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Health: Feeds
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Horse or Car? Either Way, Costs are Increasing
In the past few weeks, you may have noticed more stories about people riding their horses to work. It's a slow go, for some. Roy Snelson rides 13 miles on two horses--four hours each way--to his job as a plumber in Missouri. He told a local newspaper he saves a couple of hundred dollars... | read »

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Health: Feeds
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Special Report: Feed Recall
Early in May, Internet horse groups began circulating reports about an extensive recall of Purina-manufactured feeds. The feeds were being retrieved due to suspected contamination with aflatoxin above the FDA-recommended ceiling of 20 ppb. If you're like most horse owners, you were totally unaware... | read »

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Health: Feeds
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Grass: It's What's For Dinner For Your Horse
Can horses really be kept with grass as their only food? The answer is a qualified "yes." In many instances, a well maintained pasture is the perfect way to feed an adult horse. After all, horses didn't evolve with grain and baled hay on the menu. Horses browsed for their meals, and the... | read »

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Health: Feeds
from the pages of Horse Journal

Equine Food Pyramid
Nearly everyone has seen or heard of the USDA's food pyramid for people. The original food pyramid gave recommendations for carbohydrates, proteins and fats in "servings," and it was heavily geared to carbohydrates. The newest version, called "My Pyramid" has switched the emphasis to fruits... | read »

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Health: Feeds
from the pages of Perfect Horse

Is Alfalfa a Wise Choice?
Few things create more arguments and opinions when it comes to feeding horses than whether alfalfa should be a part of the equine diet. Some say there's nothing better. Others view it as a kind of poison. The truth, of course, lies somewhere in between. Let's look at the pros and cons of... | read »

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Health: Feeds
from the pages of Horse Journal

Finding Baled Hay When It's Scarce
Many state agriculture departments, state university agriculture departments, state farm bureaus and local forage growing organizations maintain a list of hay auctions and, in times of scarce supply, can help you locate both private and auction sources of hay. If you're buying in small... | read »

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Health: Feeds
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Changing Feeds & Forage Safely
Horses have evolved to handle a wide variety of vegetation in their diet, but with a few key differences between the feral horse and the domesticated horse. A horse ranging freely in search of food consumes nutrients such as carbohydrates and fats in a very diluted form because grasses... | read »

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Health: Feeds
from the pages of Perfect Horse

Weanling and Yearling Diets Require Feed in Addition to Mare's Milk
It's absolutely essential to provide foals with balanced, nutritious feed. After all, young horses can't manufacture what they need out of thin air! Young Horse bones and tissues don't just magically get bigger. They have to be built from the nutrients supplied in the foal's... | read »

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Health: Feeds
from the pages of Trail Rider

On-the-Road Nutrition
Your traveling horse needs optimal feed and water, whether you haul your horse across time zones or just a few hours away from home. A high-quality diet and ample water help your horse keep up his energy, fight travel stress, fend off disease, and avoid colic (a potentially... | read »

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Health: Feeds
from the pages of Horse Journal

Foals Require Special Horse Grain and Horse Feed for Healthy Diets
There's no time in a horse's life when diet is more important than when they are growing. In nature, foals grow and mature normally on nothing but their dam's milk and grass. However, the trend over the last several decades with domestic horses has been to rely heavily on grain and to... | read »

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Sun Protection for Horses
Sunlight has beneficial effects for horses, including the manufacture of vitamin D by the skin, relief of muscle and tendon stiffness or soreness and possibly even improved immunity.

But horses with pink-skinned areas may suffer sunburn if overexposed and could be at higher risk for... | read
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