Winter introduces unique challenges for horse owners, particularly when meeting their horses’ nutritional needs. During winter, pasture grass—the primary source of nutrition for many horses—becomes less available or dormant. As a result, hay becomes the primary source of forage. It provides not only nutrition but also helps horses maintain their body heat through the digestion […]
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A Detailed Guide to Cushing’s Disease in Horses
Fellow equine enthusiasts unite. As horse lovers, we never want anything bad to happen to our beloved horses. However, with aging, challenges are naturally going to arise–same as they do with people. Cushing’s disease in horses, or Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID), is an endocrine disorder in 20% to 33% of older horses. It impacts […]
Loose Mineral for Horses Offers Benefits
Horses play many different roles for different people. For professional athletes, they are a partner, helping to live out a dream and secure a living. For others, they are a mode of transportation, a way to reach every corner of a ranch in big country. And for the little nonverbal child, they are therapy—the one […]
Vitalize® Has the Right Equine Mineral Supplement for You
Everywhere you look, there are choices. And don’t we as humans appreciate our choices?! We have a choice each morning of what to wear to work or school. There’s a choice of 31 flavors at our favorite ice cream store. We even have choices of unlimited television programming most evenings. Sometimes too many choices aren’t […]