Wives’ Tales or Wisdom: What can we learn from pre-internet horse management?
Article by Elizabeth Owens - B Sc Agric (Hons) There is a truism that feeding horses is as much an art as it is a science. It is our failure to remember this...
Equine Nutrition Articles
How to feed to prevent Colic
Apart from being a word that strikes fear into the heart of every horse owner, colic is the term used to describe any abdominal pain seen in horses. It is...
The Comprehensive Guide To Hay For Your Horse (updated 2022)
There are so many different types of hay and it can get confusing when you start to try figuring out which hay to use and why. Or which hay to...
Act early to avoid your horse getting laminitis this Spring
What if you could manage your horse on pasture with spring grass AND avoid laminitis (and a lot of worry in the process)? It is actually possible, and the key...
Q&A – Why Is the Digestive EQ feed rate ‘so high’?
We sometimes get asked why the Digestive EQ feed rate is ‘so high’, and occasionally we see people choosing products because they have a lower feed rate. But that is a strategy potentially fraught with...
How to help your foal have good gut health
Foals are born without any fibre-digesting bacteria in their gastrointestinal tracts, so they have to eat their Mum’s manure to get it. If the mare’s gut is healthy and populated...
