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Best Ways to Save on Horse Feed Bill
Horses always fill our hearts, but sometimes they can also drain our wallets. Of all the expenses you shell out each month, keeping your horse well fed may top the list. If your horse feed bill has you spread a...
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5 Common Plants That Are Poisonous to Horses
Long before they were domesticated, horses survived on grazing alone. Today, foraging remains an important part of a healthy equine’s diet, but lurking inside every green, sunny pasture is the potential for danger. Knowing what plants to weed out and...
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Understanding Why Some Horses are 'Food-Aggressive'
He who brings the food is momentarily part of the heard. At least that’s how most horses tend to view their caretakers. This partially illuminates why some equine demonstrate mild to hostile behaviors come mealtime. You see, like humans, when...
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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...