I have been boarding my horse at a barn where he is kept in a small paddock. I am preparing to move him to another farm where he will be turned out on a well-established pasture with high-quality forage. How can I introduce my horse to the pasture without causing colic or founder?

My grandfather has told me that he frequently fed his horses ear corn years ago. Are there any advantages or disadvantages to feeding ear corn?

My horse was diagnosed with equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) last year. He has been treated medically by my veterinarian for the last four months. Can I do anything nutritionally to continue to help my horse recover?

Can feeding large amounts of alfalfa pellets cause an impaction in the horse?

Can feed tags be used to compare different horse feeds? Do feed manufacturers purposely write them to be confusing to horse owners?

My stabled mare is receiving a balanced diet of hay and grain, and she has a mineral block in her feeder. She is in training, so I know she is getting adequate exercise. However, on several occasions I have seen her eating dry manure. I haven’t noticed any of the other horses in the same barn doing this. Is she lacking a particular substance in her diet or is she just bored?

My neighbor says it is a common practice to sort through hay before feeding it to horses in order to check for blister beetles (extremely toxic insects). Do we have anything like that in the Northwest?

I was told by a stallion owner that my mare is “too fat” and won’t get pregnant at her present body weight. Can this be true?

What are the nutritional differences between legume hay (alfalfa) and grass hay?

There has been a lot of discussion about ways to stop wear and tear on joints, and I’ve seen lots of ads in magazines for supplements that are supposed to help horses. I’ve also been told oral supplements don’t work and injections do. What is the truth? I have a warmblood that I use for dressage. Do I need a joint supplement or do I need to get the vet to give him injections? If so, how many injections?