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Feeding poor doers made simple with tips on weight management, best hay for overweight horses and laminitis prevention.

Learn how to feed your horse for more energy. Discover the best feeds for instant energy, stamina, and endurance, plus tips for good-doers and performance horses.

EGUS is a general term that is used to describe ulcers in the stomach, however as our understanding of EGUS has evolved the syndrome can now be split into two separate diseases.

Saracen Horse Feeds are proudly celebrating an exclusive 20-year partnership with Kentucky Equine Research, World Leaders in Equine Research and Nutrition.

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

Learn what BETA EGUS approval means and how it helps owners choose feeds that support equine digestive health. Discover how Saracen Horse Feeds meets these standards through research-led formulations and responsible feeding practices.

Showjumper and veterinary physiotherapist, Lily Buckle, needed a feed that would provide her horse with instant, off the leg energy, whilst being palatable as her horse can be very fussy.

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.

Hay prices have surged to £151 per tonne – £78 higher than this time last year – while an exceptionally wet winter has left paddocks muddy and grass scarce. With many owners relying heavily on hay, haylage and forage replacers, careful forage management is essential. Here are our top tips to help you make supplies go further without compromising your horse’s health.