6 Management and Treatment Options to Keep Your Horse Active The great news is that horses are living longer. The not-so-great news is that a longer life brings a higher risk of your horse developing joint challenges. A long active life places wear and tear on your horse’s joints and can cause joint problems. Our […]
Horse supplements work with forage to fill in the nutritional gaps that keep your horse healthy, active, and strong. Forage (hay and pasture) should form the foundation of your horse’s diet and does give you horse a solid intake of nutrition. However, this means you must be feeding your horse high-quality forage that is free […]
Horse joint supplements help your horse age better, move more easily, and reduce the impacts of joint stress. Regardless of your horse’s age or the type of work your horse does, joint supplements are key in keeping your horse moving smooth and feeling healthy. While horses are built for movement, we do ask them to […]
In this episode, Nick discusses over-supplementing your horse. For some time at Grand Meadows we have been concerned about the widespread issue of over-feeding of horse supplements. It’s done with all good intentions. Combine greater nutritional knowledge with an ever expanding and, frankly, overwhelming supply of different horse supplements available in the marketplace.
Funnily enough I just got off the phone with a trainer crying the blues about her feed room and how crazy her clients are about feeding multiple supplements. So along with numerous other conversations with trainers it is readily apparent that this problem, if anything, is getting worse. Again, as I finished in the last […]
