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Horse gut health affects B-vitamin levels. Learn how stress and antibiotics disrupt microbial synthesis and why it matters for your horse. Read more here!
If you're an owner prioritizing hoof integrity — whether for soundness, shoeing longevity, or aesthetic and welfare reasons — here's an article about why biotin remains one of the best-supported nutritional interventions.
Without a corresponding rise in calorie intake, horses may lose weight in winter, even if their workload hasn't changed. Prevent weight loss before it begins by learning more about thermogenesis.
For show horses, grooming enhances appearance and highlights muscle tone and coat quality, but even for casual riders, a clean horse is more pleasant to handle and less prone to skin problems. This short read gives insight to how grooming enhances comfort and performance.
One of the most effective and fascinating cold-weather adaptations in horses is their ability to generate internal heat through the fermentation of forage in the hindgut. This process, known as "fermentation heat," functions much like an internal furnace. There's more to learn!