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Overcome Your Horse's Picky Eating

With dexterous lips and a defiant attitude, any horse can become a picky eater, but it is easy to keep your horse on a balanced, healthy diet no matter what its taste preferences may be. Check for Oral and Digestive Health Horses are not generally picky eaters, and when your horse goes off its feed...

Stimulating Your Horse's Thirst

More often than not, horses will go a significant amount of time without drinking water. Many horse people are familiar with the old saying that ‘You can lead a horse to water, but you can not make it drink.’ However after long summer days, heavy work, and long rides, whether your horse likes it or...

Horse Dental Care

A horse's teeth change throughout its life and proper dental care is essential for your horse to be comfortable feeding, grazing and carrying a bit. But what types of problems can develop, and how should they be taken care of? Does Your Horse Have Tooth Problems? A horse has from 36-44 teeth, and...

Cleaning Horse Hooves

The importance of cleaning your horses’ hooves is two-fold: The first is that they need to be cleaned and the second is that by cleaning your horses’ hooves when they need it is a proactive way to spot potential problems that may develop there. Here are some ideas from Jayne Pedigo of Equisearch...

Your Aging Horse: Winter Horse Care

Winter can be a stressful season even for a horse in its prime. Older horses are even more vulnerable and need some special care considerations to stay healthy and comfortable through the winter. How Senior Horses Have Different Needs It can be difficult to decide when an individual horse has...

How to Adjust Horses to the Changing Seasons

Changing seasons can bring about potential problems for horses and their owners. Pasture quality changes with every season, but the changes from summer to fall are especially significant. During the fall, there are often warm sunny days and cool nights. Grasses manufacture sugars (through...

Refeeding Starved Horses

A horse may lose body weight and condition for many reasons. No matter the cause of the animal’s extreme weight loss, however, refeeding starved horses requires careful dietary management and conscientious nutritional awareness to help the horse regain weight safely and effectively. Why Horses May...

Is Your Horse Stressed Out?

Every animal can experience stress and may react to different stressors in different ways. Understanding if your horse is stressed out can help you calm the animal for a more comfortable, healthier life and an easier relationship between you and your equine partner. What Causes Stress for a Horse...

Does Your Horse Need Pre- and Probiotics in Their Feed?

Prebiotics and probiotics are buzzwords in different diet plans and can help restore gut and digestive health. But are they necessary for your horse? Learn what pre- and probiotics are and how they can be part of a healthy, nutritious equine diet. About Prebiotics and Probiotics Probiotics, also...

The Consequences of Vitamin E Deficiency in Horses

Vitamin E is an essential part of a horse’s diet, and lacking vitamin E can lead to dire health consequences. By understanding vitamin E, where it is found, and how to safely supplement a horse’s diet with adequate vitamin E, you can help your horse healthy and avoid the consequences of vitamin E...

How to Prep Your Show Animals

No matter what types of animals you want to show – cattle, horses, sheep, chickens, pigeons, dogs, cats – they need to be at their best to make a favorable impression, and there are certain steps every animal owner can take to impress the judges. Prep the Paperwork Be sure that all necessary...

Hot Weather Horse Riding Tips

Summer can be a great time for riding, with longer days and more time to explore a variety of trails, work on new skills, or prepare for upcoming shows and competitions. Riding in hot weather risks illness and injury, however, so it is important to practice safe riding to keep cool when the...

Everything You Need to Know About Horse Blankets

There are many different types and purposes for horse owners to use horse blankets for their horse. You can’t just use any old blanket as many traditional blankets won’t fit or suit the purpose. Horse blankets come in different sizes, colors, and are made out of variety of materials. This leaves...

Cooling Down Your Horse When It’s Hot Outside

When there’s hot weather outside, it’s essential that you keep your horses cool. Here are some tips on keeping their temperature regulated even when the weather is hot: Water The most obvious thing to keep an eye out for is also one of the most important. Keep your horse’s drinking supply of water...

How Climate Change Effects Horses – And How to Tame It

The causes of climate change may be hotly debated, but there's no debate that climate change effects animals, sometimes drastically. Understanding how your horses may be effected by climate shifts can help you be better prepared to keep your horses safe and comfortable in new weather conditions...

Switching Horse Feeds Safely

Your horse’s dietary needs will change throughout its life, but it can be tricky to switch horse feeds safely without stressing the animal or causing digestive upsets or nutritional imbalances. With the proper steps to change diets, however, you can minimize any problems and keep your horse well...

Winter Livestock Management

The dead of winter is rapidly approaching, and this could mean doom and gloom for your livestock. If proper steps are taken to manage their health, shelter and nutrition, however, your animals can survive the winter with minimal strife. Follow these three tips to ensure that this year's winter is a...

Winter Horse Care Checklist

Horses are resilient and can survive many adverse conditions, but taking proper care of your horse in winter is essential to keep them healthy, safe and comfortable even in the worst weather. Fortunately, even small steps for proper winter horse care can help both you and your horse avoid the...

What You Should Know For Getting Your Horse Shod for Fall/Winter

It is generally accepted that finding the right horseshoe is extremely important for riding in temperate climates in the winter. Riding outdoors in the winter demands a special type of shoe that prevents your horse from serious injury. A variety of different factors must be taken into account when...

Caring for Your Horse's Hooves in Wet Conditions

Wet conditions can be challenging to proper hoof care, but it is easy to keep your horse on sound footing even during extensive periods of wet weather. How Wet Conditions Affect Hooves Soft, wet ground can dramatically affect horses' hooves. When the ground is very soft, hooves don't wear down as...

How to Find the Balance between Forage and Feed for Your Horses while Avoiding Obesity

How do you provide proper nutrition to them without an overabundance of calories? You can restrict time spent grazing to a few hours per day or reduce the amount of hay offered to 1.5 – 2% of their body weight and this will certainly help control calorie intake, but sometimes these horses will...

The Importance of Selecting Quality Hay

Whether you have horses, cattle, sheep, goats or other livestock, good quality hay is an essential part of their diet, and it is important to choose only the best hay to feed your animals. Why Good Hay Matters Depending on the animal, hay can make up 50 percent or more of its daily diet, and in...

Preventing Snowballs in Your Horse’s Hooves

When it comes to preventing snowballs in your horses’ hooves, many of our clients find that home-grown solutions are easiest and relatively effective. If your horse is only in the snow from time to time, products you most likely already have at home are adequate means of preventing snowballs. If...

Detecting Heat Stroke In horses

If you detect the symptoms of heat stroke in your horse, you should call your veterinarian immediately. Here are some things to look out for and what to do while you wait for your vet:SymptomsIf it’s an extremely hot and humid day, it’s not hard for your horse to get overworked in a short amount of...

Common Causes of Poor Body Condition and Performance

The first step in determining why your horse is not eating well, losing weight or failing to thrive is to examine his nutritional program. Your Purina Certified Expert Dealer or Sales Specialist can help you with this process. Careful assessment of your horses eating habits and diet may be very...