How to Test Your Hay
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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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On Course Equine Nutrition
- Sep 7, 2022
- 7 min
Equine Fecal Transfaunation: The Potential Power of Shared Poop
Fecal transplants in horses? What is that and does it work?
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On Course Equine Nutrition
- Jun 8, 2022
- 6 min
What High Fertilizer Prices Mean for Horse Owners
Higher carb hays, skinnier horses, poor top lines and less feed efficiency. I know this isn't what you want to hear in the middle of an...
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On Course Equine Nutrition
- Mar 7, 2022
- 5 min
3 Arguments for Automated Hay Feeders
*At first glance, the automated hay flake feeders may appear difficult and expensive, but after digging into these further, I'm convinced...
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On Course Equine Nutrition
- Jan 31, 2022
- 7 min
Why Such Hefty Hay Prices?
Yes, the current state of the horse hay industry is scary and stressful, but we should have seen this coming. Hefty hay prices WILL BE...
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On Course Equine Nutrition
- Jan 3, 2022
- 6 min
Equine Economics: What does it cost to feed horses these days?
Are you spending a "normal" amount of money on your horse's diet? Find out what I spent on horse hay, feed and supplements last year and...
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On Course Equine Nutrition
- Dec 13, 2021
- 5 min
3 Nutrients for Horses That Are Extra Important in Winter
*Learn how to better mimic fresh pasture grass when horses have little access to it! Ensure that these three nutrients are adequately...
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Natalie Sullivan, MS PAS
- Mar 22, 2021
- 6 min
6 Dangers of Slow Feeders
*The use of slow feeders has exploded in recent years due to increasing rates of obesity, rising risk of laminitis, and greater awareness...
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Natalie Sullivan, MS PAS
- Mar 1, 2021
- 4 min
The Messed Up Marketplace that is Horse Hay Shopping
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...
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Natalie Sullivan, MS PAS
- Jan 11, 2021
- 4 min
10 Reasons to Buy Teff Hay for Horses
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...
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On Course Equine Nutrition
- Dec 3, 2020
- 3 min
The Politics of Feeding Horses
Perhaps because it’s an election year and people are already spun tightly around their social media feeds full of political divides, but...
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