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Exercising the Easy Keeper
I have a 15-year-old mare who is a very easy keeper. I manage her diet pretty carefully, but I’m wondering how much of a role exercise can play in managing her weight. I usually ride four days a week for…
Feeding the Easy Keeper
My horse is a very easy keeper. He lives outdoors 24/7 and doesn’t get any grain. He wears a grazing muzzle in the spring and summer which seems to keep him from getting too fat, but is he getting all…
Posted in Ask the Vet, Nutrition
Diet Considerations for Horses with Cushing’s
I have a 22-yr-old Morgan gelding with Cushing’s, being well managed with daily Pergolide. Slightly arthritic hips. He gets 1/2 and 1/2 Equine Senior and Buckeye Senior with Buckeye Ultimate Finish added, in a mash with H2O and corn oil,…
Supplements and Feeds for Senior Horses
I run barrels and ride a 14yr. old mare, she will be 15 next month. Should I put her on any certain supplements or a senior feed? All she gets now is a 12-4 pellet feed. She is doing ok…
Posted in Ask the Vet, Nutrition
Fat Supplements with Grain (from AAEP Ask A Vet)
We are currently feeding Safe and Easy pellets at our barn and everyone is torn as to which fat supplement is best fed along with their grain. Would Ultimate Finish 40 vs Ultimate Finish 100 be better for the horses…
Posted in Nutrition, Weight Management
Ask the Vet: Is Bran Mash Good for Horses?
Can I overdo bran mashes? I’ve been giving more with the long spell of subfreezing weather. SH, Tennessee Dear SH, Unfortunately yes. As much as we love to prepare a warm, tasty bran mash with our horse’s favorite ingredients, this…
Posted in Ask the Vet, Nutrition
The Facts on Feeds
I have heard that it is much healthier for horses to go on no-grain diets b/c it mimics what they would eat if they were horses in the wild. Is it actually healthier? Or do I need give my horses…
Posted in Ask the Vet, Nutrition
Balancing a Horse’s Diet
I am concerned about oversupplementation and imbalances in my feeding program. Is there any place that I can send my feed bag tag and list of supplements that each of my horses get for review? I want to know if…
Posted in Ask the Vet, Nutrition
Minding Your Middlings
I have three quarter horses and a TN walker. Their diet is high quality forage (hay and pasture) with a mix of pelleted feed (low carb/no corn) and timothy pellets, supplemented with Gro strong vitamin and minerals, freshly ground flax…
Posted in Ask the Vet, Nutrition
Adding to Oats
I would like to know, if feeding crimped oats what vitamin/mineral supplement would be a good choice. My horse is a pleasure AQHA gelding, not worked but 2 to 3 times a week. – Krista W. via AAEP Ask the…
Posted in Ask the Vet, Nutrition
Ponies and Pasture: The “Perfect Storm”
I have an eleven year old Shetland pony that is morbidly obese. He rates at an eight on the Henneke scale and poorly tolerates even light exercise. He has been examined by my vet and has no physical condition to…
Keeping Weight on Horses Through Winter
” I have a paint horse that is 30 years old and he has lost weight and is looking bad despite being on feeding supplements. Is there any one particular supplement that will help him gain weight?…”
Tagged with: Ask the Vet, Cushings, Senior Horse, Weight Gain Supplements
Posted in Ask the Vet, Nutrition, Seasonal Horse Care, Weight Management
Posted in Ask the Vet, Nutrition, Seasonal Horse Care, Weight Management
Coast-to-Coast Combo Conversation
If your horse is receiving multiple supplements for joint, hoof, and coat, consider our multi-purpose supplement as an all-in-one approach. The whole country’s talking about it
Tagged with: Digestion Supplements, Guide to Supplements and Horse Care, Hoof Supplements, Joint Supplements, Skin & Coat Supplements
Posted in Nutrition
Posted in Nutrition
Colic prevention for horses on stall rest
“My young Appendix of 26 years just managed to get a severe ligament/tendon injury. We are going to have the stem cell procedure done, but he will still be on stall rest for 4 to 6 months. What do you recommend for colic prevention while he is stuck inside?”
Tagged with: Ask the Vet, ColiCare, Digestion Supplements
Posted in Ask the Vet, Diseases and Conditions, G.I. Conditions, Nutrition
Posted in Ask the Vet, Diseases and Conditions, G.I. Conditions, Nutrition
