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| Evergreen Equine Products |
| Information and sales of horse minerals, and feed. |
| Colostrum-based dietary supplement for horses. Fax in your order. |
| Equine nutrition supplements including Photo Finish Multi-Vitamin/Mineral Premix, BioZin 320, NuSe, and BioFlax 20. |
| Giddyap Girls Biscuit Company |
| Non-allergenic horse treats with no sugar, no wheat, and no preservatives. |
| Alternate Solutions - Equine Supplements |
| Equine supplements from "Select The Best" are scientifically formulated for your horses needs. 28 different products. |
| Supplies horses supplements and treatment for laminitis. |
| Horse nutrition supplements and feed developed by a veterinarian. Site includes product information and message boards. |
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| Woody's Performance Horse Feed Products |
| Horse feeds and supplements. |
| Supplies supplements for performance enhancemnet. |
| Advanced Biological Concepts |
| Equine nutrition supplements and other health care products. |
| Equine Gold offers a complete line of supplements to help horses perform at their peak. |
| Joint supplements for your horse. |
| Total Health Enhancement: Horses |
| Promoting optimum equine health and performance. New solutions for gastric ulcers in horses, laminitis, increased endurance, wound healing, and help for bleeders. |
| Manufactures and sells glucosamine chondroitin, glucosamine sulfate and MSM supplements for the treatment of arthritis in horses, dogs and people. |
| The natural supplement to improve joint and tissue function, and enhance horse stamina, strength and endurance made from deer antler velevet. Ingredient information. |
| Peak Performance Nutrients, Inc. |
| Equine supplement manufacturer with a line of over 25 products that are sugar and filler free. Testimonials, detailed product descriptions, research references and a glossary. |
| Debco Feed & Show Supplies |
| Complete line of Wendlands and Moormans Feed and supplements, Circle Y products and Pyranha fly sprays. Also sells Sidekick horse trailers and show supplies. |
| Healthy Horse Headquarters |
| A complete line of all natural horse and pet care products, supplements, vitamins and minerals. We now carry saddles, tack, grooming products and everything for the performance horse and rider. |
| Leading name brand supplements, custom packed for your horse and delivered to your home or barn. |
| Hallway Feeds, a speciality line of feeds manufactured by Farmers Feed Mill, Inc., Lexington, KY. |
| Supplements and care products manufactured and imported from Germany, available in the US and Canada. |
| Feed supplements, vitamins, and joint care products. J-flex, an affordable alternative to Cosequin. |
| Full line feed store specializing in nutritional supplies for horses. Articles on health issues. |
| Makers of Farrier's Formula nutritional supplement. Other supplements and healthcare products available. |
| Complete equine vitamin mineral supplement for horses in the Great Lakes Region. Provides the NRC minimum daily requirements for all vitamins/minerals necessary to sustain normal equine body functions, except calcium and phosphorous. |
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| Probiotic health care for animals with Fastrack direct fed microbials. Natural, no medication or chemicals for your dogs, dairy, cattle, swine, horses, and other livestock. |
| Sells supplements to combat a variety of ailments. |
| Apple flavored hoof supplement with biotin. |
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| Australian site sells supplement mix that includes vitamins, macro minerals, trace minerals and electrolytes. |
| All-in-one horse supplement, your satisfaction is guaranteed. See testimonials, ingredients, feeding rates and find your nearest dealer. |
| Swiss site sells a range of Probiox and Twydil vitamin products. |
| Suppliers of dietary herbal health supplements for horses, made using organic herbs and cider vinegar. |
| Offering nutritional, handmade horse treats. |
| Horselady Muffins Horse Treats |
| A soft treat for your horse. Made daily with no preservatives. |
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| Hamilton Horse Cookie Company |
| Send a friend a Tally Oats Greeting post card with your own personalized message and two horse treats. Natural, heart shaped treats in clever gift and bulk packages. |
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| Fresh baked horse treats from scratch. They are soft enough to chew with a bit but hold their shape on long trail rides. |
| Manufacture and sell soft chewy treats. |
| Offers a variety of flavored treats. Also sells small selection of gift baskets. |
| Sells treats made with mixed grain. Canada. |
| Grand Meadows Equine Nutritional Products |
| Our horse nutrition formulas are based on comprehensive scientific research and developed by veterinarians specializing in horse nutrition. |
| Purina Mills Equine (Horse) Nutrition |
| Offers horse nutrition food, veterinary diets strategy, equine supply and health care. |
| Information featuring the basics of horse nutrition as well as in-depth horse feeding information. |
| Breeding, pedigree, and appraisal services, plus general information about horse nutrition, psychology, training and showing, and Arabian Horse pedigree, consultation and breeding services. Sherwood, Oregon. |
- Selecting Hay - Know Your Horse's Needs - http://www.equijournal.com/equijournal/hay.shtml
- Selecting Hay - Know Your Horse's Needs
- About 65 percent of the horse's digestive capacity is the large intestine, cecum
- Because of the horse's unique digestive system, forage should form the basis
- small intestine doesn't fit especially well into the horse's digestive system.
- A 1,000-pound horse should receive at least 10-15 pounds of hay each day.
- Grass hays make excellent horse forage if they are cut in the proper stage of maturation.
- When selecting hay, compare the needs of the horse with the nutrient content of the hay.
- Depending on the animal's use, 50-100 percent of the horse's nutrient requirement can be met by hay.
- Let me re-emphasize that the horse is designed to live entirely on a diet of grass.
- nutritional classifications of horses, determine where your horse belongs before you select hay.
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- Horse Pasture.html - http://www.cas.psu.edu/docs/CASDEPT/AGRONOMY/Forage/docs/pastures/horsepasture.h...
- Horse Pasture.
- Basics of Horse Nutrition
- Feed costs can be minimized by keeping the horse healthy and by feeding a balanced ration that meets
- research information as well as an increasing number of horse owners who are unfamiliar with the basics of horse
- "secrets", or short cuts that will transform any horse into a champion.
- For example, a 1,000 pound horse should consume approximately 20 to 25 pounds (90
- The anatomy of the horse's digestive tract restricts effective digestion and
- forages can restrict the amount of dry matter that a horse can eat to a level below what is necessary to meet
- be placed on using high-quality forages in the horse's diet.
- total weight of the feed consumed daily for optimum horse growth and development.
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- Re: I feed grass hay - http://www.warmbloods.net/nutrish/_disc109/00000443.htm
- Horse Nutrition Forum
- My vet and the local horse hospital use these hays as well.
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- The Horse Interactive -- Sports Medicine Feb. 1998 - http://www.thehorse.com/0298/sports_medicine.html
- The Horse Interactive -- Sports Medicine Feb.
- ESSENTIAL HORSE HOME
- research effort went into studying how the horse is affected by heat and humidity.
- We must know how to adjust the horse's diet and exercise to meet those demands.
- of opinion about the most appropriate diet for the horse when exposed to cold temperatures.
- The horse's energy requirements increase as the temperature
- feeding corn is fine, but if you want to help your horse stay warm, feed him hay.
- Bacteria produce considerable heat that the horse can use to warm himself from the inside out,
- out that straw is not fermentable in the horse's gut.
- quality grass hay and clean water when your horse is in his stall.
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- Horse Haven Equine Rescue - http://members.nbci.com/HorseHaven/horseh.htm
- Horse Haven Equine Rescue
- This Horse Haven is for those horses that are no longer wanted,
- Every horse deserves to life out life in a comfortable, peaceful
- It all depends on what the horse needs.
- Horse Haven is not only about rescue and retirement though.
- Mandatory health papers for every horse going through an auction, stricter laws governing auctions
- media, and we need to get to work on getting the horse community united in each state to fight for these laws.
- There are many things that the average horse person can do.
- Horse Haven is privately funded.
- Horse Haven
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- feed - http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3887/feed.html
- Feeding a Horse
- What to feed a horse.
- We interviewed someone who feeds their horse 4 times a day.
- She gives her horse the same amount of food, but in smaller amounts at
- It makes the horse feel full and helps them to digest their food.
- grain you give them depends on how hard you work the horse.
- graphs show you how much bulk and grain to feed your horse, depending on how hard they work.
- Interesting horse facts
- Parts of a horse
- Taking Care of Your Horse
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- Sudan Grass Hay - http://www.warmbloods.net/nutrish/_disc109/0000046c.htm
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- Don't be ... - http://warmbloods.net/isr2/_disc136/0000008f.htm
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- Horse Nutrition Forum TOC - http://www.warmbloods.net/nutrish/Default.htm
- Horse Nutrition Forum TOC
- Horse Nutrition Forum
- The Warmblood Horse
- Well, if you look at it this way, a horse is genetically
- 2yr old quarter horse rests front pastern forward
- Re: 2yr old quarter horse rests front pastern forward
- horse treats
- for any horse, but,
- Why does everyone want to take away a horse's natural diet of all the hay they can eat?
- Re: Why does everyone want to take away a horse's natural diet of.
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- University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service Hay List - Menu - http://www.uwyo.edu/ag/ces/haylist/menu~1.htm
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- Re: Horse barn hay looks like grass clippings.. - http://users.loa.com/~phause/HouseBun/0001/msg00117.html
- Re: Horse barn hay looks like grass clippings.
- Horse barn hay looks like grass clippings.
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- 87 - SOL:700 TONS OF GRASS HAY (06/12/00) - http://www.ld.com/cbd/archive/2000/06(June)/12-Jun-2000/87sol001.htm
- The Bureau of Land Mgt, National Wild Horse & Burro Center at Palomino Valley (PVC), located
- for 400 tons of Grass Hay and the Litchfield Wild Horse & Burro Facility, located 17 miles east of Susanville,
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- Bureau of Land Management Wild Horse and Burro Internet Adoption | Booklet - http://www.adoptahorse.blm.gov/adopt-bok.asp
- Bureau of Land Management Wild Horse and Burro Internet Adoption | Booklet
- Providing a home for a wild horse or burro is a challenging and rewarding responsibility.
- symbol of American history - a "Living Legend" - a wild horse or burro.
- most frequently asked questions about adopting a wild horse or burro.
- The health and welfare of wild horse and burro herds are maintained by balancing the number
- for adoption to qualified people through the Adopt-A-Horse-or-Burro Program.
- What is a wild horse or burro?
- A wild horse or burro is an unbranded, unclaimed, free-roaming horse
- and burros are protected by the Wild Free Roaming Horse and Burro Act of 1971.
- Even though a wild horse or burro is removed from the public lands, it remains
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- 87 - SOL:AGRICULTURAL SUPPLIES -- GRASS HAY (06/30/99) - http://www.ld.com/cbd/archive/1999/06(June)/30-Jun-1999/87sol001.htm
- qualified suppliers of grass hay for the National Wild Horse and Burro Facility at Palomino Valley.
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- Hay on the Internet - http://newmexicoranch.com/ag-page/hay-page/
- Top horse & cow hay(alfalfa,orchard and brome grass mix)(Valmora,NM)
- Creech is a supplier of horse hay, dairy hay, and straw.
- Horse Hay, Horse Feed
- quality horse hay for sale
- Posting for Alfafa Horse Hay
- HORSE HAY FOR SALE
- Show quality horse hay,
- HORSE HAY
- Iron Horse Hay & Feed
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- World Feeder Bermuda Grass...A must for all livestock producers. - http://www.worldfeeder.com/
- coarse or stemmy; it makes the finest horse and cow hay available
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- Grass Hay Wanted in Edwardsburg - http://www.horsepage.com/board/messages/5102.html
- The Michigan Horse Connection
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- Charles T. Creech, Inc. - http://www.creechhay.com/horsehay.html
- Horse Hay
- supplies high quality horse hay throughout Kentucky, the United States and the
- of different type hays for the local thoroughbred horse farms.
- addition to the Lexington market, we also provide horse hay to various markets throughout the entire United
- the country, our broker division sells direct to the horse farms as well as to area feed stores.
- entering our second decade of providing high quality horse hay to the European and United Arab Emirates racing
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- Triasulfuron; Pesticide Tolerance - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/1998/August/Day-18/p22192.htm
- kidney; goat, kidney; grass, forage; grass, hay; horse, kidney; and sheep, kidney.
- 0 ppm; horse, kidney at 0.
- established for residues of triasulfuron in cattle, goat, horse, and sheep kidney at 0.
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- Useful Info: Feeding the Older or Anorexic Horse - http://www.equiresource.com/usefulinfo/HN_Old_horse_feed.htm
- Useful Info: Feeding the Older or Anorexic Horse
- Feeding the Older or Anorexic Horse
- A horse that doesn't feel well, for whatever reason -
- small amounts several times a day to keep your horse maximally happy and reduce the likelihood of him
- The anorexic horse looses interest in his feed very quickly.
- previous feeding! Fresh hay and feed will tempt the horse's appetite much better than that which is leftover
- A horse with a poor appetite will normally proclaim any hay
- your horse.
- your horse isn't eating well.
- Has your horse recently lost his best friend because a boarder
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- Re: Bermuda Grass - http://www.horseforum.com/bbs/messages/3470.html
- The Horse Forum Advice Column Board
- Since I had a horse that tended to colic, I used timothy hay instead of
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- triasulfuron (Amber) Pesticide Tolerance 8/98 - http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/herb-growthreg/sethoxydim-vernolate/triasul...
- kidney; goat, kidney; grass, forage; grass, hay; horse, kidney; and sheep, kidney.
- 0 ppm; horse, kidney at 0.
- established for residues of triasulfuron in cattle, goat, horse, and sheep kidney at 0.
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- Horse Barn: allergies - http://www.paint-horse.com/board/Messages/allergies9.12.99.html
- Horse Barn: allergies
- The horse is in good health other than the itching and the only
- horse with the problem where I board him.
- A friend has a horse who's glands around his throat and neck swell up over
- The horse is allergic to insect bites, the spit of the bugs.
- The only thing one CAN do is to keep the horse inside in a cool place where there is no insects around
- I don't know if this is the same for your horse, but it could be worth a try though.
- Thanks!!! from one horse lover to another.
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- Alfalfa and Your Horse - http://www.naturalsolutions.org/alfalfa.html
- Alfalfa and Your Horse
- TO FEED STRAIGHT ALFALFA TO YOUR HORSE!!
- A mature working horse only requires about 12% protein.
- found that for each 1000 grams of crude protein that a horse ate above his basic needs, the racing times slowed
- Symptoms can be a cresty neck, a horse that gets overweight very easily, develops dry and
- how she feels when she is retaining water! If your horse is cranky and belligerent, resists bending and flexing,
- If your horse's stall smells like ammonia, he is in trouble.
- The tiny tubes in your horse's kidneys will, over time, get clogged with the excess
- , feels that no horse over age 15 should have any alfalfa at all.
- Among the disorders he listed are Potomac horse fever, strangles, salmonella, ulcers, abortions, epiphysitis,
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- treatment - http://www.vgl.ucdavis.edu/~lvmillon/hypp/treatment.html
- If your horse has been tested and is positive for the mutation causing HYPP,
- If your horse does show any problems, you will probably want to
- (muscle tremors, horse not down)
- Exercise horse (walking or longeing) - Use caution as the horse could
- If the horse is down and unable to stand, have your veterinarian:
- gluconate (150 cc in 1-2 liters of 5% glucose / 500 kg horse).
- This can be helpful to confirm that the horse was suffering an attack of HYPP and not something
- Many halter-horse owners continue to feed alfalfa hay as the only roughage
- If your horse is receiving medication, maintain them on therapy
- Effective 7/1/99 the fee for HYPP testing will be $50 @ horse
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- Re: Buckey Feeds - http://www.warmbloods.net/nutrish/_disc109/0000006f.htm
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- StableWise - Horse Farm Planning - Hay Storage - http://www.horstuff.com/faq/00031.html
- StableWise - Horse Farm Planning - Hay Storage
- Horse Farm Planning
- Horse Safety
- A horse on a diet of strictly hay (no pasture)
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- Re: cold stress - http://www.horsepage.com/board/messages/10070.html
- The Michigan Horse Connection
- Be sure to thoroughly "leg" your horse up before asking for trots or canter
- If the horse is shivering - blanket it and feed it warmed water
- as it won't freeze before the horse can eat it.
- If the horse's hair coat is matted and dirty - it won't be able
- try to keep the horse clean and brushed and provide it a clean dry area to
- If a horse becomes heated, in very cold weather, be sure to "gently"
- if the horse is tacked up - loosen the girth and walk a bit before
- When you remove the tack, if the horse is still hot and sweaty, cover it with a light blanket/cooler
- Be sure to thoroughly " leg" your horse up before asking for trots or canter : during very
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- New Mexico Horse Council: Quick Facts About Hay - http://www.nmhorsecouncil.org/facts.htm
- New Mexico Horse Council: Quick Facts About Hay
- Grass hay will keep the horse busy eating longer and prevent boredom.
- your veterinarian as to What is best for your horse.
- Choose a Horse
- Horse Gallery
- Copyright © 1999-2000 NM Horse Council.
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- Manna Pro - Build A Better Horse - http://www.mannapro.com/animal_needs/better_horse/calculate.html
- Manna Pro - Build A Better Horse
- ELITE 10 18 SWEET 10 6 SUPER HORSE 16 19 EQUI-PREP
- 7 SUPER HORSE 10 20 ALFA EQUI-PREP
- 8 SUPER HORSE 10 21 CALF MANNA
- 9 ALFA SUPER HORSE 14 22 SPUR 10 ALFA
- SUPER HORSE 10 23 ALFA SPUR
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- Hope this helps... - http://www.thetackshop.com/wwwboard/messages/307.html
- Horse feed
- Talk to a horse feed supplier about different types of supplements,
- A horse's diet of pasture (grass), hay, and grain (even the
- occasional apple) is all necessary to keep a horse at the peak of his health.
- Since my horse does eat grass (high in calories) he gets fed once
- I have a National Show Horse (Arabian and Saddlebred) that I ride for pleasure,
- : Since my horse does eat grass (high in calories) he gets fed once
- : I have a National Show Horse (Arabian and Saddlebred) that I ride for pleasure,
- A horse's diet of pasture (grass), hay, and grain (even the occasional apple) is all
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- Pure Lysine by Vita-Flex: Necessary amino-acid for your horse. - http://vita-flex.com/purelysine.htm
- Lysine by Vita-Flex: Necessary amino-acid for your horse.
- protein component most often lacking in horse’s diets, in its most pure and economical
- development, and maintenance of tissues, the horse must have an adequate supply and balance
- The protein of many horse diets, especially those based on grains
- calculation of the crude protein percentage of the horse’s diet is based on many pounds of feed.
- growing to a mature weight of 1,100 pounds, a horse will require 30 grams of lysine daily at 4
- through natural pathways to support optimum horse health and performance.
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- Commercial Horse Boarding Stable Industry - http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/agdex/400/460_830-1.html
- Commercial Horse Boarding Stable Industry
- enterprise is to provide board and related services to horse owners.
- specialized operations where professional trainers provide horse training, riding lessons and other services.
- The primary market group for boarding stables is horse owners seeking board and related services for their
- major population centre with a high population of horse owners needing board and related services.
- The demand for horse boarding services is driven by factors such as horse
- income levels, the desire (by owners) to participate in horse related competitions and the number of individuals
- It's important to recognize that for many horse owners boarding a horse and buying related services
- Developing and operating a horse stabling business will requires:
- determine the services and facilities being sought by horse owners in a specific market area.
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- PEGUS HORSE FEED - http://www.pegus.ie/pegus.htm
- PEGUS HORSE FEED
- Pegus Horse Feeds have been refined over many years to meet the
- Each feed has been designed for a particular type of horse in terms of nutrients, trace elements and vitamins.
- Complete, Horse and Pony Cube
- Pegus Complete, Horse and Pony Cube
- protein, energy, fibre, vitamins and minerals that a horse requires.
- This feed is designed for the horse that requires enough energy to work but not so much
- Premium is the latest product to join the Pegus Horse Feed portfolio of products, comprising the very latest
- combination provided the necessary fuel for the race horse.
- This Supplement is designed for the horse owner with access to good quality oats.
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- The Horse Interactive -- Nutrition February 1999 - http://www.thehorse.com/9902/nutrition.html
- The Horse Interactive -- Nutrition February 1999
- ESSENTIAL HORSE HOME
- motivates us to go out and buy supplements to add to our horse's diets? Usually, it's an honest desire to make
- What are they proven (or reputed) to do for your horse? Are they safe and appropriate additions to the ration?
- whether you really need to feed a supplement to your horse, let's consider some of the issues first.
- that the grain or hay quality is poor? Is your horse just not looking 100%? Or is there a specific need
- recommendation might have merit, but what works for one horse and one situation might not apply to another.
- feed program is appropriate for the work your horse is doing, but it does take some time and a little effort--and
- To establish what kind of nutrition your horse is getting, you need to start with an analysis
- pivotal to the construction and well-being of your horse's bones, teeth, and muscles.
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- This article is provided to give helpful information an taking care of the teeth oif the Icelandic Horse - http://www.icehorse.com/equine.htm
- information an taking care of the teeth oif the Icelandic Horse
- The Icelandic Horse
- Icelandic Horse Care
- Icelandic Horse Acres
- Icelandic Horse Clinics
- Other Horse Interests
- information an taking care of the teeth of the Icelandic Horse.
- Please contact us and let us know what other Icelandic Horse Information you would like to see on this page!
- The Icelandic horse evolved as a grazing animal and the best food source
- horses is affected by these changing diets of the horse, grass, hay and grain.
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- feed - http://www.corydondemocrat.com/feed.html
- ALFALFA hay, 2nd cutting, never wet, good horse hay and brood mare hay, $3.
- sale: Alfalfa or alfalfa orchard grass, good horse hay, $2.
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- HBOC '97 Proceedings: Cut Costs - Feed Forage - http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/livestock/horses/hbo9702.html
- Horse Specialist
- he horse has a specialized digestive system that allows it to
- Because of this forage is the foundation for all horse feeding programs.
- However in order to achieve maximum production many horse owners feed a reduced amount of forage and increase
- over shadows the contribution forage has meeting the horse's nutrient requirements.
- Horse owners can maintain their horses economically and can
- It is important to remember that the forage in the horse's diet is generally the least expensive source of nutrients.
- The forage used in horse feeding programs can include pasture, hay, processed
- horse should receive at least 11 lbs.
- functions, reduce digestive upsets and satisfy the horse's requirement for chewing.
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- Hay (at E-Stable The Definitive Horse & Equestrian Site) - http://www.e-stable.com/hay.asp
- Hay (at E-Stable The Definitive Horse & Equestrian Site)
- energy, protein, calcium, vitamins and minerals to a horse' s diet.
- serves as the main source of roughage in a stabled horse' s diet.
- Search multiple horse sites with 1 click using Horsepile.
- helping a variety of worthwhile charities by producing horse-related events.
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- Horse Pasture.html - http://forage.cas.psu.edu/docs/pastures/horsepasture.html
- Horse Pasture.
- Basics of Horse Nutrition
- Feed costs can be minimized by keeping the horse healthy and by feeding a balanced ration that meets
- research information as well as an increasing number of horse owners who are unfamiliar with the basics of horse
- "secrets", or short cuts that will transform any horse into a champion.
- For example, a 1,000 pound horse should consume approximately 20 to 25 pounds (90
- The anatomy of the horse's digestive tract restricts effective digestion and
- forages can restrict the amount of dry matter that a horse can eat to a level below what is necessary to meet
- be placed on using high-quality forages in the horse's diet.
- total weight of the feed consumed daily for optimum horse growth and development.
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- EquineCanada Magazine - Summer 99 - Horse Management - Pasture Grass - http://www.equinecanada.com/summer99/eq_magazine_management.htm
- EquineCanada Magazine - Summer 99 - Horse Management - Pasture Grass
- Horse Management
- Canadian Horse Industry Profile
- Canadian Horse Industry Survey
- Many horse owners do not view the grass in their pastures
- Nature has provided grass as the preferred feed for the horse.
- A mature, non-working, well-developed horse or older yearling can be maintained on pasture alone.
- A growing, working, pregnant or lactating horse will receive many of the required nutrients from
- Extension in Alberta Agriculture and now Extension Horse Specialist, University of Kentucky), the most
- sample the pasture, you need to follow the horse and sample only in the areas where horses are
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- Articles - http://www.fullpartnersfarm.com/september98.htm
- Feeding and Caring for the Unfit Horse
- All horse people, at one time or another, are faced
- caring for an undeweight or out of condition horse.
- find out the past feeding program that the horse has been on.
- If the horse has not been on a proper feeding program,
- All horse people have their own favorite feed mixture,
- With every horse that arrives at our barn, we request one bag
- At the same time we are acclimating the horse to our feed we also begin to raise the feed for
- A horse can be underweight for a variety of reasons.
- Get the horse tube wormed, its teeth floated, and have it
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- Haflinger Draft Pony -- does it have pony digestion or draft horse digestion? - http://www.draftresource.com/chat/messages/254.html
- Draft Pony -- does it have pony digestion or draft horse digestion?
- Does it have pony digestion or draft horse digestion?
- Does it have pony digestion or draft horse digestion? : I read that you have to be really careful
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- FOOD AND WATER FOR THE DISTANCE HORSE- Heat Part 3 - http://www.worldpath.net/~lcrowley/ectra/heatpart3.htm
- FOOD AND WATER FOR THE DISTANCE HORSE- Heat Part 3
- sources and hydration are essential to preparing a distance horse to handle heat.
- solid grounding in the basics of feeding a distance horse.
- many conditioning and competitive miles with a given horse.
- First, let me talk a bit about the horse' s digestive tract.
- The horse is monogastric - meaning that he has only one
- The horse' s stomach only holds about four gallons, and even
- flow of food is key to digestive efficiency in the horse.
- If a horse gets small grain meals and eats at least 1 to 2 percent
- This means that a 1,000-pound horse should eat 10-20 pounds of grass, hay, or other fibrous
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- http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/BL_GR310.txt
- Alfalfa/Grass: Premium quality horse hay 95.
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- Feeding Your Horse - http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/ceps/petcolumns/feeding.html
- Feeding Your Horse
- FEEDING YOUR HORSE TO AVOID PROBLEMS
- Proper mineral balance is also very important in the horse's diet at all stages of life.
- " The heat of fermentation will keep the horse warm.
- Corn gives energy, not extra heat, to a horse," he notes.
- Over-conditioning (fat) is hard on your horse.
- It also adds to the general wear and tear on the horse's body.
- warns, " Never feed 'screenings' or 'fines' to a horse.
- Scoggins gives for horse owners are: 1) Don't store greater than a two-week
- 7) Don't grain a horse within one hour of hard work (either before or after
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- eHow to Feed a Horse in a Stable - http://www.ehow.com/eHow/eHow/0,1053,10765,00.html
- eHow to Feed a Horse in a Stable
- Know how to properly feed your horse and she'll maintain her lustrous coat and confident
- - nothing is more important than maintaining your horse's good health through proper nutrition.
- Buy Your First Horse
- Care for a Horse in a Pasture
- Determine what type of hay your horse prefers.
- Start off feeding your horse alfalfa or oat, and gradually introduce different types
- If the horse refuses to eat it, return to the original hay.
- Once you determine what your horse likes best, stick with it.
- Be sure the hay you give your horse isn't newly cut.
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- Fescue in your horse's diet - http://www.dclahdvm.com/articles/diet.htm
- Fescue in your horse's diet
- Fescue in the Horse's Diet
- is not the fescue grass itself that is toxic to the horse, but rather an endophytic fungus known as
- When the horse ingests the grass, it is steadily poisoned by the endophyte.
- Because of the horse's extreme sensitivity to the toxin, fields with as
- PROBLEMS IN THE HORSE
- associated with endophyte-infected fescue relate to the horse's reproductive performance.
- , Horse Business Group 1401 S.
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- Horse Heaven Feed Shop! - http://expage.com/page/horseheavenfeedshop
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- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Classified - Feed & Supplies - http://www.ardemgaz.com/classun/c0730.htm
- horse hay, 12% protein, J.
- HAY, HORSE,
- pound rolls, net wrap, good horse or cow high protein feed.
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- Rural Heritage - Virtual Vet - http://www.ruralheritage.com/vet_clinic/virtualvet_view.cgi?top=1774&followup=1
- (A draft animal is a horse, mule, ox or other animal put into harness or under
- Provided this horse has healthy kidneys and liver (which most older horses
- If the horse needs to gain weight, alfalfa may be just the thing.
- grass hay may allow more hay to be fed to give the horse something to munch on longer without adding as many
- Of course, if this horse has been on grass hay you will want to switch gradually
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- EquineCanada Magazine - Fall 99 - Horse Management - Winter preparations - http://www.equinecanada.com/cgi-bin/WebWhizz.exe/fall99/eq_magazine_management.h...
- EquineCanada Magazine - Fall 99 - Horse Management - Winter preparations
- Horse Management
- Canadian Horse Industry Profile
- Canadian Horse Industry Survey
- A horse with a heavy hair coat or sufficient blanketing can
- If you are blanketing your horse, make sure the blankets are clean and in
- Remember, eating hay will generate heat in your horse, so if possible increase the amount of forage
- your horse is receiving.
- means that a 1,200 pound (545 kilogram) horse needs from 6 to 7 gallons (23 to 26 litres)
- Your horse cannot take in enough moisture by ingesting
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- North Carolina Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services - Hay Buyers - http://www.ncagr.com/stats/buyhay.htm
- Type of Hay: Orchard(horse quality)
- Other Information: Looking for good horse quality hay for reasonable price.
- Comments: Have 30-horse Farm And Need Hay Throughout The Year.
- Must Have Horse Quality.
- I Need Good Quality Horse Hay With No Fescue.
- Comments: Horse Hay, Nothing With Dust
- Type:Orchard Grass, Timothy, Fescue - Horse Quality
- Type: Horse Quality
- Type: Horse Quality Orchard Grass, Alfalfa, Alfalfa Mix, Coastal
- Type: Alfala Horse Quality
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- Selecting Hay - Know Your Horse's Needs - http://www.equijournal.com/equijournal/hay.shtml
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Article by Thomas R. With the weather turning cooler be sure you have plenty of good-quality hay for the winter. Horses are browsing herbivores designed to live primarily on forages or plants. About 65 percent of the horse's digestive capacity is the large intestine cecum and colon where bacteria break down fibrous feed into nutrients to be absorbed. Because of the horse's unique digestive system forage should form the basis of any feeding program. Grain that is digested and absorbed in the stomach and small intestine doesn't fit especially well into the horse's digestive system. To guarantee proper digestive tract function horses must receive a minimum of one percent of their body weight per day in long-stem forage grass or hay A 1 000-pound horse should receive at least 10-15 pounds of hay each day. Because horses are designed to graze most of their waking hours and feed is intended to pass through their intestinal tracts in small quantities at a slow rate their digestive track has a unique feature no gall bladder. Animals designed to eat one or two large meals each day store digestive enzymes in their gall bladder and release them following a large meal. Because horses lack gall bladders and continuously release small amounts of bile into the intestine they digest their feed better and more efficiently if allowed access to grass or free-choice hay. For healthy digestion horses also must consume fiber to ensure adequate chewing time saliva production and a healthy rate of food passing through the digestive tract. Legumes and grasses Forage should have a particle size greater than one-half inch in length. Anything less than that such as pelleted feed can lead to digestive upsets and behavior problems such as chewing wood and cribbing. Legumes are usually higher in protein and calcium than the grasses but might not differ much in energy or phosphorus levels. Of the legumes alfalfa is most commonly fed to horses and is particularly good for young horses and nursing broodmares because of its high protein content. Warm-season grasses commonly harvested for hay include bahia grass Bermuda grass pangolo grass and Johnson grass. When idle adult horses and other horses with lower protein requirements are fed alfalfa excess protein is broken down and nitrogen is excreted in the urine as urea. Because of the increase in urination many owners mistakenly believe alfalfa causes kidney damage. Blister beetles and other concerns Alfalfa has a serious potential problem It can be contaminated with blister beetles. When a hay conditioner or crimper is used to cut and process alfalfa blister beetles can be crushed in the hay stems. The insects contain cantharidin a toxin that damages the lining of the mouth and digestive tract and usually leads to death. First-cutting alfalfa and hay that has been cut with a sickle bar instead of a conditioner has a much lower incidence of blister beetle contamination. To assure alfalfa is not contaminated with blister beetles buy from a reputable hay dealer who guarantees the hay to be free of the insects. Red clover and lespedeza also are legumes with excellent nutrient content but can pose problems to horses. Much of the tall fescue in the United States contains the fungus Acremomium coenophialum which grows inside the plant and can cause severe reproductive problems in mares. Broodmares consuming infected tall fescue can experience prolonged gestation thickened placentas retained placentas lack of milk production weakened or stillborn foals and difficult foaling. Several varieties of fungus-free tall fescue can be used to reseed infected pastures. Nutritional classifications When selecting hay compare the needs of the horse with the nutrient content of the hay. Depending on the animal's use 50-100 percent of the horse's nutrient requirement can be met by hay. Because there are roughly five nutritional classifications of horses determine where your horse belongs before you select hay. Maintenance The majority of adults mature horses maintaining their body weight that are not pregnant lactating breeding or working hard fit into this class. These horses often can meet their nutritional requirements from consuming a clean 10-percent crude protein grass hay a mineral source and water. Pregnant mares During the first two-thirds of her pregnancy a mare has the same nutritional requirement as an adult in the maintenance class because her fetus has not begun to make nutritional demands. Owners frequently make the mistake of increasing the amount of feed when they determine mares are pregnant. Although most mares get along well on pasture or a grass-hay diet during the first two-thirds of gestation they might require a switch to legume hay grain supplementation or both during the last one-third of their pregnancy. Lactating mares During the three months after foaling mares can produce daily milk quantities equal to three percent of their body weight. Additional requirements of milk production increase a mare's energy needs by about 80 percent above maintenance for the first three months of lactation and 50 percent above maintenance for an additional three months. Nursing mares require a 14-percent crude protein diet and should receive grain supplementation during the early lactation period even when they are on good legume hay. Overfeeding can create serious bone developmental problems while underfeeding can cause permanent stunting. To play it safe consult an equine nutritionist or veterinarian when formulating a diet for rapidly growing young horses. Realizing the tremendous variation among individual horses in the amount of feed required to maintain their body condition is important. Each horse's body condition should constantly be re-evaluated with adjustments made frequently. Questions about feeding horses should be directed to a state extension equine nutritionist or a veterinarian. Another excellent source of common sense information about equine nutrition is The Horse Industry Handbook published by the American Youth Horse Council.
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- Horse Pasture.html - http://www.cas.psu.edu/docs/CASDEPT/AGRONOMY/Forage/docs/pastures/horsepasture.h...
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Pasture and Hay for Horses Basics of Horse Nutrition Pasture for Horses Hay for Horses Health Concerns when Feeding Forages to Horses Download the Pasture and Hay for Horses document in Adobe PDF format. Return to PSU Forage Home Page Additional pasture information via the Forage Information System FIS Please note Penn State University Forages on the World Wide Web WWW is under construction. Information is incomplete and linkages to local or remote sites may not work but construction is being completed as fast as possible. Feed costs can be minimized by keeping the horse healthy and by feeding a balanced ration that meets the horses nutritional needs. More myths are associated with feeding horses than with feeding most other animals. Horses naturally use forages as a primary component of their diets. Adequate forages are a basic necessity for normal functioning of the horses digestive system. This requirement for forages is most easily supplied by pasture and hay. The anatomy of the horse's digestive tract restricts effective digestion and utilization of low quality forages that are high in fiber. Therefore a premium should be placed on using high-quality forages in the horse's diet. Ideally horses should consume a minimum of 1 percent of their body weight in hay or pastures each day. Mature horses performing minimal or no work can be maintained on high quality forages without supplementing their diet with grain. However growing breeding or working horses require supplementing the forage with a grain or concentrate to meet their additional nutrient requirements. As a general rule forages should supply one half or more of the total weight of the feed consumed daily for optimum horse growth and development. Forages can provide varying amounts of the nutrient requirements depending on the forage quality and amount consumed. The nutrient content of the forage and concentrate in the horse's diet must be known to properly balance the diet. High-quality properly-fenced pasture represents one of the best and least expensive sources of summer feed for a horse. In addition a well kept pasture can provide the most natural and healthy environment for exercise and rest. In fact good pasture alone is sufficient to meet all of the nutritional requirements for many classes of horses. Yet poorly-managed pastures supply little or no feed and are frequently the source of many internal parasites. However with limited pasture pasture acreage rotational grazing systems are the most effective method to maximize forage production and consumption. Kentucky bluegrass withstands close and continuous grazing better than most other grasses and when well established and properly fertilized it produces a reasonably dense and attractive sod. Pasture Improvement If you already have good stands of desirable grass and legume species proper soil fertility combined with good management will be sufficient to assure good horse pasture. Yields on many pastures can be doubled simply by applying lime and fertilizer. Liming and topdressing Kentucky bluegrass pastures with phosphate potash and nitrogen costs much less and is less work than complete pasture renovation. Apply lime and fertilizer according to soil test results and recommendations. Soil testing kits and information on how to take samples are available through your local extension agricultural agent. The response is often slow when you apply lime and fertilizer on the surface of established pastures. It may take 1 to 3 years depending largely on the lime needs and species present in the pasture before your pasture sod is thick and productive again. If you don't have a good stand of desirable species you may want to renovate the pasture by destroying the existing plants and planting productive mixtures. This procedure usually results in the highest yield increase per acre but will also be relatively expensive to complete. If you plan to renovate an old pasture you should consider the following points 1. Select a seed mixture that complements the pasture drainage characteristics. Destroy or suppress the old pasture by plowing or use of herbicides. Where recommended mixtures are seeded without a companion crop and weeds are controlled new seedings can become established in a single year. While it is generally considered less palatable than bluegrass tall fescue produces one of the toughest and heavy traffic sods of any adapted grass. Toxins associated with this fungus can cause lowered reproductive rates abortion agalactia lack of milk and prolonged gestation with mares. Pasture Management Whether you improve your pastures by the use of lime and fertilizer or by reseeding sound management is essential to keep the desired species persistent and productive. They will seriously damage desired species in some areas unless they are moved into new pastures frequently. This system helps to keep the legumes and grasses growing better and increases the feed available per acre. In addition by rotating the horses from pasture to pasture you can break the life cycle of some parasites. Clip pastures regularly during the growing season Clipping at a height of 2 to 3 inches after horses are moved to a new paddock helps to control weeds prevent grasses from heading and in general keeps the pasture in a more desirable condition. Drag pastures with a chain link harrow at least once per year Dragging helps to spread manure droppings which reduces the parasite populations by exposing them to air and sunlight. Apply fertilizer as needed Improved horse pastures must be fertilized annually if legumes and grasses are to persist and remain productive. The fertilizer to use depends on the pasture species present. This type of hay is usually rich in energy protein minerals and vitamins and is readily consumed by horses. In general well managed legume-grass hays are higher in protein and minerals than straight grasses under similar management. However protein and mineral levels are readily changed by time of cutting and other hay-making practices. With good management most hay species or mixtures can be satisfactory for horses. Alfalfa hay while normally high in protein may contain an excessive amount of calcium in relationship to phosphorus wide Ca P ratio when fed as the sole source of forage to young growing horses. For more information on testing the quality of forages check with your local county agricultural extension agent. In general simple mixtures consisting of a single legume such as alfalfa and a single grass such as timothy are preferred over straight legume or straight grass seedings. The Penn State Agronomy Guide is an excellent source of information on species and mixture selection. Where soil test information is not available topdress legume-grass stands annually with a minimum of 50 pounds of phosphate and 150 lbs. Today a number of chemical preservatives are being marketed which if properly applied at the time of baling make it possible to bale and store hay safely at moistures up to 25 percent. Research indicates that hay treated with most chemical preservatives is safe to feed to horses as long as no dust or mold is present. Horses are extremely susceptible to molds fungi and other sources of toxic substances in forage. This is especially a problem with first cutting hay because it is harvested during a period of time when it rains frequently and the weather conditions are less than ideal for hay drying. In addition to molds and fungi some forage species contain chemical compounds that can have negative health effects on horses. Sudangrass and sorghum-sudangrass hybrids contain compounds which can cause muscle weakness urinary problems and death in severe cases. Mares are especially sensitive to the health problems associated with tall fescue. Another health problem could occur when horses are fed hay that contains blister beetles. is most generally associated with the potential to contain blister beetles. Ornamental shrubs and nightshade are the most common poisonous plants in Pennsylvania. However any plant that is known to be poisonous to other animals is probably poisonous to horses. However many poisonous plants are not palatable and horses will not eat them unless there is inadequate forage available to meet their needs. Comerford associate professor of agronomy and instructor of dairy and animal science respectively. Return to PSU Forage Home Page This WWW page was developed by Marvin H.
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- Re: I feed grass hay - http://www.warmbloods.net/nutrish/_disc109/00000443.htm
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Contents Search Post Reply Next Previous Up Re I feed grass hay. Remote Name 205.188.200.138. I mix some Alfalfa in because it has usefull nutrients. Several equine nutritionalists I have used agree with the Timothy and Alfalfa hays.
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- The Horse Interactive -- Sports Medicine Feb. 1998 - http://www.thehorse.com/0298/sports_medicine.html
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The Horse Interactive Sports Medicine Feb. ESSENTIAL HORSE HOME February 1998 Features Index Sports Medicine Home THE SCOOP KNOWLEDGE BANK THI HOME February 1998 Sports Medicine Warming Up In Winter By Mimi Porter Laurie Cerny Feed high-quality forages on a free-choice basis every day through the winter. Before the summer Olympic Games were held in Atlanta Ga. As I searched the research literature in preparation to write this column I found that very little work has been done on the effects of cold weather on horses. If we are to help our horses withstand the stresses of cold weather we must understand the metabolic demands brought on by exposure to low temperatures dampness and wind. There is a consensus of opinion about the most appropriate diet for the horse when exposed to cold temperatures. The horse's energy requirements increase as the temperature drops and a higher caloric intake is needed to meet the increased metabolic needs. Because corn metabolism produces more calories than oat metabolism it is often thought that one should increase the amount of corn fed during winter. Continuous feeding sustains a higher metabolic rate and distributes the heat produced by nutrient metabolism and the muscular activity of digestion more regularly over a 24-hour period. Cold weather associated with rain causes significant evaporative heat loss. Are there guidelines for feeding the horse during winter that will help us to meet his energy needs I put this question to Amy Gill of Equine Marketing and Consulting in Versailles Ky. She provided the following information based on scientific data from nutritional studies check The critical temperature below which horses must begin to use calories to maintain body core temperature called thermoregulation is 10 C 14 F When the temperature is above 14 F there is no increase in energy requirement needed to maintain body temperature in a maintenance level horse which is not gestating lactating growing or in work and is not subject to windy or wet weather. check The 500 kg 1 100 lb horse will experience a 35 increase in metabolic rate and heat production to stay warm once the temperature falls below 10 C 14 F For every degree centigrade the temperature drops below this level one must increase the digestive energy or calories by 2.5 For that 500 kg horse you would increase his caloric intake by 408 Mcal of digestible energy daily. That fiber provides the same fermentation action in the gut as hay providing more internal combustion and warmth although lower nutrition. To increase your horse's feed ration to compensate for the need to stay warm you would increase your horse's daily ration by nearly one-half pound of oats or by one-third pound corn to get the necessary increase in mega calories. If your maintenance level horse already was getting plenty of feed daily and you are hesitant about increasing the quantity you could substitute one-sixth pound corn oil 21 2 oz and one-sixth pound corn to get safely the same caloric or digestible energy content when you are already feeding adequate grain. Top dressing oil on the feed rather than increasing the feed quantity supplies two times the calories that grain supplies. Simply throwing additional oats or corn on top of a balanced ration could result in imbalancing the ration cautions Gill. Ask your feed manufacturer about the digestible energy of the ration you feed your horses and have them supply you with the proper increases to avoid waste overfeeding or imbalancing your ration. Newborn foals have high metabolic rates allowing them to tolerate low ambient temperatures. Insulation Against The Cold We know winter truly has arrived when we hear the term wind chill included in the weather report. Insulation derived from muscle and fat can provide vital protection when rain and wind reduce the thermal insulation of the hair coat. I read a very clever idea for assessing your horse's weight despite a thick hair coat written in the Whole Horse Journal Mitch Benson DVM described using a string to measure the circumference of three areas of the body that can reflect as little as 20 pounds of weight change. Because heat loss is greatly accelerated by wind a horse which is turned out must be provided a south-facing bedded shed or other wind shelter. As pointed out previously there is an increase in the resting energy requirement for a horse which is turned out for the winter. Consequently muscle mass provides the body with passive insulation. It would be wise therefore to turn your horse out in good condition muscularly rather than to take the attitude that conditioning can wait for the spring. Muscle mass accounts for a large portion of the maintenance of body temperature. Just as a small furnace cannot adequately warm a large house low muscle mass cannot adequately prevent body temperature loss in cold weather. Having a good-quality hair coat will protect the horse to a lower temperature allowing him to tolerate lower temperatures before thermoregulation begins. Most horses which exercise in cold weather are routinely clipped along their abdomen and chest to facilitate evaporative cooling. This is commonly seen in Ireland and many Irish trainers have brought the custom to America. It is a beautiful sight to see a group of horses going out to train in the early morning their breath floating around them in clouds of crystallized moisture wearing neatly folded quarter sheets on their hind quarters. A clipped horse which is used to wearing a blanket will be cold when he is not wearing that blanket. When you clip and blanket your horse you are entering a contract with him to provide for his thermoregulation as the weather varies. He also must be checked daily for even the best-fitting blanket will move out of place and could cause rubbing or get tangled around the horse's legs. Blowing the horse all over without the protection of blankets to hold in some body heat effectively increases the evaporative cooling and could cause a chill. Muscle Exercise And Cold Weather Exercising in cold weather presents a special challenge to muscle function as well as to the cardiopulmonary system of the horse and human alike. This could lead to higher lactate levels and greater rates of muscle glycogen depletion. This means the muscles could reach fatigue sooner and have a greater amount of post-exercise muscle soreness. To avoid early fatigue and post-exercise muscle soreness pay greater attention to your warm up and cool down routines during the winter. Include longer bouts of walking before exercise in cold weather to enhance blood flow through the muscles. Blood flow increases muscle temperature and oxygenation of the muscle cells facilitating muscle function. Walking for extended periods before athletic exercise will improve oxygen delivery and waste product removal benefiting the entire muscle. A larger heavily muscled horse will require longer to become fully ready for an increase in muscle exercise simply due to the greater amount of body mass. Reduced peripheral blood flow brought on by cold weather might leave the joints tendons and ligaments more stiff than in milder weather. Taking adequate time to warm these structures will aid in injury prevention by increasing flexibility and extensibility of these structures. This should be followed by walking under saddle to ensure that your horse's muscles are fully ready for increased work. The next step in a warm-up is to increase the speed of movement by trotting. Trotting increases the stretch of the connective tissues and recruits more muscle fibers into work. As the horse acclimates fully to slow trotting proceed to a more brisk pace to increase the oxygen demands from the muscles. By gradually increasing the exercise stress the additional stress brought on by cold weather can be tolerated. Scientists looked at the effects of exercise at near-maximal tolerance levels in temperatures as low as 25 C 13 F and found no evidence of tissue damage in the horse's respiratory tract or musculature. This report would indicate that cold temperatures alone would not prohibit safe exercise if the horse is otherwise well cared for. Cooldown After the exercise bout is finished the cooldown should be a mirror image of the warm-up. A gradual cooldown allows the body temperature to decline more slowly. To avoid excess lactate in the muscles mild sport-specific activities followed by trotting then walking and finally walking on a loose rein will allow capillaries in the muscles to dilate and remove the waste products of exercise. As with the warm-up the walking phase is vitally important in cold weather. Walking maintains capillary circulation in the muscles so radiant cooling takes place rather than evaporative cooling reducing the need for sweating. Once the tack is removed and the horse has acclimated to in-hand walking manual stretches will complete the cooldown. Manual stretches have become a well-accepted means of maintaining or increasing joint range of motion in the horse and should be included in every cooldown. Stretching exercises are described in my book Equine Sports Therapy and will be discussed in future columns. April 1998 The information from Amy Gill an equine nutritionist with Equine Marketing and Consulting contained in the February Sports Medicine column should have included the following facts Horses fare extremely well in cold temperatures. The critical temperature below which horses must begin to use calories to maintain body core temperature called thermoregulation is 10 C 14 F well below that of people When the temperature is above 14 F there is no increase in energy requirement needed to maintain body temperature in a maintenance level horse which is not gestating lactating growing or working and is not subject to windy or wet weather. This information applies to the maintenance level horse and should be considered as a basic guideline for the average horse. The 500 kg 1 100 lb horse will experience a 35 increase in metabolic rate and heat production to stay warm once the temperature falls below 10 C 14 F For every degree centigrade the temperature drops below this one must increase the digestible energy DE or calories by 2.5 In other words for the 500 kg horse you will increase his caloric intake by 0.408 Mcal one Mcal is equal to 1 000 calories of digestible energy daily. The very best way to accomplish this is by supplementing with good quality grass hay such as timothy or orchardgrass which generally provides around 0.8 Mcal per pound. With this information determine how many pounds of hay you are feeding how much DE the horse is deriving from that amount of hay then increase accordingly to meet the increased requirements in cold weather. Some horses still might need additional supplementation by increasing the concentrate grain mix portion of the ration they can only eat so much hay At that point you need to know the digestible energy content of the concentrate. Every feed ingredient has a specific quantity of DE per pound and various mixtures of different ingredients produce concentrates with varying levels of DE. For example to compensate of the increased energy requirements described previously you would feed an extra half-pound oats or one-third pound corn to provide an extra 500 calories. If your maintenance level horse already is getting plenty of concentrate daily and you are concerned about increasing it any further substituting one-sixth pound 21 2 oz of corn oil also provides about 500 calories. Fats contain nearly twice the calories of grain and adding them to the ration is a safe way to add calories without having to increase soluable carbohydrates to provide additional energy. This helps reduce the risk of metabolic disturbances which can result in conditions such as tying-up laminitis or colic. Gill also mentions that Simply throwing additional oats or corn on top of a balanced concentrate ration could result in an unbalanced diet which is undesirable. Because grains contain other feed nutrients besides energy such as proteins vitamins and minerals it is important to feed a concentrate that is already balanced. Ask your feed manufacturer about the nutrient levels of the product you are using. Generally it is a pre-mixed concentrate and you can increase as needed and still have all the nutrients being fed in the correct proportions. Mimi Porter About The Author Mimi Porter lives in Lexington Ky. Prior to that she spent 10 years as an athletic trainer at the University of Kentucky where many of her concepts on equine rehabilitation were formed. The Scoop The Essential Horse Knowledge Bank Contact Us Subscribe Advertise 1998 The Horse.
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- Horse Haven Equine Rescue - http://members.nbci.com/HorseHaven/horseh.htm
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Horse Haven Equine Rescue. This Horse Haven is for those horses that are no longer wanted abused mistreated or just seeking a peaceful retirement. Every horse deserves to life out life in a comfortable peaceful manner and to be put down when there is no longer a good quality of life. Depending on the needs of the animal they are grained anywhere from 1 to 6 times a day have free choice pasture free choice coastal bermuda grass hay. We want changes made in both state and federal laws governing things such as transportation of horses especially for the meat buyers. Mandatory health papers for every horse going through an auction stricter laws governing auctions and sales such as photocopy of driver's license and signed statement saying you legally own the animal that you are selling. We are currently searching for a lawyer in or around Elko Georgia who would be willing to donate time to helping us achieve a non-profit status. Contact Us Rescue Links Bulletin Board Equines Saved Main Page Stolen Horse Network hrseheaven@aol.com For problems with this page contact the webmistress Copyright 1998 Horse Haven and the Stolen Horse Network.
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- feed - http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3887/feed.html
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We interviewed someone who feeds their horse 4 times a day. She gives her horse the same amount of food but in smaller amounts at a time. Horses have small stomachs so that can only eat a little bit at a time. No Work Light Work Medium Work Hard Work Bulk or Hay Grass Grain Feeding a Horse Interesting horse facts Parts of a horse Fences Word Search Taking Care of Your Horse Jobs Horses Do Tack Add to or Read Message Board Bibliography Contents Entrance.
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- Sudan Grass Hay - http://www.warmbloods.net/nutrish/_disc109/0000046c.htm
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Contents Search Post Reply Next Previous Up Sudan Grass Hay. Remote Name 167.216.183.254. Does anyone have any thoughts or opinions Have you fed this type of hay Last changed October 26 2000 copyright 1996-2000 c WSG and the author s All rights reserved.
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- Don't be ... - http://warmbloods.net/isr2/_disc136/0000008f.htm
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Don't be ISR OLD N.A Oldenburg Archives The Warmblood Horse Contents Search Post Reply Next Previous Up Don't be From Tracy Scheinkman. Remote Name 205.188.198.179. There are trolls abounding who are trying to keep everyone fighting. Sarah Ralston has found out something very interesting about OCD that I think will also apply to other developmental orthopedic diseases such as epiphysitis and CEM. That is that youngsters who develope OCD are insulin resistant this is shown on blood tests as them have two times or more greater amounts of insulin in their blood than is normal. According to her research the level of insulin falls when the youngsters are taken off any feed containing simple sugars and short-chain carbohydrates sweet feeds any feed that has added sugars possibly also grains and fed hay particularly grass hay and a simple vitamin mineral supplement that has no added sugars. Tracy Scheinkman Misty Mountain Arabian Sport Horses Tucson AZ http hometown.aol.com arabs4sprt Arabs4sprt.html Last changed September 16 1999.
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- Horse Nutrition Forum TOC - http://www.warmbloods.net/nutrish/Default.htm
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Contents Search Post LINKS The Warmblood Horse CONTENTS. Source for non-alfalfa hay cubes Jennifer 2 13 01 Actually there are better solutions than hay cubes Dianna 2 13 01 Re Source for non-alfalfa hay cubes kulacrosse 2 13 01 anyone using Accel Lifetime jill 2 12 01 high fat low carb EPSM diet and young growing horses anyone doing it pintosport@juno.com 2 12 01 Re high fat low carb EPSM diet and young growing horses anyon. JB 2 12 01 Amen any oil with less carbs will help Dianna 2 13 01 Well if you look at it this way a horse is genetically Dianna 2 12 01 2yr old quarter horse rests front pastern forward sue 2 12 01 2yr old quarter horse rests front pastern forward concerned 2 12 01 Re 2yr old quarter horse rests front pastern forward Jackie 2 12 01 Gro-N-Win vs PN nutrition esruggs 2 11 01 Alfalfa or Oat Hay jimgbaum@home.com 2 11 01 Alfalfa or oat hay jimgbaum@home.com 2 11 01 Re Alfalfa or oat hay BH 2 14 01 Re Alfalfa or oat hay jackie 2 11 01 60 40 should be good. 2 13 01 re-alfalfa 2 10 01 re-alfalfa 2 10 01 re alfalfa 2 9 01 Re re alfalfa 2 10 01 The key to getting a layup into the right mindset is Dianna 2 9 01 Alfalfa patti Heartstone 2 9 01 Re Alfalfa pat 2 9 01 Re Alfalfa patti 2 9 01 wheat crop on land 2 9 01 Our foal has arrived safely. pat 2 9 01 I have 2 questions kate 2 7 01 Re I have 2 questions jackie 2 8 01 Re I have 2 questions jackie 2 8 01 Showing Chaff-a Seminole Feeds product-Anyone know about it Jahibel 2 6 01 stallion horseytreats 2 6 01 It is good for him to become socialized I would Dianna 2 7 01 Re stallion 2 6 01 Stabling stallions together 2 7 01 horse treats horseytreats 2 6 01 One is just as bad as the other for any horse but Dianna 2 7 01 Re One is just as bad as the other for any horse but jackie 2 8 01 Jackie actually it is true and I will accept the information Dianna 2 8 01 Re Jackie actually it is true and I will accept the information Jackie 2 9 01 Yes I will agree it is far more complicated and I also agree that Dianna 2 9 01 Re Jackie actually it is true and I will accept the information Jackie 2 9 01 Re oats verses sweet feed for spooky mare JB 2 6 01 oats verses sweet feed for spooky mare horseytreats 2 6 01 Re oats verses sweet feed for spooky mare rv 2 8 01 Re oats verses sweet feed for spooky mare Patti Heartstone Farm 2 9 01 Patti I couldn't agree with you more. carbs starches which Dianna 2 9 01 I believe the research will show that it is a fact but Dianna 2 12 01 If this is fact'it certainly explains a lot. pat.nom 2 9 01 Rambuss Best Equine adn@flashcom.net 2 4 01 What are you feeding 2 3 01 I have horses ranging from age 4 to age 33 I have Dianna 2 6 01 Re What are you feeding JB 2 5 01 Re loose stools second try at posting 2 4 01 advice for broodmare jackie 2 3 01 Loose stools in broodmare due mid-2 3 01 Re Loose stools in broodmare due 2 3 01 Why does everyone want to take away a horse's natural diet of all the hay they can eat plus a trace-mineral and vitamin mix 2 3 01 Because my horses are not natural and are far from being Dianna 2 5 01 Re Why does everyone want to take away a horse's natural diet of. 2 3 01 Young warmblood dropping weight KMA 2 2 01 Young horses especially warmbloods do require a lot Dianna 2 5 01 Re Young horses especially warmbloods do require a lot KMA 2 10 01 Re Young warmblood dropping weight pat 2 3 01 Re Young warmblood dropping weight Kelly 2 2 01 Re Young warmblood dropping weight Shannon 2 3 01 Re Young warmblood dropping weight Mary E. Alicia 1 30 01 Anyone used hormones ieDepo-Prov on mares confused 1 26 01 Re Anyone used hormones ieDepo-Prov on mares 1 29 01 Re Anyone used hormones ieDepo-Prov on mares Paula 1 29 01 Re Anyone used hormones ieDepo-Prov on mares Carey 1 28 01 Re Anyone used hormones ieDepo-Prov on mares Lynn 1 27 01 Re Anyone used hormones ieDepo-Prov on mares C-HBF 1 26 01 I need help with feeding 1 25 01 Congratulatio
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