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What is metabolic bone disease and what do we know about this condition?

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Vol. 3, Issue 1

I’ve been told that I should put a salt block in my horse’s stall or pasture, to make sure he gets enough salt in his diet. He always licks a salt block until it is nearly gone. Other people have said I need a trace mineral block. What’s the difference? Which should I choose? How can I make sure I’m doing the best for my horse?

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Vol. 3, Issue 2

An apple a day? What’s healthy for a horse?

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Vol. 3, Issue 3

My horse choked on his feed. My veterinarian says I should not feed pellets because they cause the horse to choke. What should I feed?

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Vol. 3, Issue 4

I don’t feed sweet feed because I understand that molasses causes colic in some horses. I also understand that it causes excitability and causes others to sweat profusely. Should I avoid feeding molasses to my horses?

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Vol. 3, Issue 4

The stable owner where my son stables his horse discourages us from feeding carrots to the horse – something about beta carotene being bad for the horse. Everything I’ve been able to read from many sources indicate that carrots are O.K. Can you offer any information about this?

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Vol. 4, Issue 1

During the Summer I stop feeding some of my horses because they can hold their weight by eating the grass in the pasture and all of the hay they want. Are they receiving adequate nutrition and how do I get the minerals and vitamins into them?

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Vol. 4, Issue 2

Recently a friend told me that molasses is bad for the horse's teeth. Is this true and do horses get cavities?

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Vol. 4, Issue 3

My horse is stalled most of the time. He gets 2 to 4 hours of turnout daily and does graze during this time. How much hay does he need?

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Vol. 4, Issue 4

I have several aged equines. When should I switch them to a senior feed?

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