Tag Archives: Horse Nutrition

13 Nov

Foundations of Good Nutrition, Feeding Tips, Growing Horses, Nutrition

Feeding your Newly Started Horse: A guide to proper nutrition

• 13 August 2023
• By farmalogicnz
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Starting your horse under saddle is an exciting and important milestone in their training journey. As you transition your horse from an...

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13 Jun

Digestive & Gut Health, Equine Vit&Min, Feeding Tips, Weight Gain

Top 10 Tips for Tempting Fussy Horses to Gobble Feed and Supplements!

• 13 June 2023
• By farmalogicnz
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Feeding a fussy horse or picky eater can be so frustrating, especially if they're underweight! Other horses seem to develop extraordina...

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01 Apr

Nutrition, Calming, Digestive & Gut Health, Feeding Tips, Foundations of Good Nutrition

Feeding the Hot Horse

• 1 February 2023
• By farmalogicnz
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Appropriate nutrition is a key component for successful behaviour management of ‘hot’ and anxiety-prone horses. It is important to cons...

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01 Feb

Feeding Tips, Foundations of Good Nutrition, Gastric Ulcers, Horse Health, Nutrition, Senior Horses, Weight Gain

Feeding the Hard Keeper Horse

• 1 February 2023
• By farmalogicnz
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Do you have one of those horses that is hard to keep weight on? One who seems to eat twice as much (or more!) than anyone else’s horse,...

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02 Jan

Foundations of Good Nutrition, Nutrition

Roughage, Forage & Fibre: A horse-owner’s essential guide

• 1 February 2023
• By farmalogicnz
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Roughage should form the foundation of every horse diet. It provides the majority of your horse’s fibre requirement. Depending on plant...

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22 Apr

Feeding Tips, Foundations of Good Nutrition, Nutrition, Weight Gain

Feeding horses for the job!

• 22 April 2022
• By farmalogicnz
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Feeding horses well is both art and science. If you’ve ever had a horse too fat, too skinny or jumping out of their skin with playfulne...

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23 Feb

Foundations of Good Nutrition, Equine Vit&Min, Nutrition

What is the Best Horse Mineral Supplement for NZ Pastures?

• 4 March 2021
• By farmalogicnz
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Have you ever heard that soils in New Zealand are so different to the rest of the world that you need to choose horse mineral supplemen...

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23 Feb

Feeding Tips, Foundations of Good Nutrition, Nutrition, Weight Management

Are Pre-Mixed Horse Feeds better than Home Mixed?

• 4 March 2021
• By farmalogicnz
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Question: "My friend/neighbour/instructor/lady in the feed store told me that I should feed my horse a premixed/complete bagged hard f...

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25 Mar

Digestive & Gut Health, Equine Vit&Min, Farmalogic, Feeding Tips, Foundations of Good Nutrition, Hoof Care, Horse Health, Joint Health, Laminitis, Nutrition, Weight Management

Why is autumn a high risk time for laminitis?

• 20 November 2020
• By farmalogicnz
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Days are getting shorter, temperatures are lower and in some regions we are starting to get some rain. Why is autumn such a tricky time...

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12 Mar

Digestive & Gut Health, Equine Vit&Min, Farmalogic, Feeding Tips, Foundations of Good Nutrition, Gastric Ulcers, Horse Health, Nutrition, Weight Gain

Top 10 Tips for Feeding Horses Roughage during Drought

• 7 May 2021
• By farmalogicnz
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Drought conditions in many parts of Australia mean that horses are in paddocks with little or no roughage and hay is difficult and/or e...

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10 Jun

Feeding Tips, Foundations of Good Nutrition, Nutrition, Oxalate Pastures

C3 vs C4 Grasses – Which Is Best?

• 20 August 2020
• By farmalogicnz
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If you’ve ever been on to FeedXL or read information about ‘bighead’ and oxalates in pastures, you’ll have come across the terms “C3” a...

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16 May

Calming, Digestive & Gut Health, Farmalogic, Feeding Tips, Foundations of Good Nutrition, Horse Health, Immune Support, Nutrition, Weight Gain

Prebiotics and Probiotics in Equine Nutrition

• 20 August 2020
• By farmalogicnz
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The billions of tiny microbes inside the digestive tracts of humans, pets and production animals are gaining widespread recognition fro...

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