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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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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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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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