In this article equine nutritionist, Shannon Pratt-Phillips, Ph.D., discusses why horses are sometimes eating straw and whether or not it's good for them.

Q – How exactly does eating hay keep my horse warm in the winter?

A – Eating hay provides two ways to help your horse stay warm. The first is simply through providing calories (energy), which can be used in …

Equine Metabolic Syndrome is triggered by the over-feeding of sugars and starches, usually combined with a lack of exercise and/or stress.

There are several ways to keep track of your horse's weight, but the most comprehensive and accessible method is to practice body condition scoring.

Hay is the staple of many horses' diets, particularly when pasture is not available due to season or housing limitations. Learn more about the choices.

This article explores how some horses can be so hungry at feeding time that you can get squabbling and dangerous fence running occurrences.

You probably know that good nutrition is an important part of keeping your horse healthy. But how do you know your horse is eating what he should?

Antioxidants protect cells from damage caused by free radicals, which are produced by many chemical reactions in the body,particularly during exercise.

Endurance rides are usually considered low intensity work - the horse mostly walks and trots, perhaps with short periods of cantering.

If a horse is an easy keeper – how do you know the horse is getting all the nutrients required from their feed and are not plump for other reasons?

How many of these commonly heard statements do you believe? Find out which feeding beliefs have a grain of truth to them and which are myths.