EquineHorse feeding, explained simply
Short, plain-English guides to help you understand feed tags, sugar and starch, hay, and common health conditions, so you can have better conversations with your vet.
What Is NSC in Horse Feed? Sugar and Starch Explained
What NSC means in horse feed, how sugar and starch affect insulin and laminitis risk, how to find NSC on a feed tag, and what levels to discuss with your vet.
Feed basics · 6 min readHow to Read a Horse Feed Tag: A Line-by-Line Guide
A line-by-line guide to horse feed tags: guaranteed analysis, protein and lysine, fat, fiber, starch and sugar, minerals, ingredients and feeding directions.
Life stages · 5 min readFeeding Older Horses: A Complete Guide to Senior Horse Nutrition
How senior horse nutrition changes with age: dental problems, weight loss, PPID, senior and complete feeds, hay replacement, and what to ask your vet.
Health conditions · 6 min readFeeding the Insulin-Resistant (EMS) Horse: A Complete Guide
How diet, hay, pasture, weight and exercise fit into managing insulin resistance and equine metabolic syndrome, plus the questions to ask your vet.
Feed basics · 5 min readRation Balancer vs. Complete Feed: Which Does Your Horse Need?
The difference between ration balancers, concentrates and complete feeds for horses, how much of each to feed, common mistakes, and how to choose with your vet.
Hay & pasture · 4 min readHay Testing for Horses: Why It Matters and How to Do It
Why hay testing matters for horses, how to take a proper hay sample, which lab tests to order, and how to read sugar, starch, protein and mineral results.
Health conditions · 5 min readHorse Body Condition Score: How to Score Your Horse (1–9)
How to body condition score your horse on the 1–9 Henneke scale, what each score looks like, how to estimate weight with a tape, and why it matters.
Health conditions · 4 min readHow to Help a Hard Keeper Gain Weight: A Practical Guide
Why some horses struggle to hold weight, the health checks to do first, safe ways to add calories with forage, fat and fiber, and questions to ask your vet.