Sun-bleach: Is my horse’s diet wrong?
Q: Is sun bleaching a sign of mineral deficiency?
It's frustrating, isn't it? One minute your horse is deep, rich and shining, then a w...
Foundations of Good Nutrition
Prebiotics and Probiotics: an Introduction
Prebiotics are “a substrate that is selectively utilized by host microorganisms conferring a health benefit.” (ISAPP, 2017).
Prebiotics...
Top Ten Reasons why EVERY horse needs minerals.
“I don’t need my horse to look like a show horse.”
“He’s just a camp drafter, looks don’t count.”
“She’s only a few months in foal an...
Top 10 Essential Feeding Tips Every Horse Owner Needs To Know
Horses need roughage - lots of it. Unless they’re overweight, they should never run out of grass or hay.
Roughage can also provide al...
Oxalates, Calcium & Your Horse
Scientists have known since the early 1980s and probably at least a decade earlier that feeding supplementary dietary inorganic sources...
Help! My horse is grazing high oxalate grass!
The first thing is: don't panic! Having a high oxalate horse pasture isn't the end of the world, and won't make you a 'bad' owner.
It ...
Supplementing all hay diets when there is no grass
Dry times and a lack of fresh pasture is a real issue in many parts of the country at the moment, causing vitamin deficiencies in horse...
Horses don’t eat fish – but should they?
The whole horses don’t eat fish oil argument has been bothering me of late. No, horses in their natural state don’t eat fish when their...
Why testing your horse’s blood won’t tell you what you think it will.
Horse owners often believe that they need to have a sample of their horse’s blood analysed to know if they are feeding the horse what h...
Feeding for coat colour and shine
In springtime, it is common to see horses shining with good health, right? But are they really in optimum health? Green grass is rich ...