Feeding the Hot Horse
Appropriate nutrition is a key component for successful behaviour management of ‘hot’ and anxiety-prone horses. It is important to cons...
01
Apr
Foundations of Good Nutrition
01
Mar
Feeding Weanling Horses
Weaning can be a very stressful time for a young horse and his or her dam. Strategies such as progressive weaning or weaning foals in g...
01
Feb
Feeding the Hard Keeper Horse
Do you have one of those horses that is hard to keep weight on? One who seems to eat twice as much (or more!) than anyone else’s horse,...
02
Jan
Roughage, Forage & Fibre: A horse-owner’s essential guide
Roughage should form the foundation of every horse diet. It provides the majority of your horse’s fibre requirement. Depending on plant...
22
Jun
Winter Feed Planning
Ever wondered, "Do I need to adjust my horse’s diet for winter?"
Read on for our practical approach to answering this question accur...
22
Apr
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...
01
Oct
Horse Nutrition Explained: the ABC and 1234 of correct diet balance!
Have you set up a spreadsheet or bought a license for an online ration calculator but after an hour of fiddling with feeds, the diet st...
24
Sep
Weight Gain for the Underweight EMS Horse
Learn more about managing laminitis-prone horses and ponies during Spring here.
24
Sep
Forage Recommendations for IR, EMS or Overweight Horses
Click here for more information on choosing safer forages.
Learn more about managing laminitis-prone horses and ponies during Sp...
24
Sep
Managing Laminitis-prone Horses and Ponies during Spring
Rule #1: Don't let horses get fat
(and if they do, help them lose weight immediately but safely).
The hardest part about helping ea...
28
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...
18
Jun
How does Omega-3 supplementation boost mare fertility?
Although omega-3 supplementation for broodmares is proven to boost fertility, mares should be on a regime of good basic nutrition with ...
