Natural Horse Concepts That Help Your Horse Thrive™
Feeding a horse can be a confusing subject, especially for a newbie. Even if you're experienced on how to feed horses, there are key principles you may be overlooking that could lead to the degradation of your equine partner’s health.
Ah, the beauty of spring. You probably feel much like I do when spring rolls around. It’s usually a beautiful and exciting time of the year that brings with it a feeling of new beginnings.
Since the weather is getting warmer, you start to gear up for riding and spending more quality time with your equine companion.
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Feeding a horse should be based on a natural and appropriate diet – this is one of the key principles for maintaining a healthy equine partner as part of your natural horse care program.
Nutrition is a huge subject that’s both a science and an art. Keeping that in mind, it’s not realistic to cover such a subject in great detail in a short article, however, what I can cover are some basic elements you need to consider when it comes to feeding a horse naturally.
In my opinion, diet is one of the most important ingredients in overcoming health problems in our horses as well as in ourselves.
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Have you ever asked yourself, “Am I providing my horse a good base of foundational nutrition?”
What is foundational nutrition?
That’s a somewhat loaded question that results in a variety of answers depending on whom you talk with. Throughout this series, I’ll explain my view on foundational nutrition, what it includes, and how it relates to your horse so she can consistently stay healthy.
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In my article Fly Control For Horses, A Non-Toxic Program, I discussed the importance of using methods that reduce, if not eliminate, the number of toxic chemicals used when controlling flies.
After receiving a comment from a reader inquiring about using garlic for assisting in fly control, I realized the article is not complete without talking about garlic.
I thought it would be beneficial to everyone if I answered some of her questions in this article. I also wanted to provide a little more direction when it comes to using garlic, especially for helping to control both internal and external pests.
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The Horses of Soulful Equine
Feeding horses commercially prepared feeds is popular in the equine industry because it’s a convenience.
You believe you’re doing what’s best for your equine companion. However, have you considered that possibly the contents of that nicely packaged equine product could be harmful?
The intent of this article is not to bash particular name brands or give you complete solutions but rather to provide information to promote awareness about feeding horses commercially prepared food.
If you haven’t been concerned about how many horse feed recalls there have been in the last decade, it may be time to think about it and choose your horse products wisely. By wisely, I mean not just from a nutritional standpoint but also from a safety standpoint.
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