Nutritional Articles
Why Wait? Using Winter To Your Advantage With Weight Loss.
If your horse is overweight, winter can be tactfully used to help your horse to lose weight.
Soaking Hay : What's The Latest?
Soaking hay is a great way to reduce the calorie content without limiting the amount of fibre that a horse is receiving
Ingredient Focus : Oil
What are the benefits of feeding oil to horses - and is it necessary?
Glycaemic Index In Horse Feeds
Being aware of the glycaemic index (GI) of your horse's feed and knowing how it can affect them can be beneficial in managing their ration to suit their dietary needs.
Muscle Myopathies : Mfm
Myofibrillar myopathy (MFM) is a muscle myopathy that differs to the more familiar PSSM.
The Benefits Of Feeding A Chaff
Chaff is the term given to short, chopped fibres. Often considered as a 'filler,' what are the benefits of feeding a chaff to your horses health?
The Misunderstood 10% Rule
When managing horses with metabolic conditions, guidelines state that non-structural carbohydrates in the diet should not exceed more than 10%. However, what does this really mean?
Equine Glandular Gastric Disease (Eggd)
Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS) compromises of two diseases - Equine Squamous Gastric Disease and Equine Glandular Gastric Disease.
Timing Of Starch Feeds Relative To Exercise
At Saracen Horse Feeds we often get asked the question, “When should I feed my horse before exercise or a competition?”
Grass And The Forgotten Calories
For horses on a low calorie ration, the majority of calories tend to come from their grass and forage.
Stress And The Hindgut.
How does stress impact the gut health of horses?
Body Condition Scoring And Performance
An optimum fat score is essential for supporting peak performance.