Feeding Endurance Horses Day to Day
...them. Endurance horses in training require higher levels of many of these vitamins and minerals than horses at rest. A broad-range bioavailable vitamin and mineral supplement should be fed if...
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Forage Alternatives
...Signs of selenium toxicity include laminitis and a loss of mane and tail hair. Vitamin content. Levels of vitamin A and E drop slowly as hay ages. Hay baled last...
Sprouts for Horses
...increase in vitamin C as they begin to sprout, and were sometimes used by sailors as a defence against scurvy on long sea journeys. It is suggested that the vitamin...
Research-Proven Antioxidants in Horse Diets
...over synthetic vitamin E products. “Nano-E helps horses in a myriad of ways, including those with limited access to fresh forage rich in vitamin E; those encountering stressful situations such...
Feeding Concentrates to Horses in Australia and New Zealand
...mineral and vitamin needs of their horses and labels are often difficult to understand, hence the choice of supplements becomes difficult. Most supplements are powders although liquid electrolytes, vitamins, buffers,...
Ration Balancers for Horses: Just the Basics
...micronutrients to include natural-source vitamin E, chelated trace minerals, B vitamins, biotin, yeast culture, and organic selenium. Read more: Ration Balancer Pellets Fulfilling Forage Needs of Equine Metabolic Syndrome Laying...
Supplements to Help the Endurance Horse
...body functions. Vitamins and minerals play a vital role in metabolism but are needed in relatively small amounts. A simple diet of hay and oats may lack some of these...
Nutrition for Horses on Stall Rest
...methionine. Long-term antibiotic use has been linked to vitamin K deficiencies. This vitamin is required to activate plasma clotting factors. Vitamin E is essential for the integrity and optimal function...
Get the Scoop on Feed Forms
...hulls to provide plenty of energy while decreasing the starch content. Sweet feed may also contain ingredients such as yeast to aid digestibility, vitamin E to boost antioxidant content, herbs...
Feed to Succeed: Supplements to Help the Endurance Horse
...body functions. Vitamins and minerals play a vital role in metabolism but are needed in relatively small amounts. A simple diet of hay and oats may lack some of these...
Selenium for Horses: How Important Is It?
...protection against tumorigenesis. The relationship of vitamin E and selenium No discussion on selenium would be complete without mentioning vitamin E. The functions of the two are intricately linked; in...
Mare Care: Improve Colostrum Quality
...and harvested, vitamin E levels drop, so any horse on an all-forage diet benefits from the antioxidant properties of supplemental vitamin E. Mares fed a grain mix containing 80 IU/kg...
Tips for Feeding Ponies
...receive all of the vitamins and minerals necessary for optimal well-being on a hay-only diet, especially for those ponies engaged in regular exercise,” said Catherine Whitehouse, M.S., a nutrition advisor...
Feeding Ponies: Don’t Shortchange Nutrients
...control is imperative. “As with horses, ponies don’t receive all of the vitamins and minerals necessary for optimal well-being on a hay-only diet, especially for those ponies engaged in regular...
Manage Micronutrients for Optimal Immunity in Horses
...function include folic acid, zinc, iron, selenium, and vitamins A, D, and E. These micronutrients help bolster both the “innate” and “acquired” arms of the immune system. Key examples include:...