The horse will not drink – how to help prevent dehydration

Exercise raises body temperature, and research shows that in horses this happens much faster than in people. A horse therefore feels overheating during training much earlier and sweats more heavily, which raises the risk of dehydration. It is also common for a horse to refuse water after hard work. Why, and how can you stop your four-hooved companion becoming dehydrated?

Rice bran – czy gamma-oryzanol jest dopingiem?

Rice bran is famous for stimulating muscle building and muscle repair, which is why it is used more and more often for sport horses. It owes this mainly to one substance – gamma-oryzanol – which often raises doubts, especially among owners of horses competing actively at high-level shows. Why?

Why horses lose weight, and how to help them gain it

Feeding is one of the most important influences on a horse's health, so the diet needs to cover the requirement for every essential nutrient. Nutritional shortfalls often show up as loss of condition. That is usually a slow process, and getting back to the horse's previous good condition takes just as long, which raises the question: why do horses lose weight, and how can we make it easier for them to gain condition?

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The horse will not drink – how to help prevent dehydration

Rice bran – czy gamma-oryzanol jest dopingiem?

Why horses lose weight, and how to help them gain it