We all sit on the edge of our seats waiting for the end of the Triple Crown 2019 racing season and what a bittersweet year it’s been for all. This historic and at times controversial race known as “Triple Crown” is composed of three separate events: Kentucky...

What makes a horse a performance horse? Performance is “loosely” defined as any form of work or forced physical activity. Work or physical activity can include walking, trotting, cantering, running, jumping, and turning. Therefore, a performance horses can include any horse that is actively ridden, trained or that may carry...

Starvation or malnutrition in horses can be caused by intentional neglect, ignorance, economic hardship of owner, disease, dentition, pecking order, parasites or seasonal variation in availability of pasture. Remarkably, horses can lose 30% or more of their body weight and still survive. Horses in this condition will have very little...

Colic is one of the most feared experiences of any horse owner. Are there preventative measures we can take to help minimize the risk through the nutrition we provide our horses?

There are two types of stress performance horses can experience, physical or psychological. Let’s focus on the...

Soon winter will be over and with spring in the air, we will all want to get back in the saddle and start riding our horses again. Many horse owners can’t ride or exercise their horses as much as they would like during the winter because they don’t have access...