Condition & Weight Gain We know good nutrition starts with a healthy gut. Understanding how your horse digests feed can help you make better choices for their health, behaviour, and performance. Here’s a breakdown of how the horse’s digestive system works and how the right feeding approach can make a real difference. The Foregut – …
Laminitis is one of the most common and often misunderstood conditions affecting horses. It can develop quietly, progress quickly, and have lasting consequences if not managed early. The encouraging part is that many risk factors are within our control.
5 TOP TIPS ON HOW TO KEEP YOUR HORSE HYDRATED Here British Horse Feeds consultant nutritionist, Dr Tom, offers his top tips on hydration. 1.Give your horse a pinch or a poke! With a well hydrated horse, a pinch or poke depression will fill in almost immediately. The more dehydrated a horse, the longer it …
Let’s talk supplement basics. It is overwhelming to walk into the supplement aisle at the pet store, feed store or tack shop and even more so when you look up animal supplements on line. So many names, choices and types can leave you unable to make a choice that you feel confident in. While we, …
There are two main periods where grass can be a causative factor in initiating a laminitic response, spring and autumn. Where spring grass has been well publicized because it has extremely high levels of sugars and fructans, and these are regarded as triggers, less obvious factors are at play in autumn grass. There are two …
It is, perhaps, the one word a horse owner never wants to hear, summoning up images of downed horses, twisted guts, surgery – or worse. However, the more we understand about colic, the more we can both treat and avoid the condition. So first of all, what is colic? Colic means “gut pain” and there …