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Help Your Performance Horse Adjust to Life on the Road

Digestive Tract Health • Management Tips • Training & Performance

Your performance horse can’t succeed in the competition arena without a strong foundation of good health and nutrition. Yet, many owners struggle to balance the demanding travel schedules of equine athletes with their horse’s mental and physical needs.

May 13, 2021

The Gut-Hoof Connection

Digestive Tract Health • Equine Nutrition • Management Tips

A healthy gastrointestinal tract and strong hooves are essential for the overall well-being of any equine athlete. Conditions that impact these vital structures can result in drastic consequences that cause discomfort and limit performance.

March 4, 2021

GI Health Considerations & Feeding SUCCEED for Foals

Digestive Tract Health • Management Tips

From the very moment a foal drops, healthy digestion becomes central to many aspects of that horse’s well-being—and it’s at that moment the newborn’s GI tract begins to face ongoing challenges.

November 6, 2017

7 Pro Tips for Feeding & GI Health at Long Horse Shows

Management Tips • Training & Performance

If you’ve ever gone on an extended vacation—more than a week, let’s say—you know how challenging it can be to pack. Now think about taking your horse on the road for more than a few days. It’s exhausting just thinking about all of the gear you need to bring to keep your horse—or team of horses—healthy, happy and well-fed during that time.

August 7, 2017

Myth: Feed Horses Hay Before Grain

Digestive Tract Health • Management Tips • Monday Myths: Horse Care

One topic that often comes up among horse owners is whether to feed hay or grain first. Because horses expecting grain will often paw at their stall doors or whinny, some people tend to give hard feeds first, then follow with hay.

June 7, 2017

Let Show Horses Be Horses

Digestive Tract Health • Management Tips • Training & Performance

What is your mental image of a normal horse? For the serious equestrian it may include a BCS of 4.5, a well-muscled topline, a sleek hair coat, well-groomed mane and tail, clipped face, ears and legs, sparkling white chrome and deep, lustrous color.

December 13, 2016

Equitation Science Shows the Value of Equine GI Health

Digestive Tract Health • Management Tips • Training & Performance

This article provides an introductory look at the field of scientific research and education known as “equitation science.” It introduces equitation science and how it relates to and informs a better understanding of digestive health for horses in work.

October 7, 2016

Myth: Second Cutting Hay is Best for Horses

Management Tips • Equine Nutrition • Monday Myths: Horse Care

Tired of paying more for second cutting hay than your livestock neighbors pay for supposedly “lower quality” hay from first or third cuttings? Then we have good news for you.