Nutrition

            How to tell if your horse has gastric discomfort and what you can do

                You’ve probably heard a lot about probiotics and the benefits they provide

              Obesity is an epidemic in the equine population. In a recent study by

                              Triple Crown Nutrition consultants often

                  The nutritional requirements and management of growing horses has probably been

              There’s a large number of misrepresented topics online and beet pulp is surely

Why Does My Alfa-Lox Forage Smell Like Peppermint?                        

  By: Eric Haydt- Triple Crown Feed Recently there has been more discussion about incorporating prebiotics and probiotics into horse

Foaling Time Is Exciting, But Also A Time To Rethink Your Mare’s Nutrition   By: Triple Crown Insider- Terra Mitzel

By: Triple Crown Insider- Amanda Russell Effects of Stress Triple Crown Senior is great for horses that are hard keepers, and

By Triple Crown Intern Rachel Voelker Providing the correct nutrition for your mare and foal can be considered a preventative

By: Sally Flis, Ph.D., CCA -Feed and Crop Support Specialist of Equi-analytical/Dairy One Laboratories   Chemical analysis of your horse

Using bran mash as a weekly ‘cleanser’ is common practice among horse owners and stables. It is believed to add

By: Jessica Drexler As we head through fall, it’s time to plan for the changing nutritional needs of your horse.

If you have never been around a foal, their growth in the first year is dramatic. Within the first year,

By: Triple Crown Insider- Sammi Majors I get tons of questions about how we feed Buckeye and mules in general,

By: Triple Crown Insider- Kaylee Van Winkle Aside from water, forage is the most important nutritional component of a horse’s

By: Triple Crown Insider- Kaylee Van Winkle Carbohydrates, we all hear about them and have a basic idea of what

  By: Dr. Bill Vandergrift, EquiVision, Inc. Many high performance horses present with weak top lines, characterized by little or

By Triple Crown Insider: Laura Kurth As a barrel racer, I put my horses under a lot of mental and

By: Triple Crown Insider- Emily Kelly As most thoroughbred owners know, our horses tend to be a bit on the

  By: Dr. Bill Vandergrift Many horse feeds and supplements include probiotics, prebiotics, yeast cultures, digestive enzymes, organic minerals, and/or

By: Emily Kelly, Triple Crown Insider As those of us in the Midwest approach our looming, gloomy six months of

All this talk of prebiotic and probiotics leaves many people asking, “What is the difference between the two?” It’s actually

  By: Eric Haydt Feeding recommendations cannot be made properly without first asking about fiber, which should be the majority

  By: Eric Haydt Over recent years, shredded beet pulp has become an increasingly popular ingredient in horse feed for

Beet pulp has been a popular feed for horses for years without many people really knowing why. Beet pulp is

We recently sent a survey out to 2,086 horse owners who had visited our Comparison Website. We wanted to get

  Story by: True Blue Animal Rescue Roman had a great life living in a field full of grass. As

By: Eric Haydt When senior feeds first appeared on the market, they were designed to help provide alternate sources of

  By: Eric Haydt, PAS We had a very good question from a customer asking, “What exactly is a ‘complete’

      By: Dr. Bill Vandergrift, EquiVistion, Inc. Managing horses in cold weather is not difficult, but there are

By: Sally Flis, Ph.D., CCA ‰-Feed and Crop Support Specialist ‰of Equi-analytical/Dairy One Laboratories   You have your forage test

By: Sally Flis, Ph.D., CCA –Feed and Crop Support Specialist ‰of Equi-analytical/Dairy One Laboratories You have your forage test results back,

By: Paul Sirois, MS, PAS – Manager – Equi-analytical/Dairy One Laboratories You’ve heard that having your hay or pasture analyzed

Tall, dark, and handsome? How about less than 14.2 hands, sassy, and cute?  Ponies are a versatile equine group comprised

The big question is “What is a performance horse?”. Certainly we would all consider racehorses and 3-day event horses as

The nutritional requirements and management of growing horses has probably been subjected to the most scrutiny and research of any

“Where can I buy Triple Crown?” and “Why doesn’t my feed dealer stock Triple Crown?” are some of the most

Dr. Amy M. Gill As we head into fall, it’s time to plan for changes in the nutritional needs of

What causes botulism? Toxins produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum cause botulism. Horses can consume the bacterial spores from soil

Obesity – the epidemic is rising in the equine population similar to what is happening with our human population.  Higher

Horse Feed: Understanding Big Picture Cost Distinctions Between Fixed Formulation and Least Cost Formulation Horse Feeds. Download PDF Ingredients: Using

Understanding the Fine Details Behind Horse Feed Nutrient Labeling Can Help Minimize Serious Equine Health Risks. With so many products

Keeping horses healthy and disease- and disorder-free are hot topics on the Internet and in many popular press journals and

Improved Nervous System & Digestive Systems and Fewer Arthritis Issues Often Observed In Horses Fed Flax Seed Meal. Flax or

Shredded Beet Pulp for Your Horse? Of Course! Download PDF What is beet pulp? Beet pulp is the fiber portion

By Amy M Gill, PhD Download PDF The internet contains a plethora of information about every topic under the sun.

Download PDF Once the mare stands after foaling and before the foal nurses, the mare’s udder and perineum should be

By Dr. Amy M. Gill Download PDF Most people caring for horses dread the first signs of winter— cold, blustery,

How Rebalancing the Frequency of Your Horse’s Feedings Can Dramatically Impact Equine Health and Well Being. Amy M Gill. PhD

As horse owners, many of us struggle with understanding and perfecting our horses diets. Horse feed choices depend not only

With all the advances in manufacturing technology, one would think horse feed would be perfect and consistent 100% of the

by Eric Haydt, PAS Ever wonder why the same type of feed can look different in different parts of the

How To Address Horse Hay & Hay Pricing Issues With High-Quality Hay Forage Replacements Drought in most areas of the

By: Dr. Amy M Gill Ration management, and key ingredients can encourage healthier equine temperaments and “hind gut,” digestion. Forage

By: Dr. Amy M Gill Unnatural Environments Lead To Physical And Mental Stress Domestic horses have not evolved from their

Finding The Manufacturing Date On Your Feed Bag One of the questions Triple Crown representatives are most often asked is,

Download PDF By: Eric Haydt, RAS Understanding the Micro-Ingredients Utilized In Triple Crown’s Fixed Formulas In an earlier blog, we

Triple Crown Nutrition’s 1st of Two Articles Regarding Definitions of Horse Feed Ingredients While many of the ingredients we use

By: Dr. Amy M Gill Understanding Electrolytes For Horses and The Role That Electrolyte Supplements May Play In Maintaining The

Understanding Your Broodmare’s Distinctive Nutritional Needs, Throughout Gestation, May Help Improve Foal Health. By: Dr. Bill Vandergrift, EquiVision, Inc. Download