Reading Time: 2 minutes Among horse owners, a persistent rumor circulates suggesting that it is possible to enhance a horse’s muscle development through protein-rich dietary supplementation. It is indisputable that protein plays a crucial role in muscle development. Muscle development in horses, akin to humans, is contingent upon their level of physical activity. In
Reading Time: 6 minutes The fact that horses can suffer from stress is a fairly new discovery. While it used to be assumed that this was a “sport horse problem”, it is becoming increasingly clear that horses can also become affected from “standing around”: Stress can also occur when “doing nothing”, for example due
Reading Time: 4 minutes The horse’s immune system operates tirelessly day and night to maintain the organism’s fitness and health. Its varied functions encompass defending against invading bacteria, fungi, or viruses—whether through the respiratory tract, intestines, or skin—to marking foreign or toxic substances and facilitating the regeneration of damaged or inflamed tissue. This underscores
Reading Time: 4 minutes When observing horses in the pasture or offering different treats, one notices significant differences in their eating behavior. Some horses are “hoovers” and devour everything without much thought. Others carefully sample and may even spit out certain foods they don’t like, savouring others with pleasure. There are also some very
Reading Time: 2 minutes Many horses come out of the grazing season a little “chubby”. At first, this is a completely normal process: the horses gain weight over the summer and lose it again in the winter. It is therefore not of any drama if the horse is now carrying around a bit of
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