The Scoop On Nutrition Blog

Winter is upon us once again, complete with bad weather and freezing temperatures. Although, in general, horses are better able to tolerate the extreme cold than the extreme heat, when the temperature drops they need our help to cope with the vagaries of winter, especially if they spend the season outside. From a nutritional standpoint, […]

As horse feed reps, one of the most common comments we get is “this feed is making my horse hot.” No matter how many times you try to explain to the horse owner that the feed should not be making their horse hot, the feed always gets blamed. It’s time to take a step back […]

The birds are chirping, the sun is shining longer every day, snow is gone and, of course, horses are shedding! Spring is finally here, which means show season is not that far behind. Or, for those of you who do not compete, good riding weather is back! Whatever your goals are for the summer, many […]

By: Kalina Rutledge, BBRM Equine, Marc-Andre Blouin, B.Sc. When you think of a healthy horse one of the first things that comes to mind is a shiny coat. Not just any shiny coat, that gleaming shiny coat that radiates utmost health. This is why the market for equine grooming products loves products that promise a […]

By: Kalina Rutledge, BBRM Equine As equine nutrition consultants, one of the main questions we get regularly is, “How much should I feed?” One answer to this would be to look at your feed tag, which will allow you to match your horse’s weight with its activity level and give you an amount in kilograms […]

By: Kalina Rutledge, BBRM Equine, Marc-Andre Blouin, B.Sc. Winter is not showing any signs of backing off and these frigid temperatures tend to make people want to give their horses a little something extra in their feed as a warm, cozy treat. The traditional warm winter feed for horses is a bran mash. Often people […]

By: Kalina Rutledge, BBRM Equine, Marc-Andre Blouin, B.Sc. Believe it or not, spring is going to be here before we know it. For horse people, spring means foaling season and therefore your last chance to make sure your broodmares are receiving proper nutrition. Your broodmare is likely now in late gestation and you want to […]

By: Kalina Rutledge, BBRM Equine, Marc-Andre Blouin, B.Sc. & Josée Lalonde, B.Sc. For many Canadians, the end of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, along with the beginning of the first falling snowflakes, marks the end of horse show season. Some riders head south with their mounts, but for those of us who aren’t snow birds, […]

By: Kalina Rutledge, BBRM Equine & Marc-Andre Blouin, B.Sc. Almost every horse owner has experienced it. You walk into the barn for night check, peer into a stall and find your horse sweating, kicking at his stomach and trying to lie down and roll. As a horse owner we know the drill, this now means […]