Feed Ingredients

November 27, 2015
Feeding Horses for Energy Without Obesity
A nutrition advisor at Kentucky Equine Research (KER) received a query from the owner of two ponies engaged in a little-known

November 23, 2015
Feeding a New Horse
Before finalizing the purchase of a horse, ask for a complete inventory of the horse’s diet, including what kind

November 18, 2015
Soybean Hulls, Super Fibers, and Horse Feeds
Soybean hulls are the outer layer of the soybean separated during the processing of the beans and have about

November 10, 2015
Timothy Hay for Horses
Horse owners time and again consider timothy the gold standard in grasses for horses, primarily when it is cured

November 08, 2015
Get the Scoop on Feed Forms
Forage (grass or hay) should be the foundation of every horse's diet, but some type of concentrate must often

November 06, 2015
Sugars and Fructans in Horse Forages
Fructans are specially adapted sugars found in certain cool-season forages grazed by horses. Simple sugars are produced in the

November 05, 2015
Feeding Horse Hay: Steamed or Soaked?
Forage, frequently a combination of grass hay and legumes, is the fiber of choice among many horse owners and managers.

November 03, 2015
Overfeeding Broodmares: Two Reasons to Just Say No
Plane of nutrition and body condition are important considerations before breeding. Mares that are either too fat or too thin have

October 29, 2015
Supplementing Horses with Phosphorus: New Research
Phosphorus is an essential mineral for horses, making up 14-17% of the equine skeleton. It plays an important role

October 28, 2015
Stabilised Rice Bran: Five Reasons to Feed to Horses
Have you ever considered feeding your horse stabilised rice bran but weren’t sure what it is, how to introduce it, or—perhaps