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Horse Feed: Why Quality Fiber is Essential for Health
Your horse’s performance and overall health are largely contingent on one system functioning well: the digestive tract. It’s the site where nutrients are absorbed and converted into energy. It’s also responsible for killing off any harmful microorganisms that could cause...
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Important Warning Signs That Indicate Your Horse is Having a Life-Threatening Colic Episode
Although it’s often thought of as a condition on its own, “Colic” is actually blanket term that covers several different types of gastrointestinal upset in equines. While colic is sometimes just a small issue (comparable to “tummy trouble” or indigestion in humans),...
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Featured Horse Food Ingredient of the Month: Rice Bran
In the small brown layer of a rice seed contains a bran that, when stabilized and fed in a balanced diet fortified with vitamins, minerals and amino acids, can provide a great many benefits to your horse. This dietary additive has been...
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Featured Horse Food Ingredient of the Month: Flaxseed
In cool northern climates, like Montana and Canada, grows a special teardrop-shaped seed known as flax. For centuries it has been helping horses supplement their essential fatty acids. The small blue flowered plant, also known as linseed, is comprised of...
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Featured Horse Food Ingredient of the Month: Alfalfa
Some in the equestrian world refer to Alfalfa as the filet mignon of horse feed. Not only is it super protein rich, equine can’t get enough of the taste, making it an ideal ingredient for picky eaters and “hard keepers”....