Eleanor Blazer

Eleanor Blazer was raised training and caring for horses. She learned to ride and care for the horses her family bought and sold. Many of these horses required improved nutrition when they arrived for training. Eleanor’s experience and research has benefited both horses and horse lovers in the field of equine nutrition. An equine nutrition consultant, based in Bulverde, Texas, she keeps busy doing equine nutrition consultations, conducting seminars, and speaking to youth groups about horse care and nutrition. Eleanor is the author of the syndicated column The Way of Horses. She has more than 20 years experience helping and being a mentor to those wanting to know how to provide the very best care and nutrition for our special friend – the horse.

Equine Obesity: No Laughing Matter

June 30, 2020September 1, 2014 by Eleanor Blazer

How to Properly Identify and Feed Carbohydrates by Eleanor Blazer Do the terms equine metabolic syndrome, Cushing’s disease, peripheral Cushing’s, insulin resistance and hypo-thyroid sound familiar? The common symptom shared by of all these conditions can be obesity. Weight and insulin problems are on the rise and it’s no …

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Nutrition for Horse Pastures

August 5, 2020July 1, 2014 by Eleanor Blazer

How to Keep Your Pasture Grasses Healthy by Eleanor Blazer Few things are prettier this time of year than watching horses graze on a beautiful pasture. To maintain forage, as well as the view, it’s important to do what you can to keep grass plants healthy. Just like horses …

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And the Beat Goes On – How to Find, and Take, Your Horse’s Pulse

August 5, 2020February 1, 2014 by Eleanor Blazer

by Eleanor Blazer Do you know the average resting pulse rate of your horse? You may know that the normal resting pulse rate of an adult horse is between 25 and 50 beats per minute (bpm), but what is your horse’s rate? Because of the wide margin of normalcy, …

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Finding Balance

June 30, 2020January 1, 2014 by Eleanor Blazer

The Physical and Mental Components of a Well Balanced Horse by Eleanor Blazer Balance: we all strive for it. It’s a word used frequently by horse owners, trainers, farriers, veterinarians, nutritionists and holistic practitioners. There are several definitions for balance: equal distribution of weight, mental/emotional stability, the ability to …

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Hunkered Down

June 30, 2020January 1, 2014 by Eleanor Blazer

Caring For Horses During the Winter by Eleanor Blazer The holidays are over and most of us are hunkered down, just waiting for spring. This time of year it takes motivation to leave the house, trudge to the barn and care for horses, but once there the smell, sound …

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Have a Coughing Horse?

August 5, 2020November 1, 2013 by Eleanor Blazer

How to Tell if Your Horse’s Coughing is Normal by Eleanor Blazer Coughing is a symptom. It can be caused by something as trivial as a little dust or as serious as an underlying medical condition. Regardless of the cause, a coughing horse stops time. Activity ceases as …

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Fine for the Bovine, Fatal for the Equine

June 30, 2020October 1, 2013 by Eleanor Blazer

Why You Shouldn’t Feed Your Horse Like a Cow by Eleanor Blazer It’s a common rural sight: horses and cattle pastured together and serenely grazing. Sharing grass may be fine, but what about grain? The goal when feeding cattle is to maximize rate of gain and keep …

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Get to Know Your Grass Hays

August 5, 2020August 1, 2013 by Eleanor Blazer

Common Cool Season Grasses by Eleanor Blazer The equine digestive system is designed to extract nutrients from grass. Horses need long-stem fiber to remain healthy and in a perfect situation horses will graze for approximately 18 hours per day. If the horse owner does not have good pasture feeding …

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Say ‘No’ to Nightshade

August 5, 2020June 1, 2013 by Eleanor Blazer

Safe Guard Your Horse Safe from a Poisonous Plant Family by Eleanor Blazer You say “potato,” I say, “poison;” you say “tomato,” I say “toxin.” These plants are members of the nightshade (solanaccae) family and include eggplant, tobacco, chili and bell peppers, horse nettle, and jimsonweed. There are more …

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Is Your Horse Lacking an Essential Mineral?

August 5, 2020October 1, 2012 by Eleanor Blazer

The Importance of Copper by Eleanor Blazer, www.horsecourses.online “See a penny, pick it up…and put it in a bucket?” Adding pennies to a horse’s water to increase copper intake is without merit; it doesn’t work. Pennies minted after 1982 are only 2.5 percent copper. You may want to add copper, …

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