Resources: Equine Veterinarian

Nutrition Strategies for Easing Equine Travel Stress

Your clients with performance horses have precise nutrition demands for their equine athlete. While diet is integral to maintaining health year-round, the feeding and hydration choices made leading up to, and during, travel for competition can sometimes make the difference ...

Expert Guidance for Feeding Lactating Mares

Providing the right nutrition for the lactating mare is essential for the health of the foal and its mother. While most breeders intuitively recognize the need for a specialized diet, they may not realize just how crucial balanced nutrition is ...

Foal Feeding Tips for a Strong Start

Expert nutrition strategies for healthy mares and growing foals Foaling season is one of the most critical times in equine management, requiring careful attention to nutrition for both the broodmare and the foal. Proper feeding ensures a healthy pregnancy, delivery ...

From Performance Horse Feed to the Finish Line

Optimizing equine performance with expert nutrition Performance horses need a lot of energy, but more importantly they need balanced energy sources to meet their athletic endeavors. Knowing the roles of forage, fiber and feed is essential for their health and ...

Crafting Diets For Hard And Easy Keeper Horses

Giving weight to a custom equine feed plan Finding the right nutritional balance is essential for every horse, but it becomes especially critical when feeding easy and hard keepers, animals that have an “easy” or “hard” time maintaining their weight. ...

The Scoop on Supplements: Where to Begin and What to Look For

As an equine veterinarian, one of the questions you might hear is: Does my horse need supplements? The answer, of course, depends on a variety of factors, most importantly the horse in question. So, we asked Sentinel Product Manager Kristyn ...