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Do magnesium supplements help horses complete stressful tasks?
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Do magnesium supplements help horses complete stressful tasks?

A group of researchers in the Canada set out to see if magnesium supplements could reduce stress in horses performing difficult tasks. Six horses were given either acepromazine (a tranquillizer...

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Chloe Bailey

16 Apr 2017
Is Copra a suitable feed for laminitic horses?
in Diet, Husbandry

Is Copra a suitable feed for laminitic horses?

Laminitic prone horses can be difficult to maintain on a high energy diet without setting off the condition. Recent studies show that laminitis can be induced by a large and...

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Chloe Bailey

17 Jan 2016
Is it normal for my horse to eat bark?
in Diet, Husbandry

Is it normal for my horse to eat bark?

Researchers at the University of New England (NSW Australia) completed a survey of 497 Australian horse owners. 73% reported their horses eat foliage other than grass, such as shrubs, trees,...

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Chloe Bailey

06 May 2015
Feeding horses high starch grain (such as oats) may make them more reactive
in Diet

Feeding horses high starch grain (such as oats) may make them more reactive

Just like candy makes kids hyper, feeding horses high starch feeds (feeds high in sugar), may make them more reactive. To be clear sugar for horses isn’t quite the same...

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Chloe Bailey

17 Feb 2015
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