By Lindsey Grimes, VitaFerm® Nutrition Support Coordinator Knowing the nutrient value of your hay is one of the easiest ways to ensure your horse is meeting your performance expectations without wasting expensive nutrients or supplements. Taking hay samples is an easy and efficient way to determine the complete nutrient value, and our company offers free hay […]
Does Digestive Health or Nutritional Health Matter More?
A healthy horse is the key to just about every goal its owner has for it, which is impacted by both nutrition and digestion. Without a healthy digestive system a horse’s nutritional health will be compromised no matter how hard we work at feeding them “right”. Without proper nutrition, a horse’s digestive health will ultimately […]
How is Amaferm Different From Other Equine Digestive Health Products?
Something occurs almost daily that can shift the microbial population in the gut of a horse causing it to become unhealthy, thereby increasing the number of “bad” microbes and reducing the number of “good” ones. The vet comes to vaccinate, the farrier digs out an abscess, a new load of hay arrives, a horse gets […]
Summer Heat Stress in Horses
Summer heat has arrived. The increasing temperatures not only make working outside uncomfortable for us, but they also have a major impact on our horses and their overall performance. Negative responses to heat stress include going off feed, decreased fertility and overall poor performance. Some have hypothesized that it is not just the extent of […]
