Digestive/GI

January 16, 2014
Avocados Can Be Toxic to Horses
Horses can safely eat many fruits and vegetables, but in the case of some innocent-seeming produce, the ingestion of

January 13, 2014
Understanding Horse Feeds
What a particular horse needs depends on factors such as age, stage of maturity, health status, level of

December 30, 2013
Colic Often Related to Feed Management
Many people engaged in the production of horses attribute miraculous healing and preventive qualities to feed and/or feeding management.

December 18, 2013
The Importance of Weighing Feed
By weighing feeds you not only know exactly how much your horse is getting daily, but also if your

November 08, 2013
Feed Management to Minimize the Risk of Impaction in Horses
A horse that has an intestinal impaction is often less interested in eating. He may seem depressed and show

September 05, 2013
Effects of Restricted Pasture Turnout on Forage Intake and Fecal pH
Results showed that total daily dry matter intake of horses was not affected by length of turnout time. In

May 16, 2013
Grazing Muzzles for Horses: How Effective Are They?
When they were introduced in the 1990s, grazing muzzles were hailed by owners of chubby horses as the best

April 23, 2013
How Well Is a Water-Dispersible Vitamin E Supplement Utilized by Horses?
A supplementation study was conducted in five vitamin E-deficient mature Quarter Horses to determine how well a water-dispersible vitamin

April 11, 2013
Are There Advantages to Feeding Horses Pelleted Rather Than Loose Hay?
There was no significant difference between the digestibilities of any of the nutrients in the long-stem or pelleted alfalfa

February 20, 2013
How Do Different Diets Affect the Horse’s Hindgut?
Four groups of resting adult horses participated in a 10-week feeding experiment. The diets of the resting group of