Are You Wasting Money on Vitamins for your Horse?
You may be wasting hard-earned cash if you're feeding mature (but not old), healthy pleasure horses a multi-vitamin supplement when the...
Tag Archives: Equine Vit&Min
Why is autumn a high risk time for laminitis?
Days are getting shorter, temperatures are lower and in some regions we are starting to get some rain. Why is autumn such a tricky time...
C3 vs C4 Grasses – Which Is Best?
If you’ve ever been on to FeedXL or read information about ‘bighead’ and oxalates in pastures, you’ll have come across the terms “C3” a...
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...
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...
Caring for Horses in Hot Weather
As temperatures soar, remember to take weather conditions into account when planning a ride.
Working horses during very hot and/or hum...
Prebiotics and Probiotics: an Introduction
Prebiotics are “a substrate that is selectively utilized by host microorganisms conferring a health benefit.” (ISAPP, 2017).
Prebiotic...
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 a...
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! I’ve got high oxalate grasses!
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...