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Tuck is my 18.1-hand (185 cm), 2,400-lb (1,100-kg) Belgian gelding that I compete in pulling competitions. He gets several hours of exercise 5-6 days a week, including both aerobic and anaerobic work. Tuck’s current ration includes free-range hay, and I would guess he’s eating a small bale of hay each day. I feed him an…

I have a 20-year-old Quarter Horse mare that has severe diarrhea. She was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome two years ago. It has been a roller coaster ride since then, but the diarrhea has gotten worse over the last few months. The vet has put her on a few different steroids and also BioSponge. She…

I was told by my vet that my 30-year old-Arabian gelding appears to be slightly anemic. He is in beautiful, healthy condition. He is getting quality senior feed/hay and supplements as well as some prescription medicines for arthritis. My vet noticed his tongue and gums were paler than normal, and he doesn't have the pep…

I have a nine-year-old draft-cross gelding. He stands 16.2 hands and weighs about 1,200 lb (545 kg). I ride him a couple of times a week. He is on pasture all day and receives one-half scoop of a senior feed twice daily. He stays in moderate condition on this diet through all seasons except winter.…

My five-year-old Quarter Horse mare is too thin (BCS: 4). She stands only 15 hands (152 cm) and weighs about 900 lb (410 kg). I use her for barrel racing, exercising her 5-10 hours per week and then competing on the weekends. I feed her three quarts of feed each morning and evening—two quarts of…

We have two Arabians, one is 34 years old and the other is 28. Both look like skeletons. The younger one is worse. We feed them soaked senior feed twice a day and soaked timothy/alfalfa cubes three times a day, more often if I am home and can go out earlier and later than our…

I own a young Warmblood-cross gelding that is a week away from finishing treatment (omeprazole, sucralfate, and misoprostol) for squamous and glandular gastric ulcers. He’s a low-level event horse normally, though he’s been off work for a month to help heal the ulcers. He maintains his weight easily on 8 lb (3.6 kg) of senior…

Can you recommend which feeds would be best during a 100-mile ride for holds at vet checks? Which feed you would recommend for the two to three weeks after a ride when my horse is running around the pasture on rest and recovery but not being ridden?

I have a nine-year-old draft-cross gelding. He stands 16.2 hands and weighs about 1,200 lb (545 kg). I ride him a couple of times a week. He is on pasture all day and receives one-half scoop of a senior feed twice daily. He stays in moderate condition on this diet through all seasons except winter.…

I have been considering feeding my horse beet pulp instead of grain. He does not like to eat his supplements in his current grain, and it would be nice to reduce his intake of processed products. He would not be getting very much beet pulp, somewhere around 0.5-1 lb (0.23-0.45 kg) once a day. He…

My 11-year-old Oldenburg foundered several years before I owned him. I have had him for two years and have tried several things but can't keep his stool solid. He doesn't have diarrhea always, but does at least once or twice weekly. He wears a muzzle while on pasture and receives a small amount of pelleted…

I own a 10-year-old, 15.1-hand (155-cm) Morgan gelding in moderate work. He is in a stall 17 hours a day and in a paddock for the other 7 hours. He is chubby, probably a body condition score of 6, as the fat along his barrel is spongy and he has fat accumulation along his withers…

My 10-year-old Warmblood gelding adequately does the work asked of him for upper-level dressage, but as the demands increase, he tends to tire rather quickly. He is worked four or five days a week for about an hour each day, not including walking before and after exercise for warmup and cooldown. He’s a big horse,…

My teenage Paso Fino mare Leonina is very thin. She is kept outside most of the time, so she has access to some pasture. Her current ration includes alfalfa hay, straight oats, and rice bran oil. Leonina doesn’t have much appetite at all. Any ideas?

Esmee is my 16-year-old, 16-hand Canadian Horse. Even though I ride her lightly, I would consider her fleshy and in need of weight loss. All in all, she gets about 18 lb (8.2 kg) of first-cutting grass hay—not the good stuff!—2 cups of alfalfa pellets, high-quality fish oil, pure biotin, and natural vitamin E. If…