Posts Tagged by nutrition
That’s just a little deceptive
| November 22, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Here’s the deal. You don’t get to call your product “Safe Choice”, and advertise on the label that it is “controlled carb”…… …And then have cane molasses be one of the top ten ingredients. I was so confused by this apparent dichotomy that I actually spent time on the site, trying to figure out what […] more
Endurance Horse Skillz
| August 20, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I’m sure every affectionado of a particular horse sport has their pet peeves when it comes to how their horse’s training is perceived by people in other horse sports. Dressage is more than being able to have 3 gaits and go in a circle, and jumping potential is measured in ways other than the frequency […] more
What’s for Dinner?
| April 30, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
With a new horse coming home, it’s a good time to reevaluate my horse ration and see if there are any easy gains to be had! This won’t be a comprehensive post about horse nutrition, rather some tools and thoughts and opinions that might be useful when thinking about your own horse. As you can […] more
Seminar Report – Heat Stress
| March 10, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Seminar was presented by nutritionist Marty Adams from Triple crown feeds. For this and all the posts that contain seminar content summaries, the information presented is my best recollection based on my notes taken during the seminar. I try to be very clear where I am editorializing and deviating from strict reporting of what was […] more
The last of my nutrition tidbits
| November 23, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Sorry for the silence – I’ve been writing posts – but they are “special” posts that are being scheduled for the future for moments that are coming up that I don’t want to miss! You’ll understand when you see them go up :). Let’s get started on more nutrition! A question that I’ve gotten several […] more
I’m not feeding Se anymore. Here’s why.
| November 16, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
So, let’s get to the first tidbit from my nutrition class – I’m changing my vitamin E/Selenium protocol! We’ve talked about Selenium and Vitamin E before, so if you need a refresher, go here. Based on the results of Farley’s blood selenium test at the time of the tie up (low end of normal), I […] more
The last of the nutrition stuff
| June 12, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Some thoughts on Hay Many many many of the issues in our horses come back to how we feed and the nutrition. For you cow people, the hind gut of the horse functions like the rumen (that’s where the stuff ferments etc) –> dysfunction in this part of the GI system will result in SYSTEMATIC […] more
