Feeding horses for the job!
Feeding horses well is both art and science. If you’ve ever had a horse too fat, too skinny or jumping out of their skin with playfulne...
22
Apr
Weight Gain
04
Dec
Equine Gut Health & Gastric Ulcers
Gastric ulcers are quite common in horses of any age, with most studies estimating that between 50 to 90 per cent of horses have gastri...
24
Sep
Weight Gain for the Underweight EMS Horse
Learn more about managing laminitis-prone horses and ponies during Spring here.
27
Jun
Feed Your Horse Well Through Winter
Most horse diets need tweaking through winter to compensate for seasonal reduction in pasture quantity and quality whilst horses burn e...
04
Jun
How much should I feed my horse? The essential 5 step guide for horse owners.
The amount of food your horse requires is determined by his or her size (weight), workload, age, breeding status and whether you are ai...
07
May
The Essential 4-Step Guide to Safe Weight Gain for Horses
Is your horse showing a bit more rib than you like to see? Is he or she losing the fat layer along the spine that is often referred to ...
17
Jul
Top Tips to Save $$$ on Horse Feeds
Did you get a nasty surprise in your horse feed store last week?
With grain prices as much as 40 % higher than this time last year in ...
16
May
Prebiotics and Probiotics in Equine Nutrition
The billions of tiny microbes inside the digestive tracts of humans, pets and production animals are gaining widespread recognition fro...
03
May
Feeding Older Horses in Cold Weather
Having the luxury of keeping much-loved horses through their retirement years is an honour many us happily perform for our equine frien...
30
Mar
When Should I Change My Horse’s Hard Feed?
Although you can look up horse nutrition books and find out how many calories per day your horse needs, feeding exactly the energy inta...
10
Jul
Prebiotics and Probiotics: an Introduction
Prebiotics are “a substrate that is selectively utilized by host microorganisms conferring a health benefit.” (ISAPP, 2017).
Prebiotics...
14
Jun
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...