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Fjord and Miniature Horse eating hay off the ground.
August 24, 2020

Horse Hay: Understanding Sugar and Starch Content

Horse owners are becoming savvier in choosing the best hay for their horses, especially when those horses are affected Read more
Topline of an overweight gray pony
August 17, 2020

Reversing Insulin Dysregulation in Horses, Ponies

Whether or not insulin dysregulation can be reversed once it develops remains unclear, but one recently published study suggests Read more
Horse grazing in field
July 29, 2020

How Do Horses Know When To Say When?

Because of this evolutionary drive to continuously forage, horses do not change their grazing behaviors based on their energy Read more
Pony eating hay
July 01, 2020

Chromium Supplementation and Insulin Dynamics in Horses: Is There a Link?

Research shows that the mineral chromium enhances the action of insulin. Using this premise, some presume that this trace Read more
Horse grazing in field
May 13, 2020

The Changing Equine Silhouette: Equine Metabolic Syndrome Through the Decades

Pat Harris, a veterinarian and equine nutritionist, discussed the history of equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) during a recent Kentucky Read more
Exmoor Ponies in pasture
December 27, 2019

Omega-3s Helpful for Horses with Metabolic Syndrome

In an effort to pinpoint a nutritional strategy to reduce inflammation in horses with EMS, researchers looked at DHA, Read more
Close-up of hooves in snow
December 04, 2019

Seasonal Soundness: Avoiding Winter Laminitis in Horses

Owners are well aware of the dangers spring grass causes certain horses, but the potential for winter laminitis can Read more
Horse eating from ground feeder
November 11, 2019

Ration Balancers for Horses: Just the Basics

Sometimes forages for horses provide inadequate amounts of the protein, vitamins, and minerals required for the horse’s stage of Read more
KER research horse in pasture wearing a grazing muzzle
November 04, 2019

Restricted Grazing Alters Intestinal Microorganisms of Horses

While restricted grazing can help overweight horses or those with PPID and EMS, any change in diet or management Read more
Three horses grazing in a pasture
September 02, 2019

Pros and Cons of Turfgrass for Horse Pastures

How do you know which grass would be the best choice for your pastures, especially if any of your Read more
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