
