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Caring for Pregnant or Lactating Mares & Foals

Caring for Pregnant or Lactating Mares & Foals

From time to time, we get questions about whether or not the StableFeed forage and supplement producs can be fed to pregnant or lactating mares, or used as a creep feed for foals. The simple answer is, “Yes”, they can. As a forage first company we believe these products are not only appropriate, ...
Seasons Biome Blend Spring Mix

Seasons Biome Blend Spring Mix

StableFeed has THE ONLY seasonally changing product on the market today. When we talk about our Seasons Biome Blend with horse owners there is always an “aha” moment when the owner says, “That makes so much sense! Why didn’t anyone think of this before?” Horse owners tend to think about their hor...
Seasons Biome Blend Winter Mix

Seasons Biome Blend Winter Mix

StableFeed has THE ONLY seasonally changing product on the market today. When we talk about our Seasons Biome Blend with horse owners there is always an “aha” moment when the owner says, “That makes so much sense! Why didn’t anyone think of this before?” Horse owners tend to think about their hor...
Seasons Biome Blend Fall Mix

Seasons Biome Blend Fall Mix

In Fall the temperatures drop, the circadian rhythm slows, the days get shorter, the quality of forage diminishes, and harvest activities cast particulate matter into the air.
The High Cost of Chemically Grown and Processed Feed

The High Cost of Chemically Grown and Processed Feed

Toxins are ubiquitous in the equine environment. As horse owners, we’re on high alert regarding additives and chemicals that cause immediate toxicity (i.e. ionophores). However, despite an increasingly robust scientific record we tend to ignore the information related to the cascade of long-term ...
Reviving Sainfoin in the Midwest and Greater United States

Reviving Sainfoin in the Midwest and Greater United States

Hello, fellow horse owners, gardeners, and aspiring sainfoin farmers! This is Charles from StableFeed writing here. Today, I’d like to talk about an exciting and lesser-known crop that could bring a new colour spectrum to our agricultural landscape: sainfoin. Now, before you start wondering what ...
What is Sainfoin?

What is Sainfoin?

Holy Hay   Sainfoin, otherwise known as “holy hay”, is a plant long recognized for its extraordinary palatability and health benefits. This forage was primarily grown for horses prior to the industrialization of agriculture, but was all but abandoned with the invention of tractors and the promis...

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