Tips on how to get your picky metabolic syndrome horse to eat supplements.
What do you do when your insulin-resistant horse needs supplements but isn’t getting a substantial amount of feed to put them in? Many horses will eat their supplements plain, but others are pickier....
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Targeted Solutions for Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS) and Cushing’s Disease...
Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) has become more and more prevalent in our equine community. It is most often found in middle-aged horses (ages 8 to 18). EMS is...
View ArticleSpring Turnout Tips for Your Horse
It is that time of the year—the cold, gray winter is transforming into a warm, sunny spring and the grass is starting to grow! For normal horses the spring grass is a lovely change from hay, but for...
View ArticleThe Trouble with Fructans
What is a fructan? Fructan is a type of sugar found in cool-season grasses. Instead of being digested in the foregut, fructan passes into the horse’s hindgut, where it ferments and causes the...
View ArticleClarifying Carbohydrates Part I
This is post 1 of 3 in the series “Clarifying Carbohydrates” There are three different types of carbohydrates utilized by horses: simple sugars and starches, rapidly fermentable carbohydrates, and...
View ArticleClarifying Carbohydrates Part II
This is post 2 of 3 in the series “Clarifying Carbohydrates” There are many types of carbohydrates in equine diets, including simple carbohydrates, rapidly fermentable carbohydrates, and complex,...
View ArticleClarifying Carbohydrates Part III
This is post 3 of 3 in the series “Clarifying Carbohydrates” Is fiber a carbohydrate? In Clarifying Carbohydrates Part I, we reviewed simple carbohydrates and in Clarifying Carbohydtrates Part II we...
View ArticleManaging Your Horse’s Bugs
Bugs? What bugs? Horses are hindgut fermenters. In other words, the hindgut portion of your horse’s digestive tract contains millions of beneficial bacteria and yeast, often referred to as microbes or...
View ArticleWinter Challenges for Horses with Laminitis
Winter can be a challenging time of year for horses with a past history of laminitis. Horses who have suffered from laminitis in the past may have damaged vascular supplies in their feet. During cold...
View ArticleSoaking hay before feeding is one way to lower the sugar levels, but it...
Soaking hay is one way to reduce the amount of sugar in the hay, but it should only be used as a stopgap method until a more appropriate hay can be found. It is recommended that you soak hay for short...
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