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 ...

Hay is high in fiber and bulk, which supports the horse’s digestive tract. Nutrition content can be similar to the current ...

"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.

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.

Shoppers come in droves to the tin-roofed building at the edge of a horse pasture in rural Polk County. Ednamay Wales' dream of an antique haven became a reality in 1970, and now her sons continue ...

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.