Winter Feeding Easy Keeper and Hard Keeper Horses
Winter seems so far away, but it is just around the corner. Are you ready? Is your horse ready? In the next couple of months, understanding “Lower Critical Temperature (LCT)” will be important for caring and feeding your horse(s) properly. LCT is the temperature below which metabolic heat production must be increased to maintain body temperature. For mature horses, their LCT will fall around 5°F...
Must-Know Proper Forage Storage Tips
Forage is the foundation of your horse’s diet, meaning that you need to be able to safely store large volumes of it throughout the year. As this year’s forage is harvested, you’re likely filling your barn with bales in order to stock up. But proper storage methods are important, since they can help to keep the forage in good, feedable condition, and may even play a role in reducing the risk of a...
Prevent Overheating in Horses Using Nutrition
To understand how to use nutrition to prevent overheating in horses we must first understand fully how the digestive system works and creates heat. We will skip past the stomach and small intestine as very little to no heat is created here from digestion, and start at the beginning of the large intestine of the horse. In horses, the large intestine begins with the cecum; adjoining the cecum is the...
Equine Gastric Ulcers: Causes, Symptoms & Management
Horses are grazing animals –their digestive system is built to continually consume and digest small amounts of primarily fibrous material. Modern performance horses are meal fed high calorie feed stuffs with less emphasis placed on high quality fiber sources. This trend in feeding practices has led to a significant upswing in the amount of horses suffering from gastric ulcers. ...
The Kentucky Derby Traditions and the History Behind Them
Originated in 1875, The Kentucky Derby is a very well-known annual race in American history held at the Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville Kentucky on the first Saturday in May. Along with the history, the Kentucky Derby has earned itself many sacred traditions. Here are a few of our favorite traditions of the Kentucky Derby that you may not have been aware of. ...
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