How to Check If Everything You’ve Entered into FeedXL Is Accurate

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When using FeedXL you need to remember it is a tool designed to help you assess your horse’s diet. It is really important you look to see if what FeedXL is telling you matches what your horse is telling you from body fatness perspective. The first thing I ALWAYS do is take a look at […]

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