Equine nutritionists are increasingly skeptical of the 'quick fix' offered by companies performing analyses and selling nutrition products.
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Krill oil, shitake mushrooms, resveratrol, Coenzyme Q10? A look at some of the more interesting products and compounds for horses.
Horse owners are always keen to try a product that might improve their horse's health or performance, but some have fallen by the wayside.
There are still very limited studies of the efficacy of CBD products in equines; here is a look at what a few have discovered.
Only recently recognized as a nutrient, chromium functions to improve glucose metabolism in ponies and horses.
Good-quality forages can provide a horse with all the energy he needs, most of his protein requirements, plus many minerals and vitamins.
Providing important anti-oxidative functions in all animals, sufficient vitamin E can be found in pasture and most commercial feeds.
The equine body is quite efficient at regulating iron levels, making both iron deficiencies and overloads quite rare.
When/how many times a farmer cuts hay depends entirely on the growing season and weather; one ‘cut’ is not necessarily better than the other.
How is it that horses with the same diet and exercise schedule can be so different in weight and body condition score?