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Feeding the Ex-Racehorse: Improving Hoof Quality
Feeding the Ex-Racehorse

Feeding the Ex-Racehorse: Improving Hoof Quality

Providing a balanced diet or feeding a balancer that contains a healthy hoof package will ensure that the hooves are provided with all the essential nutrients that they require to grow.

Feeding the Ex-Racehorse: Improving Hoof Quality
Why Horses Could Hold the Key to the Future of Land
News

Why Horses Could Hold the Key to the Future of Land

At Saracen we believe that horses are part of the environmental solution. Grasslands – when properly managed – are powerful carbon sinks.

Why Horses Could Hold the Key to the Future of Land
Risk Factors associated with Gastric Ulcers
Gastric Ulcers - EGUS

Risk Factors associated with Gastric Ulcers

Modern management often limits natural foraging, increases stress (training, early weaning), and uses high-starch diets with too little forage and fibre.

Risk Factors associated with Gastric Ulcers
Weight Management: Optimum Body Condition
Weight Management

Weight Management: Optimum Body Condition

Obesity remains prevalent in the UK leisure sector of horses and ponies and is now also commonly found in the sports and elite horse sectors. It is of great concern to all equine communities from both veterinary and welfare points of view.

Weight Management: Optimum Body Condition
Feeding Solutions for Horses Prone to Tying-Up
Managing Muscle Myopathies

Feeding Solutions for Horses Prone to Tying-Up

Discover the best feeding strategies for horses prone to tying-up. Learn how RE-LEVE®-Mix, EQUI-JEWEL®, and SHAPE-UP® support equine muscle health and recovery.

Feeding Solutions for Horses Prone to Tying-Up
Feeding the Ex-Racehorse

Feeding the Ex-Racehorse: Feeding for Weight Gain

In order to put condition on a horse, you need to increase his intake of digestible energy.

Feeding the Ex-Racehorse: Feeding for Weight Gain
Weight Management: Increase Cardiovascular Exercise
Weight Management

Weight Management: Increase Cardiovascular Exercise

Exercise is an essential part of a weight-loss program; a horse will only lose weight if he is expending more energy than he is consuming.

Weight Management: Increase Cardiovascular Exercise
Muscle Myopathies: Nutritional Management of Muscle Myopathies
Managing Muscle Myopathies

Nutritional Management of Muscle Myopathies

There are some simple dietary adjustments that can put into place to help reduce the risk of tying-up, or other symptoms of muscle myopathies.

Nutritional Management of Muscle Myopathies
Feed Ingredients for Horses
Feed Ingredients

Feed Ingredients for Horses

Discover the key horse feed ingredients used in Saracen Horse Feeds and why they matter. Learn how fibre, cereals, protein, oils, vitamins, and minerals support equine health, condition, and performance.

Feed Ingredients for Horses