MONDAY MORNING FEED TIME BLOG

Not many, except the nerdiest of nutrition nerds, will read this article, but I have found it to be a fun way to empty my thoughts and,...

As show/riding season gets under way, we will be traveling longer distances in warmer weather, horses will be sweating more profusely in...

I'm imagining a future where the equestrian community puts half the money we spend on supplements into credible equine nutrition...

Very, very few things make me gag, but my four year old OTTB going to town on her pasture mate's fresh manure pile is definitely one of...

How often do we confuse parasite problems with gastric ulcers? That is the question that came to mind this morning as I picked pens in...

Sometimes I wonder if my horses are part beaver! More than one evergreen pine, deciduous tree, lilac bush and burn pile has been chewed...

With equine obesity rates and laminitis awareness rising in recent decades, the use of the slow feeder apparatus has exploded! Nearly...

Few things irritate me more than feed or supplement companies using the catch-all-phrase "no fillers" when advertising their products....

The following is a follow up to my original article "Parasites are STILL a Problem" posted on February 1st. As I mentioned in Part One, I...

A local forage grower hung up on me this week. What did I do to deserve the auditory middle finger...I asked if by chance he had done a...

At some point during horse ownership, you’ve probably gotten frustrated trying to provide the perfect diet for your horse(s). It’s...

Negative 9 is cold, even for Southwest Montana, so Andrew and I hurried back from a ski trip as soon as we realized that an arctic blast...

I bought a new digestive aid supplement today, and then the buyer’s remorse set in. It was only AFTER clicking “Confirm Order” that I...

I’ve been going through a horse ownership phase of minimal deworming and vaccinations, and I don’t think that I’m the only one. However,...

Doesn’t it seem suspicious to you that nearly all equine supplements on the market today, including but not limited to joint, digestive,...

I met my husband two years ago this week. After a month of getting to know each other playing Words with Friends, we finally met strapped...

I love forages. As an equine nutrition consultant for nearly 15 years, I have a handful of mantras that I share with horse owners at...

I’ve been asked several times recently by my “non-horsey” friends and family what horses give me, and I thought it an appropriate topic...

I learned something BIG today, and it has something to do with diagnosis of equine gastric ulcers and horsemanship. The story starts...

Ok, you got me. We are actually going to talk about the second most important nutrient in equine nutrition. The first being good ol’ H20...