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Forage intake in two year old trotters in training

Forage intake in two year old trotters in training

Posted by on Dec 16, 2018 in Behaviour, Forage, growing horses, Health | 0 comments

A Swedish study has investigated the forage intake in 13 two year old trotters in heavy training. The forage was a second cut grass...

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Growth, training and health in yearlings fed a forage-only diet

Growth, training and health in yearlings fed a forage-only diet

Posted by on Nov 30, 2018 in Forage, growing horses, Health, Performance | 0 comments

A Swedish study has examined growth, exercise response and health in 16 Standardbred colts fed a forage-only diet. The forage was grass...

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Growth and development in yearling horses

Growth and development in yearling horses

Posted by on Jan 29, 2016 in Forage, growing horses, Health | 0 comments

An American study at the University of Florida investigated growth and skeletal development in yearlings fed two different forages,...

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Storegården’s Icelandic horses

Storegården’s Icelandic horses

Posted by on Jan 15, 2016 in Behaviour, Forage, growing horses, Health, Performance | 0 comments

Here is a new reportage from Storegården where Maria Vemdal has been breeding Icelandic horses for about 10 years now. Read about...

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Cold weather increases forage requirements

Cold weather increases forage requirements

Posted by on Dec 15, 2015 in Forage, growing horses, Health, Intestinal microflora | 0 comments

The horse is a homeothermic animal which regulates its body temperature. When the horse is within the temperature range where it does not...

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High muscle glycogen levels and high race participation in young horses fed forage-only diets

High muscle glycogen levels and high race participation in young horses fed forage-only diets

Posted by on Dec 30, 2014 in Forage, growing horses, Health, Performance | 0 comments

Feeding young horses with free access to only energy rich high quality forage containing enough protein (complemented with minerals and...

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Forage-only diets and reduced training distance winning concept for young horses

Forage-only diets and reduced training distance winning concept for young horses

Posted by on Dec 16, 2014 in Forage, growing horses, Health, Performance | 0 comments

In a 2.5 year long Swedish study 16 young Standardbred trotters were fed forage-only diets and half of them got a training program were...

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Forage and forage is not the same thing

Forage and forage is not the same thing

Posted by on Aug 30, 2013 in Forage, growing horses, Health, Performance | 0 comments

Gradually as grass grow the nutritive content changes, the delicate blades of grass in the beginning of summer are more nutritious than...

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Unique forage project with young horses at Wången

Unique forage project with young horses at Wången

Posted by on Mar 14, 2012 in Forage, growing horses, Health, Performance | 0 comments

To feed with only high quality forage and no concentrate is now being investigated in a study with 16 young horses at Wången. This project...

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