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Changes in dentition (the horse’s teeth) often accompany advancing age, and with those changes come the need to adjust h...
12/01/2022

Changes in dentition (the horse’s teeth) often accompany advancing age, and with those changes come the need to adjust how we provide nutrition for our seniors. Read this article for tips on how to help your horse maintain their forage intake while minimizing the risks for things like choke, weight loss and more.

By Nettie Liburt, PhD, PAS

Weaning is an important time in a growing horse’s life because of the increased needs for proper nutrition to allow for ...
11/08/2022

Weaning is an important time in a growing horse’s life because of the increased needs for proper nutrition to allow for optimal, consistent growth rates. Read this article for some tips on setting weanlings up for success.

by Kristen Janicki, MS, PAS

A strong and healthy topline is essential to prevent injury and contribute to the well-being of your horse. A combinatio...
10/06/2022

A strong and healthy topline is essential to prevent injury and contribute to the well-being of your horse. A combination of diet and exercise will affect topline maintenance and development Read all about how you can build a tip top topline in this article.

by Kristen Janicki, MS, PAS

Fat is a versatile part of the equine diet and has many purposes. The amount of fat to add to a particular horse’s diet ...
09/13/2022

Fat is a versatile part of the equine diet and has many purposes. The amount of fat to add to a particular horse’s diet will depend on that individual’s needs, but all horses require at lease some fat each day for proper nutrient absorption. Read more about the many benefits of fat here!

By Nettie Liburt, PhD, PAS

With prices of everything rising lately, it may be tempting to take shortcuts with your feeding program. But be cautious...
07/05/2022

With prices of everything rising lately, it may be tempting to take shortcuts with your feeding program. But be cautious as if changes are made without careful consideration, you could be under-nourishing your horse and end up spending more money on poor quality feed. Read this article for some tips about how to stretch your feed budget while keeping your horses happy and healthy.

By Nettie Liburt, PhD, PAS

Proper nutrition and managing your horse's diet can make or break gut health. What are some of the diet basics to keepin...
06/14/2022

Proper nutrition and managing your horse's diet can make or break gut health. What are some of the diet basics to keeping the gut healthy? Read this article to find out!

Kristen Janicki, MS, PAS

It's well known that vegetable oils can be used as a dense source of calories. But, vegetable fats high in linoleic acid...
05/12/2022

It's well known that vegetable oils can be used as a dense source of calories. But, vegetable fats high in linoleic acid can also help to reduce gastric acid output.

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Our own Senior Nutrition Manager, Dr. Nettie Liburt, is joined by Dr. Sara Mastellar from the Ohio State University ATI ...
05/03/2022

Our own Senior Nutrition Manager, Dr. Nettie Liburt, is joined by Dr. Sara Mastellar from the Ohio State University ATI to talk all about our collaborative research on how calcite, a marine-sourced calcium, can affect the horse's hindgut. Take a look!

Our own Senior Nutrition Manager, Dr. Nettie Liburt, is joined by Dr. Sara Mastellar from the Ohio State University ATI to talk all about our collaborative r...

Calcite is sourced from marine algae and is a form of calcium carbonate with a honeycomb-like structure which gives it g...
04/21/2022

Calcite is sourced from marine algae and is a form of calcium carbonate with a honeycomb-like structure which gives it greater surface area compared to calcium carbonite. With additional surface area comes increased acid-buffering, gastroprotective and hindgut potential.

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Nutritionally, alfalfa meal is a great ingredient as a source of protein, calcium, and fiber. Alfalfa meal itself can he...
04/12/2022

Nutritionally, alfalfa meal is a great ingredient as a source of protein, calcium, and fiber. Alfalfa meal itself can help buffer the gastric environment simply by its nutritional makeup of higher protein, calcium, and magnesium content.

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Certain ingredients can serve a dual purpose by providing nutritive value as well as additional gastric buffering suppor...
04/05/2022

Certain ingredients can serve a dual purpose by providing nutritive value as well as additional gastric buffering support. Take a look at the ingredients added to feed to help support the gastric environment as well as provide necessary nutrients in the diet.

By Nettie Liburt, PhD, PAS and Kristen Janicki, MS, PAS

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