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Equine Obesity: Risk Factors and Recommendations
Weight Management

Equine Obesity: Risk Factors and Recommendations

Learn how to manage equine obesity, monitor changes in body fat, and support safe weight loss in horses with practical feeding and management advice.

Equine Obesity: Risk Factors and Recommendations
Managing Grass Intake in Spring for the Good Doer or Metabolic Horse
Weight Management

Managing Grass Intake in Spring for the Good Doer or Metabolic Horse

Manage your horse’s grass intake with this practical UK guide. Discover how much grass horses eat per hour and learn effective strategies to control grazing for overweight and good doer horses, while maintaining natural grazing behaviour and digestive health.

Managing Grass Intake in Spring for the Good Doer or Metabolic Horse
Learn How To Use A Horse Weight Tape
Weight Management

Learn How To Use A Horse Weight Tape

Weight tapes can be a very useful tool to help you manage your horse’s weight.

Learn How To Use A Horse Weight Tape
Hay Shortage: How to Make Your Forage Supplies go Further
Forage

Hay Shortage: How to Make Your Forage Supplies go Further

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.

Hay Shortage: How to Make Your Forage Supplies go Further
Gro-Trac® – Equine Growth-Monitoring Software
Gro-Trac®

Gro-Trac® – Equine Growth-Monitoring Software

The first tool of its kind, Gro-Trac® helps breeders track and compare their young horses’ growth with similar horses locally and internationally.

Gro-Trac® – Equine Growth-Monitoring Software
MicroSteed™ Equine Nutrition Calculator
MicroSteed™

MicroSteed™ Equine Nutrition Calculator

MicroSteed is the equine nutrition calculator and ration evaluator developed by Kentucky Equine Research to assess total dietary intake of nutrients from feed, forages and supplements.

MicroSteed™ Equine Nutrition Calculator
Understanding BETA EGUS
BETA EGUS

Understanding BETA EGUS

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.

Understanding BETA EGUS
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
Understanding Equine Muscle Myopathies
Managing Muscle Myopathies

Understanding Equine Muscle Myopathies

Learn about common horse muscle myopathies – RER, PSSM, and MFM. Discover symptoms, diagnosis, and nutritional management strategies for tying-up in horses.

Understanding Equine Muscle Myopathies