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5 Useful Supplements to Help Combat Summer and Why They Really Work
1.Feeding Essential Vitamins and Minerals balances the nutrient shortage in grass pasture, hay and haylage to maintain all-round health. Most good doers and many other horses given pasture turnout during summer will not need the full recommended amount of compound feed, so they will miss out on a balanced diet. 2. Electrolytes – exercising horses lose large amounts of sweat … Continue reading
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Why Electrolytes Are So Important…
Did you know that horses can lose up to 10L of sweat during two hours of work? That is a lot of fluid! Did you also know that a horse’s system cannot retain water without electrolytes? This means that if a horse is not replacing body salts in sufficient quantities though his normal diet, supplementing with electrolytes is important to … Continue reading
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