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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.

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.

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

In the past 30 years, the understanding of equine gastric ulcer disease (EGUD) has advanced by leaps and bounds. Read the interview with veterinarian Al Merritt.

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

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.

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.

During intense exercise, horses can lose up to 12 litres of sweat per hour, approximately 4% of their total body water.

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