Behavior
October 14, 2019
Genetically Speaking: Behavior and Nutrition Linked in Horses
Fact or folklore? Horses sometimes experience a “sugar rush” after consuming certain feeds, resulting in high-strung behavior.
August 26, 2019
Melatonin and Cool Diets for Hot Horses
Although not studied yet in horses, the effects of melatonin in other animal species suggest this “sleep hormone” may
May 23, 2019
Causes of Poor Appetite in Horses
There are a number of reasons why your horse might be picky, and investigating the causes of this behavior
April 16, 2018
Possible Link Between Selenium and Cribbing in Horses
The exact reason horses crib remains unknown. Some suggest that cribbing horses have unmet dietary or management needs. Others
December 08, 2017
Horse-Feeding Problems: Managing Easy and Hard Keepers Together
While maintaining horses in a social setting, how do you keep an easy keeper from gaining excess weight while bolstering the condition
December 04, 2017
Antianxiety Supplements: Do They Work In Horses?
Researchers set out to compare the effects of acepromazine, a common neuroleptic agent that produces marked sedation, with a
July 07, 2017
Drinking Behavior of Horses: Six Facts About Water Intake
Providing fresh, clean water to horses at all times remains a basic principle of horsemanship.
March 28, 2017
Appetite Stimulation for Horses
When a typically ravenous horse leaves grain in his bucket or doesn’t seem interested in hay, it is cause
February 26, 2016
Unusual Appetite: Your Horse Eats What?
Horses consume a wide array of odd food and nonfoods for various reasons, namely curiosity and boredom but occasionally dietary deficiencies
November 25, 2015
Improving Horse Behavior at Feeding Time
Researchers suggest five guidelines to help decrease agonistic behavior among horses at feeding times.