
Laminitis
Posted on July 26, 2017
Laminitis doesn’t need much introduction. If you’ve been fortunate enough, however, never to have had a horse or pony suffer with it, the key point yoPosted on July 26, 2017
Laminitis doesn’t need much introduction. If you’ve been fortunate enough, however, never to have had a horse or pony suffer with it, the key point yoPosted on July 27, 2017
It is officially still autumn, but it has felt rather wintery out there, and I even got caught in a heavy hale shower the other day (thankfully when mPosted on July 27, 2017
As winter descends upon us, many of our horses and ponies will be spending more time stabled. Stabling gives saturated pasture a rest, gives our horsePosted on July 27, 2017
In the UK we’ve been very fortunate to have an unusually dry autumn and early winter, making horse management much easier. The rain has now arrived, aPosted on July 27, 2017
The reason this post isn’t called ‘Feeding for calmness’ is because there is a great deal more to keeping your horse calm than feeding. There are, howPosted on July 27, 2017
Coughing in horses in common at this time of year, with many caused by an allergy or reaction to environmental dust and its constituents including parPosted on July 27, 2017
For those who hunt, the approaching autumn is welcome, with meets starting up after cereal crops are harvested in late August. Although killing foxesPosted on July 27, 2017
Despite having very little fat or oil in their natural diets, horses are able to digest relatively large amounts of dietary oil and diets of up to 15%Posted on July 27, 2017
We hear about antioxidants quite regularly; they are rather fashionable these days. But what exactly are they, what do they do, and how important arePosted on July 27, 2017
Carrots used to be a well-accepted horse feed but lately they have been getting a bit of a battering, so it seems like a good time to look at this froPosted on July 27, 2017
Autumn and early winter is the time when many UK foals are weaned, and it coincides with a drop in availability and/or quality of grass, as well as stPosted on July 27, 2017
More and more of our horses and ponies seem to be being diagnosed with the condition that used to be called Cushing’s syndrome, but is now termed PPIDPosted on July 27, 2017
Finally, the summer has made an appearance and brought us some warmer weather. Working horses sweat more as the temperature warms up, dissipating thePosted on July 27, 2017
How delightful to have yet another spell of warm sunny weather during which to enjoy our horses. Such a hot dry summer has put extra demands on ourselPosted on July 27, 2017
Dietary energy can be a confusing matter for horse owners, because the term ‘energy’ is most often used to describe a horse’s behavioural energy, or hPosted on July 27, 2017
We’ve been aware for some time of the balance between the delivery of nutrients for athletic performance in horses, and their psychological and physicPosted on July 27, 2017
At this time of year the process of weaning will be underway for many, and the nutritional requirements of mare and foal need to be considered carefulPosted on July 27, 2017
Human athletes are very aware of optimising recovery after a hard workout, to ensure they are ready for their next bout of exercise, or competition. FPosted on July 27, 2017
There are two main reasons why we need to be aware of dietary starch and water soluble carbohydrates (simple sugars, and fructans which are plant storPosted on July 27, 2017
The plethora of protein-rich muscle-building supplements available for humans might lead you to believe that muscle can be built by diet alone. But ofPosted on July 27, 2017
Feed balancers are becoming increasingly common horse feeds. These products are simply a concentrated compound feed with all the vitamins and mineralPosted on July 27, 2017
With the breeding season in mind now that spring is somewhere around the corner, thoughts are usually on the mare. The stallion, however, must also bePosted on July 27, 2017
At this time of year mare owners are often reminded that their horses and ponies are still entire, unlike geldings. Mares are at the mercy of their enPosted on July 27, 2017
Along with the lovely summer weather come insects, including midges. For horses who suffer from sweet itch (Culicoides hypersensitivity), summer can bPosted on August 29, 2017
Laminitis doesn’t need much introduction. If you’ve been fortunate enough, however, never to have had a horse or pony suffer with it, the key point yo