Nutritional Articles
How Much Grass Does My Horse Eat In A Day?
It is now a common understanding that the minimum any horse should eat to maintain a healthy digestive system is 1.5% of their body weight in dry matter per day. For horses at grass, how do we calculate this intake?
Molasses In Horse Feed.
Molasses is an ingredient that is commonly used in horse feed. It is often associated with the negative impacts of feeding a high sugar diet, but what are the facts?
Should We Prioritise Daytime Forage Over Large Haynets For Good-Doers Prone To Ulcer?
Daytime forage deprivation may cause Equine Squamous Gastric Disease whereas night-time restriction in the same horses may not. So, using this information it seems appropriate to prioritise daytime forage over large haynets at night for good-doers if you can't feed ad-lib.
Supporting Foal Development Through Correct Broodmare Nutrition.
During the first three months of lactation, broodmares have a significantly increased demand for energy in order to support both their own and the nursing foals’ nutritional requirements.
All Tied Up?
Tying-Up or ER (exertional rhabdomyolysis) is a problem that every yard will encounter at some point in time with reports of 5-7% of the thoroughbred population being affected.