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On Course Equine Nutrition
- Aug 28
- 9 min
7 Reasons Why I HATE Beet Pulp!
You're going to have to read below for the long list of reasons why, but in short, beet pulp is probably not what you think it is.
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On Course Equine Nutrition
- Aug 21
- 5 min
To Use or Not to Use Feed Through Fly Control?
Feed through fly control could be a great, meaningful management decision for your farm. Read more...
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On Course Equine Nutrition
- Aug 7
- 2 min
Take a Look at the 2023 Guest Lecture Lineup and Register!
TOPICS How to interpret a forage test How to buy horse hay during high prices Strengthening the horse through the gut Protecting the...
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On Course Equine Nutrition
- Jul 31
- 5 min
REPOST 10 Tips for Keeping Horses Comfortable in 100° Temperatures
How do we help our horses to be more comfortable (I'm assuming no one reading this has air conditioned barns) in the summer heat and how...
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On Course Equine Nutrition
- Jun 1
- 6 min
Defining the Trace Mineral Supplement Category?
The OCEN Fortified Four include complete feeds, performance feeds, ration balancers, and trace mineral supplements. We're finishing our...
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On Course Equine Nutrition
- May 26
- 4 min
What is a Ration Balancer?
This week I'll be breaking down what I call the "Fortified Four" into a series of short articles. The OCEN Fortified Four include...
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On Course Equine Nutrition
- May 24
- 7 min
Performance Feeds: Pick Your Preference!
This week I'll be breaking down what I call the "Fortified Four" into a series of short articles. The OCEN Fortified Four include...
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On Course Equine Nutrition
- May 22
- 5 min
What is a Complete Feed?
It's a phrase with a lot of connotations, but only one specific meaning in the feed industry!
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On Course Equine Nutrition
- Apr 18
- 6 min
Before Purchasing that "Ulcer Supplement", Do This...
How to prevent and cure gastric ulcers.
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On Course Equine Nutrition
- Mar 14
- 2 min
Would you Trade Horse for Husband?
We love our husbands at least as much as we love our horses, right? We care about their physical, mental, and emotional well being on a...
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On Course Equine Nutrition
- Mar 6
- 6 min
How Much is Enough?
One of the most important numbers to calculate in horse nutrition.
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On Course Equine Nutrition
- Feb 14
- 7 min
Nutritional Consideration for Shipping Horses Long Distance
When you first set out to ship a horse long distance, whether with a carrier or doing it yourself, there are an overwhelming number of...
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On Course Equine Nutrition
- Jan 30
- 8 min
What is a Normal Daily Feed Expense in 2023?
Well it's that time of the year again. The month that you peel off the duck tape covering the "ignorance is bliss" corner of the brain...
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On Course Equine Nutrition
- Jan 18
- 6 min
The 3 Assumptions of Rehab Nutrition
Rehabilitation. A dreaded state of being I've been lucky enough to mostly avoid until now. Last week I handed a man I met just 30 minutes...
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On Course Equine Nutrition
- Jan 10
- 2 min
The Herds' New Year's Determinations
I've been struggling to come up with some cohesive, meaningful 2023 goals for myself which is rather strange, so I gave my horses some...
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On Course Equine Nutrition
- Dec 12, 2022
- 9 min
Keeping Score: A Xanax for your Equine Nutrition Anxiety
Our equestrian industry is riddled with anxiety of many forms, and the "equine nutrition" anxiety form is one of the most common. What...
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On Course Equine Nutrition
- Nov 21, 2022
- 8 min
How to Test Your Hay
Congratulations!!! You've decided to stop guessing about the primary constituent of your horse’s diet. By defining the strengths and...
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On Course Equine Nutrition
- Nov 14, 2022
- 8 min
Part II: Performance Boosters- What are they and do they work?
A quest to organize, review and form opinions about the plethora of supplements on the market promising to boost performance. In "Part I:...
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On Course Equine Nutrition
- Nov 8, 2022
- 4 min
Relative Feed Value: The #1 Most User Friendly Number for Feeding Horses
I am not over exaggerating when I say that the value I'm going to talk about today is one of the THE MOST IMPORTANT numbers related to...
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