BUCKEYE Nutrition

03/07/2025

A foal’s first few months of life are an essential period of development, and their mother’s milk is their main source of nutrition during this time. MARES MILK PLUS™ provides a nutritional solution for foals who have been orphaned or rejected, or simply could benefit from supplementation.

Well-loved by veterinarians, MARES MILK PLUS is a complete milk replacer that is fully fortified to meet all your foals nutritional needs, and formulated using milk-based proteins to minimize digestive upset.

Inquire with your local BUCKEYE™ Nutrition dealer about availability of MARES MILK PLUS to ensure that you are well prepared for foaling season! 🍼🐴

03/06/2025

🐴Life Lessons from Horse People 🐴

LLFHP #7: Devin Conely

Devin Conley has a great outlook on living life alongside horses. They are an integral part of the family, but they sure do add some unplanned excitement to our day-to-day! 🌶✨

Devin’s horses are powered by GRO ‘N WIN™ and Senior Balancer!

03/05/2025

Colic is a word that strikes fear in to almost all horse owners, regardless of location or discipline, and for good reason! This painful condition can be deadly to our equine companions.

UMN Equine Extension Program provides some great ways to reduce colic risk, especially during winter weather. ⬇❄

Colic refers to abdominal pain in horses. With many possible causes, colic is often unpredictable and hard to prevent. The risk of colic in horses often increases with sudden changes in management. As you provide winter care, think about how you can help your horse ease into changes. Here are a few suggestions.

💦 Make sure your horse stays hydrated. Cold weather can reduce your horse’s water intake and increase the risk of colic, especially since we rely on drier, preserved feedstuffs (like hay). Always provide free access to fresh, clean water. Horses prefer water between 45°F and 65°F. Soaking feed can also help boost hydration if needed. Remember, snow and ice are not appropriate water sources.

⏰ When changing feed, gradually do so over 10 to 14 days. Similarly, if you mainly feed grass hay but have a few alfalfa bales, replace only a small amount of grass hay with alfalfa every other meal until it's fed out. Gradual changes allow your horse’s gut microbes time to adjust.

🌾 Maximize your horse's forage intake to support gut health, provide energy, promote heat production, and satisfy their natural grazing instincts. Horses should have 1.5 to 2 percent of their body weight in forage daily. Access to forage for at least 14.5 hours a day can support proper digestion and overall behavior. To extend eating time, offer smaller, frequent meals or use slow feeders like hay nets.

🐎 Maintain an exercise and/or turnout routine. Activity supports gut health in horses. If you need to adjust exercise time/intensity or length of turnout for winter, make these changes slowly. Many healthy horses do well with turnout during cold weather if they have access to shelter, hay, and water. Keeping horses moving and reducing sudden changes in housing routine (e.g., full turnout to full stall), when possible, can reduce the risk of colic.

03/05/2025

Simply incredible! Congratulations Erin Taormino and Skeeter (Hazardous Material)! Did you know Skeeter’s favorite treats are BUCKEYE™ Nutrition Peppermint Bits? 🤩😋Mars Equestrian

03/04/2025

High quality amino acids 💪

Prebiotic fibers for gut support 🗝

Nutritionally balanced for growing horses ⚖

Ideal blend of fat, fiber and carbs to promote steady growth rates 🎯

Growth provides the nutritional support your mares and youngstock need in order to reach the fullest of their genetic potential. 🌟

03/03/2025

What a transformation! Thank you for sharing, Black Star Stables and Arena! We are proud to be just a part of this boy’s journey!💚✨

Here's looking at you kid.. 29 days since coming into Heart of Phoenix Equine Rescue, INC and 15 days since being at Black Star Stables and Arena... has been on quite the journey!

Xrays, ulcer treatment thanks Boehringer Ingelheim , deworming, castration thanks ( Justine Huffman ) and Heckler Farrier Services magic and along with quite the glow up from balanced nutrition thanks to BUCKEYE Nutrition.

All the tangles are gone from his mane and tail (thanks Kelsie Kessick for starting his mane) the caked balls of p**p are off his sides, he is enjoying lots of turnout, comes to the fence to greet people and is getting more consistent every day in handling. No doubt his progress in handling his feet will shine like the rest of him.

This kid is sure to be on the shortlist of many during the Appalachian Trainer Face Off!

02/28/2025

What a Week 7 FEI 2* at
Wellington International WEF! It was such an honor to have the BUCKEYE™ Nutrition brand represented at such an incredible venue, with prizes (ULTIMATE RECOVERY, Peppermint Bits and Ethel M Chocolates) awarded to the fiercest of competitors! We can’t thank Mars Equestrian enough, for all they do for the equine sport and representing our brand! Congratulations to all!
📸: Sportfot

02/28/2025

We couldn't choose just a few... These lovely mares are the runners-up from our FOAL-AIDE™ Giveaway! Wishing all the best to Santana, Jillyanilly, and Alli Willis's beautiful mare. We can’t wait for their bundles of joy to arrive! 💚👼

02/26/2025

It’s foaling season! Make sure you’re prepared with specialized products scientifically formulated for foals.

Understanding the nutritional requirements of young, growing foals is key to providing the right balance of nutrients in the right amounts. Proper nutrition is essential at every stage of growth—from gestation to maturity—to support optimal development and help your foal reach its full genetic potential. 🧬💪

02/25/2025

We loved seeing all the mommas-to-be that were submitted as part of our FOAL-AIDE™ giveaway! Winners have been drawn and notified. Demi, Penelope, Buttercup, Canadream Alex Y-NOT, and Hollywood are going to raise some winners, we can feel it!✨

❗ We will be selecting a few lucky runners-up later this week to receive some surprise goodies. If you haven’t entered your expectant mare, find our original post or drop their picture here for your chance at some BUCKEYE™ Nutrition swag!

02/24/2025

Our hearts go out to the Kapper family. BUCKEYE™ Nutrition would not be what it is today without Don's leadership and innovation.

View Donald R. Kapper's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

02/22/2025

Proud have signed the Washington International Horse Show “Kind Wins” banner with Mars Equestrian at Wellington International! This initiative is an inspiring movement promoting positivity, good mental health and preventing bullying. Their goal is to foster a positive atmosphere while encouraging open communication, inclusivity, and a shared love for horses.

02/21/2025

🔔 Giveaway alert! 🔔

Are you preparing for a new arrival? If you have mares close to foaling, make sure you’re prepared with FOAL-AIDE™ on hand!

This easy-to-use paste supplement is designed for foals one week of age or older, and provides:

✅ A concentrated source of B-Vitamins to help support energy metabolism and growth

✅ Additional Vitamins C and E plus selenium provide enhanced antioxidant support and help support the foals developing immune system

✅ Balanced zinc-to-copper ratio helps support normal growth

✅ Ready to use in an easy paste form

Want a chance to win a tube? Post a picture of your pregnant mare in the comments and tell us a little bit about her! 5 winners will be randomly drawn Tuesday, February 25th, and each will win a free tube of FOAL-AIDE!

02/18/2025

✨FAQ’s #2!✨

EPM is becoming a much more frequent diagnosis for horses across north America, and there are some nutritional adjustments we can make that may be helpful for horses recovering from this disease. In this video, we discuss what our recommendation would be to help a warmblood mare gain additional muscle mass after her recent bout of EPM. 💪💚

02/15/2025

We’re at the All for the Horses Expo at World Equestrian Center - Ocala Stop by and see us and enter to win 500 lb of feed! Booth #103

02/13/2025

Cover all your bases with GRO ‘N WIN™ and ULTIMATE FINISH™ 25, while still feeding less than most concentrate feeds!

✅ Great compliment to a forage-first diet

✅ High quality amino acids to help maintain and build muscle

✅ Low feeding rates: 5x the vitamins and minerals of most feeds

✅ Provides a slow, steady release of energy to help reduce excitability

✅ Supports healthy weight and body condition for training, competition, conditioning and sales prep

Your horse will thank you. ✨🐴

02/12/2025

Feed room safety is an essential part of managing horses, for both boarding barns and those with horses at home. Not only does a safe feed room keep horses happy and healthy, but it also saves money!💰

One of our fantastic Associates, Shane Penick, talked with Cashmans Horse Equipment about important considerations for feed room safety. Read more on the Cashmans blog! 📖



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‼️Your Horse's Safety is Our Priority 🐴

Check out our new blog post with tips from to learn more about keeping your feed room safe. Let's start the new year right with good habits! ✅

📕Read it at https://cashmans.pulse.ly/4dgcips3gi

02/11/2025

🐴 Life Lessons from Horse People 🐴

LLFHP #6: CJ

CJ Garland of Perry Quarter Horses, a working ranch specializing in quarter horse breeding and training in western Kansas, has learned countless lessons from horses over the years. Recently, the PQH yearlings took advantage of an opportunity that brought one of her favorite lessons to life! Hope you were wearing your running shoes, CJ!