Everyone relies on feed tags to tell us everything we need to know about the feed we offer to our horses and this is a big mistake. Feed tags aren't what you think they are and certainly not what the feed companies want you to think they are. This episode should help you with the ins and outs of reading feed tags.

What made you choose your feed or supplement for your horse? Advertising? Reputation? Barn Gossip?

Before you make your final decision you should get the true answers to these four simple questions.

Many, if not most horse owners are using feed and supplements based on claims made by these companies and are blissfully confident that these claims are regulated and enforced by government agencies. These horse owners are greatly mistaken in this belief. Tune in to learn why.

Taking a departure from horse feed advice to share my very first horse experience.

Horse people will appreciate a story about a totally green 50 year old man on a four year old chestnut filly.

Non horse people will enjoy learning about what riding horses means.

Equine Metabolic Syndrome affects more than 50% of the US domesticated horse hers each year. It is a highly debilitating condition but one that is easily avoided. In this episode I share my own personal experience with my heart horse on identifying early symptoms of EMS and how to avoid the condition.

There are plenty of bad commercial horse feeds available that will give bad results. The problem is that really spectacular, high quality commercial feeds will give bad results if improperly fed.

This episode is s good primer for understanding how commercial horse feeds are classified and what to look for.

A complete checklist for horse owners who have a horse that has difficulty in gaining and maintaining weight.

The episode give a detailed look at why your horse is having a weight gain problem and how to fix it.