The blog, home of Honos Horse Sense!

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.

GI discomfort can contribute to undesirable behaviour, such as reactivity or irritability.

As several characteristics of summer can influence your horse’s nutrition and requirements, taking the time to check your horse's diet is...

While we do offer various nutrition consulting services, booking consultations is not our primary goal at Honos Nutrition - instead, we...

Horses are evolved to consume bulky plant matter such as grasses. As such, they are well-adapted to meeting most of their nutrient...

While you may enjoy the sunshine, your horse may not be feeling too hot! Here are some things to consider when trying to keep your horse...

In honour of Earth Week, we have prepared some strategies to make your horse-keeping more sustainable!

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

Protein is an important macronutrient, but did you know that a horse’s protein requirement is actually a dietary requirement for...

We believe it is never too late to learn something new, and strive to spark curiousity and foster supportive learning opportunities.

Oh, hay - the basis of your horse's diet. But do you know the nutritive content of the hay you're currently feeding?

Despite the huge impact that nutrition can have on an animal’s health, anyone can call themselves a nutritionist - so how do you know if...

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 are adapted to eat a fiber-based diet, and are very efficient at doing so! This is due to a symbiotic relationship with microbes...

Supplement choice is key to ensure you're buying a product that will be effective & safe, but can be overwhelming - but we can help!