How do you control horse weight so that your horse maintains a healthy body weight? Horse weight can increase at a fast rate, so owners rightly worry about weight gain. This article will help you with the numbers aspect of the management and control of horse weight. Recent research found that rates of obesity in […]
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Horse Track Systems – 10 Brilliant Budget Ideas
Horse track systems are a way of keeping horses so they can maintain weight and avoid laminitis events. Horse track environments provide an essential species-appropriate lifestyle through a variety of different ways. The drawback is horse tracks can be costly to set up. In this article, Amy Dell discusses ten budget ideas to help you […]
Missing link: Protein for horses prone to laminitis
Have you considered the crucial role of protein in the diet of horses prone to laminitis? Where you are soaking and restricting hay for a good doer horse, prone to laminitis, how can you be sure there is enough protein in the daily diet? Protein is key to every part of a horse’s body system. […]
Should you Feed Adlib Hay to Horses and Ponies?
Do you have a horse which is a good doer? Do you wonder whether to feed adlib hay or whether you should be restricting hay and feeding at a weight level suitable for your horse? Here Forageplus discusses the issue of whether you should give your horse access to free choice hay.
Old Horse Teeth | 8 most important facts
What are the facts about understanding dentistry for the older or geriatric horse? We can now feed and care for the old horse beyond when their teeth wear out but that is when dental care becomes even more important for the old horse to maintain their health and keep their horse teeth working well. Decades […]
Old Horse: 10 Powerful Feeding Tips
Many old horses are loved members of the family. They grow old and create a lifetime of memories with us. Find powerful feeding tips in this article to make sure your old horse maintains body condition and health. Keep your equine family friend happily galloping with you for many years. 1. What happens to old […]
Performance Horse: Feeding for Success
This Forageplus article discusses the best way to feed a performance horse. Horses in moderate to heavy work, competing in sports such as endurance, eventing or racing need food that will supply good levels of energy to support a healthy weight, but in many ways, this is the easy bit.
The Power of Functional Horse Training
Our top tip for having a calm, relaxed, well-muscled and athletic horse, capable of performing in any discipline and staying sound is to check out the work and equine training of Klaus Schoeniech. For over 25 years the Schoeneichs have taught their system of functional horse training at the Centre for Anatomically Correct Horsemanship in Germany. Klaus […]