Managing Horses in Hot Weather
Hot, dry weather is on the rise across the country and will continue throughout the summer months. This type of environment poses challenges for horse owners in keeping their horses healthy and comfortable. Keeping horses hydrated and cool are of paramount importance during hot, dry weather.
Managing Horses on Fall Pastures
As we head into fall, it’s time to plan for changes in the nutritional needs of your horses and those of the pastures they have been grazing. After a long hot summer, many pastures become overgrazed, overrun with weeds and possibly contain toxic plants. If there has been insufficient rainfall in your area, the entire pasture may be in poor condition.
Muzzle, Stall or Dry Lot?
Before discussing pasturing options, let’s take a quick look at the basic management strategies that should be employed for our easy keepers.
Preventing Degenerative Joint Disease: Horse Joint Supplement
Horses are naturally active animals that require a lot of exercise. Too much of the same type of physical activity, however, can lead to damage and deterioration of joint tissues. Many performance horses will eventually suffer joint damage or Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD). Joint damage can be minimized through proper training and with the addition of a horse joint supplement to the diet, as well as sound veterinary care.
Reducing Inflammation in The Horse
The topic of oil supplementation for the horse is a common discussion among horse owners. Often when you walk into someone’s feed room you may see bottles of corn oil, sunflower oil, or fish oil. What are these oils trying to accomplish? For some, it might be to improve coat quality or to help add weight, but the type of oil product that will be looked at today has another purpose – reducing inflammation and restoring balance to the equine diet.
Restorative and Reparative Equine Joint Supplement
For performance horses, healthy joints mean everything. The rigors of training and competing can have a degenerative effect on equine joints. One way to help alleviate pain and rebuild healthy joints is by providing your horse an equine joint supplement. Equi-force has four joint supplements to promote optimum bone and joint health: Siiforce Horses, Osteo-Gen, GLC 5500, and MSM Equine.