Nutrition

  If you are a horse owner, you’re probably aware of the debate between feeding your horse commercial horse grain

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

Ideal Amino Acid Balance- What is it and how does it affect your horse?            

Triple Crown’s horse feeds are corn-free formulas. While corn is not bad for most horses, there are 3 reasons we

  Some horse feeds, like Triple Crown, use fixed formula nutrition. If a feed is not a fixed formula, then

  By: Triple Crown Intern- Alex Porter Hay, or another source of fiber, is absolutely necessary to maintain a healthy

As part of our commitment to providing superior nutrition for horses, Triple Crown adds mannan oligosaccharide, or MOS, to our

How Probiotics Help The Gut You’ve probably heard lots of buzz about whether to feed your horse probiotics as part

When looking for the best horse feed, one important thing to look for is the inclusion of minerals that are

                  Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis (HYPP) is an inherited genetic defect that affects

            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 hay

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

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

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 Follow along with my goals for my winter riding, and hopefully get some inspiration

What Is The Difference Between Prebiotics And Probiotics? All this talk of prebiotic and probiotics leaves many people asking, “What

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

                  By: Eric Haydt Over recent years, shredded beet pulp has become

Beet Pulp Has Been A Popular Feed For Horses For Years Without Many People Really Knowing Why What is Beet

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 What You Should Know About Senior Feed  When senior feeds first appeared on the market, they were

  By: Eric Haydt, PAS What Is A Complete Feed? We had a very good question from a customer asking,

      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

What is a performance horse? Certainly, we would all consider racehorses and 3-day event horses as horses that are performing

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 bacterial spores from soil and

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

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/disorder-free are hot topics on the Internet and in many popular press journals and magazines.  Suggestions

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

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

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 horse’s 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

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