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The blog, home of Honos Horse Sense!
Honos Horse Sense is all about providing evidence-based equine nutrition and care strategies, in easy-to-implement forms! On the blog, you'll find How-To resources, educational articles, and collaborations with other like-minded horse people! We want to provide you with the information you want to know, so we also welcome topic requests.
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5 Things We Recommend for Every Horse Caretaker
While we do offer various nutrition consulting services, booking consultations is not our primary goal at Honos Nutrition - instead, we...


Nutritive Value of Grass: Considering Pasture in the Horse’s Diet
Horses are evolved to consume bulky plant matter such as grasses. As such, they are well-adapted to meeting most of their nutrient...

Hot Weather Considerations
While you may enjoy the sunshine, your horse may not be feeling too hot! Here are some things to consider when trying to keep your horse...

Strategies for Reducing the Environmental Impact of Horse-Keeping
In honour of Earth Week, we have prepared some strategies to make your horse-keeping more sustainable!


When to Use Commercial Feeds
Commercial feeds are useful strategies to meet the requirements that may not be met with hay (due to hay quality or health concerns).


The Case of the Weakest Link: Protein & Amino Acids
Protein is an important macronutrient, but did you know that a horse’s protein requirement is actually a dietary requirement for...

The Value in (Supportive) Science Communications
We believe it is never too late to learn something new, and strive to spark curiousity and foster supportive learning opportunities.


HOW TO: Hay Testing
Oh, hay - the basis of your horse's diet. But do you know the nutritive content of the hay you're currently feeding?

HOW TO: Select A Qualified Nutritionist
Despite the huge impact that nutrition can have on an animal’s health, anyone can call themselves a nutritionist - so how do you know if...


Fueling the Performance Horse
Just like how some of us only go to certain gas stations, careful consideration of the fueling-up step is important for supporting exercise!


QUICK FACTS: Fiber Fermentation
Horses are adapted to eat a fiber-based diet, and are very efficient at doing so! This is due to a symbiotic relationship with microbes...


What to Expect: Product Breakdowns
Supplement choice is key to ensure you're buying a product that will be effective & safe, but can be overwhelming - but we can help!


Probiotics: What, Why & How to Select?
Horses have a vast microbe population in their hindgut, consisting of bacteria, protozoa and fungi. With regards to bacteria, the...


HOW TO: Reduce Resource Guarding
Resource guarding is the reason behind many (unfortunately common) agonistic social behaviours we see in domestic horses. Management...
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