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Hay Math: The Story of how you know if you have enough!
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Horses + Soy
Blister Beetles: It’s Not Just Alfalfa: The Story of One More Thing in 2020
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Hippology Academy 2021
Online course for youth & adults. Practice tests, slides, digital stations, & twice weekly lectures in 6 content areas. Participants can interact with equine professors from Universities across the United States!
Topics covered will be:
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- Equipment and Riding Styles
- Stallion Reproductive Anatomy
- External Parasites
- Pasture Management
- Donkeys
- Equine Breeds
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This course is targeted for older youth and adults.
Bronze Level = $50. Access to content until August 8.
Silver Level = $100. Includes 6-week access to instructors to ask questions, …
Planning Your Horse Pasture
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For the Love of Ponies: Sugar, Patches, and Merrylegs
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Nutrient Requirements for Horses
Nutrients should be supplied in the amount, form and method that safely and efficiently meet the horse’s requirements. This article provides information on the nutrient needs of horses and how these needs change with age and production status.
Introduction
Horses are fed a variety of forms and types of feeds. Diets range from 100 percent pasture forage to 100 percent completely processed mixes. Most horses are fed forage in the form of hay or pasture in combination with a grain …
Antioxidants for Horses
Oxidation increases as the need for energy increases, like during exercise and pregnancy. As oxidation increases, so does the production of ROS, including free radicals, which can damage vital tissues in your horse.This article explores the different antioxidants that affect the horse and the role that they play to protect the horse from oxidative stress.
Oxidation and Oxidative Stress
Oxidation is defined as one of the processes by which energy is obtained from the diet. During this process, nutrients are …
Feeding Schedule for Horses
Ashley Griffin, University of Kentucky
Space multiple feedings throughout the day.
The horse’s digestive system is designed to allow small quantities of food to pass through continually during the day. This means that the horse is a continuous grazer. Horses were not designed to consume large quantities of food at a single feeding. Therefore, good feeding management requires that feedings be spaced throughout the day. Numerous small feedings are better than one large one. Horses should be fed a …