Desert Equine Balance

09/14/2021

Too much fat just for calories is not the answer. More digestible forage sources ands quality protein are the way to go.

It’s reasonable not to expect your senior horse to look as robust as younger animals, but they should maintain a good covering of flesh over their ribs, back and hip bones.  When the old…

08/25/2021

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Wheat bran has gone from a darling of caretakers everywhere to one of the most widely demonized feeds.  The ensuing impression that bran is somehow “bad” is unwarranted.  In f…

08/17/2021

https://cehhorsereport.vetmed.ucdavis.edu

08/16/2021

I've always been an advocate of including a substantial amount of forage pellets in our horses' diets. (By substantial, I mean a few pounds daily). Pellets may be you go-to in an emergency. Easy to store, keep in the trailer and will provide a consistent element in the diet if your horses end up stuck at a shelter where the hay is totally different. They can be used as the total diet when necessary and will store well as long as they are kept dry.
https://www.standleeforage.com/standlee-barn-bulletin/feeding-horses-during-disasters/?

Natural disasters can require sudden evacuation and, in turn, rapid changes in the horse’s diet.

08/16/2021

https://drkhorsesense.wordpress.com/2021/08/16/some-outrageous-untruths-about-hooves/comment-page-1/ -6900

For some reason, the hooves have spawned several out-there beliefs or theories over the years. Some of these are older but persist. Fascination with the horse’s hooves has given rise to some …

07/09/2021

https://www.ivis.org/library/clinical-companion-of-donkey-dentistry/nutrition?
Good donkey nutrition write up with a few caveats (see comments). If you don't belong to IVIS it's free to join and you can support IVIS via donation.

06/28/2021

https://drkhorsesense.wordpress.com/2021/06/28/equine-cushings-and-insulin-resistance-conference/

Registration is open for the 2021 online conference.

06/21/2021

The links are: https://covid19criticalcare.com/covid-19-protocols/i-mask-plus-protocol/
and
https://covid19criticalcare.com/ivermectin-in-covid-19/how-to-get-ivermectin/

06/09/2021

It's not just bad for the fish!
Expect higher hay and feed costs and possibly higher nitrates levels in drought stressed hay. Consider making pelleted forage such as Timothy pellets a larger part of your horse's diet for both consistency and as emergency backup if unable to source quality hay.

A severe drought is creating a water crisis not seen in more than a century for farmers and federally protected fish along the Oregon-California border

05/28/2021

Free PDF download
https://www.nap.edu/download/25949