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Links Choking - Keeping your horse from gulping his food may prevent choking. "Choke" or esophageal obstruction, does occur occasionally, and can be caused by a variety of reasons. The majority of choke occurs when a horse is really hungry and eats its food quickly without chewing properly or having enough saliva to make the food slippery. The food gets stuck in the esophagus, a feeling that most of us can relate to if we've gotten something stuck in our throats Read More... (Added: 20-Jul-2000 Hits: 907 Rating: 7.78 Votes: 9) Rate It Cool Clean Fresh Water - "Provide free access to clean fresh water" is the advice given in practically every guide to feeding horses. This curt statement is usually issued after a lengthy discussion of the other nutrient requirements of the horse. In spite of the brevity of the comment, water is the most important nutrient required of all mammals and deserves much more attention than this brief remark. Read More... (Added: 20-Jul-2000 Hits: 391 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 3) Rate It Crash Diet for Ponies - Quick weight loss can make your pony sick. Being overweight is not healthy for any horse, so shedding a few pounds off of your pony is a good idea. Unfortunately, losing weight fast is not a good idea, especially for ponies. Overweight horses and ponies that lose weight too quickly can develop a disease called hyperlipidemia, which is a fancy name for fatty liver disease. This can make them very sick, and can cause complete liver failure or death. It occurs most often in overweight mares that are either pregnant or lactating and are unable to eat enough food to meet the extra energy demands of pregnancy or lactation. It can also happen to overweight ponies that lose weight too quickly. Read More... (Added: 20-Jul-2000 Hits: 507 Rating: 3.00 Votes: 1) Rate It Feeding Foals - Know these important basics before choosing a feed program for your foal. Epiphysitis and the growing foal is a topic that requires a great deal of research and knowledge. Did you ever imagine that feeding a foal would require a college degree? It seems funny that people have been raising horses for centuries and seem to do all right. Unfortunately, we ourselves create the majority of our problems—due to advanced genetics, specialized feeds and insufficient information. Read More... (Added: 20-Jul-2000 Hits: 695 Rating: 6.00 Votes: 1) Rate It Feeding for Breeding - What is OCD, Wobbler Syndrome - and how does the weight of your broodmare affect your chances of getting her into foal or having a foal with crooked legs? Australian veterinary expert, Peter Huntington examines the ways in which your feed program can influence the soundness of your foals... f you really can't figure out the problem it must be the feed! Many of us in the nutrition and feed manufacturing business have felt the frustration of having our formulas and our feed blamed for a myriad of problems on the horse stud and in the stable. Read More... (Added: 25-Aug-2000 Hits: 1040 Rating: 5.00 Votes: 1) Rate It Feeding Hay: Rack vs. On The Ground - Horses are designed to eat off the ground. Their respiratory systems cannot stay clear unless they can put their heads down, and asking them to eat with their heads high is not particularly good for their health. When horses have to reach across and up (instead of down) for their hay, it's not good for their respiratory systems, they get a lot more dust in their noses and eyes, and they also run the risk of getting bits of hay in their eyes. Since the equine eye is very large, very delicate, not well protected at all, and extremely susceptible to injury and infection, it's silly to take the risk. Read More... (Added: 13-Oct-2002 Hits: 678 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 2) Rate It Feeding the Athlete - The years of training are beginning to show some rewards. Your horse has progressed past the lower levels within your chosen FEI discipline and he is now ready to strut his stuff in the big league. Now, as you demand more of your horse physically and mentally, you have to ensure that he is receiving the right fuel to meet these demands. Dietary problems that were not apparent during the training phase will now appear - causing you to question your feeding practices. Read More... (Added: 28-Aug-2000 Hits: 521 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 2) Rate It Nutrition for Seniors - Older equines have special nutritional requirements. Dental problems can play havoc with an older horse's ability to properly grasp or chew its food. Most older horses would benefit from a dietary change to chopped, cubed or pelleted hay and grain or a completely pelleted or extruded feed. Avoid feeding old horses dry pellets, though, as this may lead to choke. Watering it down to an oatmeal-like consistency may be the best way to present the new ration. Read More... (Added: 20-Jul-2000 Hits: 580 Rating: 9.00 Votes: 2) Rate It Ration Plus - Ration Plus is a biological feed additive derived from bacteria found naturally within the horse's digestive tract, including "Lactobacillus acidophilus." The product is created through a multi-stage fermentation process. The end result is a unique concentrate that supplies a combination of nutrients to target specific beneficial bacteria found in the horse's digestive system. By using Ration Plus, you are giving the normal flora of your horse's digestive system a boost so they can do their job in a more efficient manner. Read More... (Added: 2-Jul-2000 Hits: 426 Rating: 7.50 Votes: 2) Rate It Skinny Mare - There are many specialty feeds on the market to help your skinny horse gain weight. Read More... (Added: 20-Jul-2000 Hits: 648 Rating: 7.00 Votes: 3) Rate It Today's Horse - Identifying Bad Hay - Hay is a very difficult thing to purchase and know exactly what you are getting. The risk of feeding suspect hay to a horse is not worth trying to save a few dollars on the hay. Here are a few things to look for when trying to determine if your hay is bad: Read More... (Added: 12-May-2002 Hits: 670 Rating: 5.50 Votes: 2) Rate It Worn Teeth - How to help your horse meet his nutritional needs when his teeth wear out. Read More... (Added: 20-Jul-2000 Hits: 377 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 1) Rate It www.equusite.com - Basic Feeding - Horses have small stomachs and short intestines, therefore, they cannot handle large amounts of grain at one time. Horses should be fed frequently, but in small amounts (3 times daily). Horses cannot vomit. This means that whatever a horse eats - whether it be oats, molasses, moldy hay, or rusty nails - it must go all the way through his digestive system. This inability to vomit is the most common reason colic is a big problem with horses. Read More... (Added: 24-Apr-2001 Hits: 961 Rating: 8.67 Votes: 6) Rate It

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