Horse Feed Quality
…from local farmers, but large feed companies generally buy from grain brokers. Grain brokers sell graded grains. If you want to know the grade of grain in your feed, call…
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Benefits of Roasted Oats In Horse Feed
…advantage of grain conditions that allow them to take hold. Drought stresses grains and causes cracks where fungi can proliferate on the rich nutrients inside the grain. Some molds flourish…
Improve your horse’s mealtime manners
…as you pour grain into tubs, to the sense of nurturing that swells within you as you listen to the sounds of a barnful of horses contentedly chewing. On the…
Four Reasons for Feeding Fat to Horses
…Supplement Reason #1 – Wanted: Weight Gain The problem: Your horse is thin, but he’s already getting a big grain ration. Grain is high in soluble carbohydrates-a great source of…
Low-Carb Feeds For Your Horse
…six times as much, if not more. Feeding them a grain mix that has a balanced 2:1 ratio won’t help matters any. You would be better off feeding plain grains…
Six Ways to Slow Horse Feed Intake
…grain slower when hay was fed 20 minutes before the grain meal. When hay was fed before grain, grain consumption was 0.3 pounds per minute compared to 0.4 pounds per…
Growing Horses Need Supplemented Minerals
…that contains at least 50% grain. With unsupplemented/non-fortified grains, you must calculate mineral intake from both the grain and hay and then search for an appropriate supplement to fill the…
What’s Your Horse’s Colic Risk?
…pasture and hay need no grain at all.) Stick to clean, somewhat green, fine-stemmed grass hay, and if you must feed grain to maintain your horse’s weight or to fuel…
Send Your Horse To Fat Camp
…is grain. Horses love grain, like people love ice cream and fast food, but that doesn’t mean it’s good for them. Horses should be fed grain only when they’re unable…
Ask Horse Journal: 02/05
…to support the idea that protein makes a horse hot. High-protein grain mixes are inevitably also very high-calorie grain mixes. It’s the high soluble carbohydrate content in the grain that’s…