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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...
On Course Equine Nutrition
May 24, 20237 min read
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What is a Complete Feed?
It's a phrase with a lot of connotations, but only one specific meaning in the feed industry!
On Course Equine Nutrition
May 22, 20235 min read
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Before Purchasing that "Ulcer Supplement", Do This...
How to prevent and cure gastric ulcers.
On Course Equine Nutrition
Apr 18, 20236 min read
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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...
On Course Equine Nutrition
Mar 14, 20232 min read
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How Much is Enough?
One of the most important numbers to calculate in horse nutrition.
On Course Equine Nutrition
Mar 6, 20236 min read
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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...
On Course Equine Nutrition
Feb 14, 20237 min read
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What is a Normal Daily Horse 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...
On Course Equine Nutrition
Jan 30, 20238 min read
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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...
On Course Equine Nutrition
Jan 18, 20236 min read
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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...
On Course Equine Nutrition
Jan 10, 20232 min read
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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...
On Course Equine Nutrition
Dec 12, 202210 min read
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How to Test Your Hay
All the steps and resources you need to take your first hay sample!
On Course Equine Nutrition
Nov 21, 20228 min read
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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:...
On Course Equine Nutrition
Nov 14, 20228 min read
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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...
On Course Equine Nutrition
Nov 8, 20224 min read
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Why Feed More Than Hay? Part III: Protein
As expected, the high cost of fertilizer this year has resulted in lower protein levels across forage sources. Therefore, this is a super...
On Course Equine Nutrition
Oct 24, 20226 min read
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Every Horse Should Have 4 Diets- Does yours?
Is your horse's diet plan adaptable to the change of seasons? In order to prevent weight gain or loss, optimize performance, and save...
On Course Equine Nutrition
Oct 17, 20224 min read
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Part I: Performance Boosting Supplements- What are they and do they work?
How do we get that last 1% of speed, stamina, scope, strength or special WOW factor from our performance horses? Is it possible to "scoop...
On Course Equine Nutrition
Oct 11, 20229 min read
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3 Ways to Think About Your Horse's Energy Level
Would you like more energy? Less energy? Dull. Excitable. Skinny. Fat. Weak. Strong. Fit. Explosive. These are all terms and phrases that...
On Course Equine Nutrition
Sep 29, 20224 min read
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How Much Do You Know About Equine Nutrition?
Take the On Course Equine Nutrition Quiz to find out! CLICK HERE. Have you ever had a riding instructor that repeats the same thing over...
On Course Equine Nutrition
Sep 13, 20222 min read
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Equine Fecal Transfaunation: The Potential Power of Shared Poop
Fecal transplants in horses? What is that and does it work?
On Course Equine Nutrition
Sep 7, 20227 min read
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The Bulldog Must Be Leashed
I'm headed to the American Eventing Championships today! Rebecca Farm in Kalispell, Montana, just three hours away, is hosting which is...
On Course Equine Nutrition
Aug 29, 20223 min read
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