Aim for 1.5% of body weight per day as high-quality hay (16-17 pounds, or 7.3-7.7 kg, for an 1,100-pound, 500-kg, horse), and supplement the forage with a feed high in fat and fiber and low in starch.

Calories provide power for the high-performance horse, but it’s important to get the energy balance right. Pat Harris MRCVS and Nanna Luthersson DVM separate feeding facts from fiction ...

A soaked feed is a really useful addition to every horse’s diet, because it boosts water intake and helps to keep them hydrated. This is important all year round, not only during warm weather but also ...

When it comes to the question of hay vs haylage, most people have a personal preference about which they will feed their horse. There’s almost an element of rivalry between the two, which are both ...

"Forage-based total mixed rations are made from mixtures of chopped and/or processed hays with minimal additives," Ralston said, noting that they can be formulated to meet or exceed any class of ...

“Forage should be offered on an ad-lib basis, ensuring that at least 1.5–2% of bodyweight is being eaten as fibre,” advises registered nutritionist Lizzie Drury of Saracen Horse Feeds.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - If you are a horse owner looking for ways to extend your hay, remember that horses need roughage just like everyone else-in fact, they need much more. Fifty to 100 percent of a ...

Mary Hartman's Kasson-based StableFeed firm is bringing back a forgotten perennial crop – sainfoin – to create healthy horse feed as well as a new niche in the U.S. agriculture market.

Educators have preached “test, don’t guess” when it comes to soil testing. The same is true for evaluating the quality of our harvested feedstuffs.

At this time of year, that forage portion is usually, mostly composed of grass and therefore any changes in the grass can affect your horse’s energy levels, if nothing else changes. Generally speaking ...

Mary Hartman's Kasson, Minn.-based StableFeed firm is bringing back a forgotten perennial crop – sainfoin – to create healthy horse feed as well as a new niche in the U.S. agriculture market.