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No Commercial Grain Formula Can Do It all

How many times have you read advertisements for commercial grain mixes that claim they provide everything your horse needs, can balance virtually any hay, eliminate the need for other...

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Protein's Real Role In The Diet

I recently purchased a four-year-old Thoroughbred off the track who has been out of work for the past six months. He was always fed pellets, but I'd...

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New Year's Resolutions for Horsekeepers

[/caption] It’s practically a tradition to break New Year’s resolutions. How many of us have actually lost those 10 pounds, cut out caffeine or organized our closets despite the declarations we...

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What's Your Horse's Colic Risk?

Your horse never passes up a meal. In fact, at dinnertime he is always the first one at the pasture gate. Once in his stall, he never fails to position...

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Tying-Up Syndrome

The medical term for tying up is rhabdomyolysis-which means skeletal muscle (rhabdo) breakdown/damage (lysis). Tying up is characterized by muscle stiffness and pain, sweating, blowing,...

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Understand Horse Feed Labels

[/caption] Is your horse getting the nutrition he needs from his feed? If you give him a commercial concentrate, the answer to that question is on the feed bag....

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Hoof Supplements: Integrity Hoof's Hat Trick

B Vitamins. Serious deficiencies of biotin cause skin problems, but even moderately low levels can influence hoof health. Your horse needs 5 to 20 mg/day of biotin, and we’d err...

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Spring Grass Cautions

Luxurious spring grass is nature's way of restocking important nutrients after a horse has survived a long, hard winter. Strong re-growth of grass coincides with the...

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EquiSearch's Ask the Vet: Weanling Joints

Question: My weanling foal is becoming crooked in her front knees and seems to be a bit weak. Is there anything that I can possibly feed her or give her...

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Magic Omegas

You've probably heard some talk about omega-3 and omega-6 fats contributing to human heart health. Your horse needs these essential fats in correct amounts too,...

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