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Know Your Ingredients: Chelated Trace Minerals for Horses

Let's take a closer look at the importance of trace minerals in equine nutrition, and the benefits of using chelated trace minerals over non-chelated.

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Insulin Resistance and Laminitis: An Unhealthy Link

Horses with insulin resistance are at greater risk for laminitis, a painful and potentially crippling hoof condition. Managing diet and body weight is key to prevention.

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Feed the Feet: Improving Hoof Quality Through Nutrition

Hoof health is determined by several key factors, some of which are out of our hands. Fortunately, horse owners can control nutritional intake...

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'E'ssential: Vitamin E for Horses

Vitamin E is the #1 antioxidant that horses naturally consume to protect themselves from free radicals and oxidative stress. But many horses are deficient in vitamin E...

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Three Supplements All Horses Need

Many aspects of horse health and nutrition can seem overly complicated, but this one is easy: salt, Vitamin E and Omega 3.

Ask the Expert: How Can I Reduce the Risk of Ulcers in my Horses?
Ask the Expert: How Can I Reduce the Risk of Ulcers in my Horses?

To understand how we can feed horses to help prevent and heal ulcers, it is important to understand where and why they appear. Ask the Expert: Elisabeth Chizek, Equine Nutritionist. 

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New Year's Resolutions for Every Horse in the Barn

Most experts agree horses do not make new year’s resolutions, as they lack an understanding of the Gregorian calendar and do not have the requisite social media accounts to proudly pronounce their annual aspirations. But maybe the experts are wrong...

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The Gift Guide for Every Horse in the Barn

No two horses are exactly alike, but hang around long enough and you start to learn "the types." Certain traits and circumstances will differ, but the need for good nutrition is universal.