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Winter Care for Horses By Karen E. Davison, Ph.D., Managing Equine Nutritionist, Purina Mills, LLC Cold weather presents horses...

A horse in its teens may typically be thought of as “old”, but the reality is that the genetics of...

Water is the main component of the body. In fact, an average 1000 pound horse is roughly 660 pounds (80...

Most people have heard that anti-oxidants are important for health but few really know what they are or what they...

The term exertional rhabdomyolysis is the scientific description for tying-up, and simple means muscle cell death from exertion. First identified...

Some common practices in feeding suckling foals are to either rely totally on mare’s milk and pasture to meet the...

When a mare foals, her daily nutrient requirements increase significantly, nearly double that of early gestation. These nutrient needs must...

Spring is just a couple months away, bringing warm sunny days, green grass and newborn foals, but, we must get...

Critical temperature is the temperature below which the animal must produce additional heat to maintain normal body temperature. Mature horses...

Prevent the winter slump! Tips to exercise your horse(s) during the winter. Lunge the horse once or twice a week....

Many horse owners believe that when the weather is cold, horses need to be fed rations containing more corn, because...