If you’ve ever spent time around horses—or perhaps even if you haven’t—you may have heard a strange but true fact: horses can’t burp, vomit, or breathe through their mouths. This is not an urban ...

For ranch horses, a forage-based diet is not just a recommendation; it’s essential for their health, energy and overall performance. Understanding their unique digestive system helps highlight why ...

When possible, hay should make up a large portion of a horse’s diet. Most mature horses should be fed 1.5 to 2.5 percent of their body weight in forages daily. Long stem forage, such as hay, is ideal ...

Horses have complex digestive systems and providing them with a balanced diet is the basis of keeping them in good working ...