StableFeed

12/21/2024

“After years and years of struggling with gut issues with my main competition horse, Emporium, I finally found the seasons blend. It gives him the support for his stomach and hind gut that he needs. His anorexia is gone and he can finally maintain a healthy weight and condition. The other horses I have on it have all also flourished. It is such a weight off of my mind to know that my horses' feed is actually helping promote their overall health and well being. The best product!!”

~Ashlynn Meuchel Equestrian

12/21/2024

12/21/2024

By Dan Lemke Mary Hartman didn’t plan to start a business, nor did she intend to build an industry, but she’s doing both in a span of just seven years. Hartman started StableFeed, an innovative horse feed and supplement company, by creating some healthful treats for her own horses. The business ...

12/20/2024

“I am Loving the Boosted Spirulina Chia supplement. I have a VERY big, almost Clydesdale sized, Oldenburg who had a sarcoid near his eye. It was on the bigger side and had a spot on it that would bleed. Topicals didn't work soI tried this product and it COMPLETELY went away. Within one month I noticed a massive difference. Within 2 months it was completely gone and hasn't come back. At this point you have a customer for life and it is a permanent supplement in my Oldenburg’s diet!”
~ Diana

12/19/2024

OFFICE CLOSED

Our office will be closed today due to weather. There will be no shipments/packages leaving today but everything will resume as normal tomorrow. Thank you for your patience and understanding!

12/18/2024

We are adding new distributors every month. Check it out!

We cannot thank our clients enough for spreading the word about StableFeed to your local shops. If you still need to get StableFeed products close to you, reach out to your local tack shop, feed store, or even a vet to see if they will bring our products closer to you.

12/18/2024

"Human nutritionists recommend consuming less-processed foods, but most veterinarians still recommend only processed foods" ~ Rodney Habib & Dr. Karen Becker The Forever Dog Book

I remember a time when I thought that commercial animal food was designed for the health of the animal. I was also taught this when I was getting my Animal Science (equine emphasis) degree at the University. When my 8 week old puppy was plucking his hair out like chicken feathers I was told it was an environmental allergy. Fun fact, it was February in Minnesota where not much is living in the environment at -30 degrees. I was told to give him a vet prescribed diet along with allergy medications and medicated baths once a week. I sat down one day and thought, “Why can’t it be related to what he is eating? Human’s have food allergies why can’t my puppy?” I started doing research on dog food and was HORRIFIED at what goes into it. The majority of ingredients are not what I would classify as real food!

So many consumers dive headfirst into reading the guaranteed analysis, believing it's the only way to give their horse’s proper nutrition. But the danger lies in becoming too fixated on those numbers. In doing so, they risk missing the real essence of true health. What is truly making our horse’s sick?
It's not a wrong path, but it's not the only path. Remember, just like us and our other pets, horses need real whole foods to be healthy. If a company hits a certain IU of Vitamin A on their label but it comes from a synthetic, does your horse use it in the same way that they would if they were given a real carrot?

If you find yourself lost in the hustle of supplements and feeds, take a step back. Reassess. Ask yourself, "Is that actually good for my horse?"

12/16/2024

Research on the equine microbiome is developing rapidly, with studies validating StableFeed's position that one must address/feed the microbiome to manage the overall health of your horse. Here is a link that shows the microbiota's different response to water macrophages in obese horses vs non-obese horses.

The Seasons Biome Blend provides your horse with a low sugar (3.8), low starch (3.6), bioavailable feed that considers the needs of your horse AND the microbiome, providing non-digestible fibrous plants that allow the microbes to postbiotics to drive health.

Abstract OBJECTIVE To compare the inflammatory response of murine macrophages exposed to the enteric microbiome of obese horses versus nonobese horses. SAMPLE F***l samples from 12 obese horses (body condition score ≥ 7/9) and 12 nonobese horses (body condition score 4 to 5/9) with similar dietary...

12/15/2024

From, “She’ll (the mare) never be able to do the work you want her to do and may never jump again.” To this!

We’re so proud of the commitment this young lady showed to this worthy and talented mare.

See their story on the StableFeed YouTube channel!

The road to recovery was long but Kensi never gave up on her dream with LaRue. This is their StableFeed story.

12/14/2024

This 19th century idiom was used to describe the health, strength and vitality of horses but it no longer holds true. The incidence of chronic ill health in today’s horses is rising rapidly with a 30% increase in colic deaths in the past decade, and and estimated 56% of the equine population suffering from metabolic disease.

StableFeed believes the answer to today's equine health problems require a systems approach, not a symptoms approach. Using current research on the microbiome, research on plant compound interactions with the various bacteria present in the microbiome, and a “food as medicine” view, we have created and offer a holistic and integrated system to create, restore or simply maintain vibrant health in today’s horses.

12/13/2024

If you follow this page, you probably have an interest in soundness, hoof rehab, and growing the healthiest hooves possible for an individual horse. We often talk about diet and nutrition as being a huge part of that. Something I've been exploring this year is the equine gut and microbiome and its role in allowing a horse to absorb and utilize the nutrients we are so diligently trying to feed them to grow healthier feet!

We all likely have clients or personal horses that are doing everything "right" - they are on a forage based, mineral balanced diet, moving as much as possible over varied terrain, living a species-appropriate life, who still may not have feet as good as we think they could have. For these horses, I have wondered if the gut is playing a role.

A few months ago I saw StableFeed post that they were studying the microbiome in some wild horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, and I knew I wanted to reach out to them about equine gut health! While they haven't published their research yet, they are doing some really cool things looking at the bacteria in the equine gut, and company founder Mary Hartman and I dive into that in this week's podcast episode.

You can hear the entire conversation on any podcast app under "The Humble Hoof," or directly at this link: https://thehumblehoof.com/2024/12/13/exploring-the-equine-gut-microbiome/

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12/13/2024

Enjoy the experience of walking through a sainfoin field!

Check out our Youtube channel to see the full video!

12/12/2024

12/11/2024

Moringa Oleifera is found in northern India and Ghana. The leaves, seeds and roots have been used in medicine for centuries. Moringa is anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, and anti-viral to provide total body support. It is also a good source of protein, calcium, iron, zinc and Vitamins A/C/E, making it wonderful for the Seasons Biome Blend - Winter mix.

12/09/2024

If you want StableFeed feed/sainfoin in the Stillwater area, let us know!

12/07/2024

Hear about why professional rider and stadium jumper, Ashlynn Meuchel, feeds StableFeed.

12/07/2024

The Seasons Biome Blend, a science-based functional food supplement for horses that gently supports changes in the horses microbiome that occur as a result of environmental cycles.

Ten horses were kept on pasture for one year, with hay provided from June to October. Each month we measured how much pasture was present and collected pasture and hay samples to assess their nutrient content, and faecal samples from all horses to ...