Kelly R. Vineyard, M.S., Ph.D. Research Equine Nutritionist Purina Animal Nutrition Introduction Feeding a healthy horse is a relatively straight forward endeavor: maximize high-quality forages, supply NRC daily recommended levels of protein, vitamins, and minerals for that class of horse, and feed concentrates according to energetic requirements. Unfortunately, feeding … [Read more...] about Nutritional Management of Equine Medical Conditions
Archives for March 2014
Notes From Inside The Corral (March 2014)
With the arrival of March, spring can’t be too far away; at least according to the calendar. The seed packets and potting soil, along with grass seed and fertilizer are on the shelves at our favorite stores. The tack catalogs all have a spring theme in their advertising photos and the biggest harbinger of spring, the annual Ohio Equine Affaire, is just a month away. This … [Read more...] about Notes From Inside The Corral (March 2014)
Collection Basics For All Horses
by Terry Myers Early in February we asked our Facebook friends what they would like to read about and we received a lot of great suggestions. In coming months we will try to write about many of the topics that people requested. By far, the most requested topic was regarding collection; what it is and what it isn’t, how to achieve collection, how do you know when you do achieve … [Read more...] about Collection Basics For All Horses
