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Practical Approach to Equine Respiratory Health

Equine, OTHERS Hay, OTHERS

Practical Approach to Equine Respiratory Health

Equine respiratory health is a year-round hot topic for Megan Snyder, VMD, in her veterinary practice, Damascus Equine Associates in Mount Airy, MD. She focuses on internal medicine and sports...

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Aspiring to Green Horsekeeping

Buying hay, OTHERS Equine, OTHERS

Aspiring to Green Horsekeeping

In February of 2020, France went into ‘confinement,’ or you may understand it as ‘lockdown.’ My family and I duly followed the rules and congratulated ourselves on our decision 13...

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Understanding Hay Quality

Forage, OTHERS Hay, OTHERS

Understanding Hay Quality

 As the source of 50 to 90 percent of a normal, healthy horse's nutritional needs, hay warrants careful consideration. Yet, there is a lot of confusion over what, exactly, defines...

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Why Steam Hay?

Allergies, OTHERS Appetite, OTHERS

Why Steam Hay?

You are not alone in asking this. The concept raised eyebrows when it was first introduced. We all love our horses, but steaming their forage sounded extreme -- even for...

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Diet, OTHERS Equestrian, OTHERS

Get The Diet Right!

“Inappropriate diets!” That was Equine Scientist Meriel Moore-Colyer’s immediate answer when asked about her biggest pet peeve in a recent This Business of Horses podcast.

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Equine nutrition, OTHERS Hay, OTHERS

A Cut Above the Rest? Understanding the differences between Hay and Haylage

Choice of forage should not only be based on which type of forage may be most suitable, but also what forage you can reliably source of good consistent quality.As forage...

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