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Honos Horse Sense is all about providing evidence-based equine nutrition and care strategies, in easy-to-implement forms! On the blog, you'll find How-To resources, educational articles, and collaborations with other like-minded horse people! We want to provide you with the information you want to know, so we also welcome topic requests.

We can target digestive health specifically with strategic nutrition, but that won't help us RIGHT NOW. So, do this instead...

How much hay should I feed my horse? What factors might influence that amount?

Is adding oil to your horse's feed enough to support weight gain?

Just as leaves are turning on the trees, the fall can often be a transitional phase for your horse’s nutrition plan!

Commercial feeds are useful strategies to meet the requirements that may not be met with hay (due to hay quality or health concerns).

Just like how some of us only go to certain gas stations, careful consideration of the fueling-up step is important for supporting exercise!

Horses have a vast microbe population in their hindgut, consisting of bacteria, protozoa and fungi. With regards to bacteria, the...