Equine Nutrition Articles

Russell Higgins and Ruth Carlyle own and run Brumby Farm Horsemanship Centre in Te Awamutu, New Zealand, and provide Horsemanship Clinics - across...

See Finn's incredible weight loss transformation with great equine nutrition advice, Digestive EQ and MetaboLize®. He lost 62kg in just 4 weeks and went from an obese body score of 8 down to 6.5, while his paddock mate Frankie lost 50kg.

Every horse, whether it be a pasture pet or Olympic athlete needs a complete, balanced diet to meet their nutritional requirements. A varied, balanced diet also results in a healthy microbiome in the hind gut of the horse, which can produce a number the building blocks horses need to be healthy - such as Volatile Fatty Acids, Vitamins, and Amino Acids. 

As a horse owner, there’s nothing worse than seeing your horse in pain. Even worse, your horse can be in pain without you realising anything is wrong, meaning they live through each day quietly dealing with constant pain. Here are five warning signs that your horse may be suffering pain in their gut, and need help.

Your horse's well-being is the heart of everything we do. Take the reins in promoting their allostasis and witness the transformative difference these equine supplements can make. Embrace the power of allostasis, and unlock your horse's full potential.

Getting any hay is difficult this season, let alone low sugar hay that is suitable for our horses.  So what can you do if you can’t get hold of low sugar hay - or any hay at all for that matter?  Equine Nutritionist Nikita Stowers shares some feeds and strategies to help you provide effective amounts of forage for your horse to maintain a healthy gut and good condition.

The term grass affected is often used by horse owners and equine professionals - but is “grass affected” based in science, or just a catch-all to explain our horse’s behaviour? The truth is, it’s a bit of both. Here's specific list based on science and expert knowledge of what is in grass that can affect our horses.

Horses who are often overweight are likely to be at higher risk of health complications, including Insulin Resistance or Deregulation, and Laminitis among others. Keeping your horse at a healthy weight level is an essential step to long term health and wellbeing.

"I couldn’t believe that within 2 days of using Metabolize® he was noticeably moving better and within 5 days he was actually cantering around!"

Almost 8% of equine deaths can be linked to laminitis. Factors such as obesity, high sugar diets, hormonal imbalances, excessive workload, and a myriad of other environmental issues, can cause horses’ immune system to overload and trigger laminitis. It's crucial to address the root causes of laminitis while providing supportive care.

We all know of horses who are mentally stressed by travel – but even horses who travel calmly are likely to be concealing mental and physical stress. Travelling can often be unpredictable and uncontrollable for horses. Here's how to minimise the impact of travel on your horse and their health.

In our Vet-Supervised field study, the horses on MetaboLize® saw a rapid and marked softening, and reduction in the number and size, of existing fatty lumps – and their owners noticed a halt in the development of new fatty lumps. Find out why!