Jun 22, 2022
Do you know what is in your feed bad? And if you do, do you know why?
Millions of grain scoops are fed to our horses every day around the world, yet when I ask horse owners what they are feeding their horses, I usually get blank looks. I grab a feed tag from any bag in the feed room and start reading the first...
Mar 16, 2022
Every day someone asks me about feeding their horses. It has become simple for me to understand only because I repeat this information daily. Still, it's not so simple when heard only once or twice.
I review much of what I have said in this podcast and use different approaches to help you understand. It comes down to a...
Feb 23, 2022
The top line of horses is the muscles along the backbone from the withers to the rump. It is where the saddle or load goes onto the horse. It is an indicator of the overall athletic condition of the horse. It is often seen as a "poor" top line when the backbone (spine) is higher than the surrounding muscle.
My view of...
Sep 15, 2021
Protein is a word in nutrition that horse owners have difficulty understanding. There is a good reason for this: it is more complicated than carbohydrates (sugar) and fat. But why? Horse owners aren't stupid, and on top of this, they want to do the "best" for their horses.
Protein makes up the hair coat, topline...
Jul 28, 2021
Many horses perform in physically demanding competition and need feeding differently from retired horses in the field. This logic makes sense, but is it true?
This podcast looks at the requirements of equine athletes from the point of view where the basic foundations of nutrition are placed first in our...