Monthly Archives: October 2017

Winter can be challenging for veteran horses, especially once their dental function starts to decline. Adjusting the diet to ensure enough chewable fibre intake and enough energy for condition can take some juggling. In addition, over winter when grass is sparse, essential micronutrients should be elevated and a good intake of antioxidants ensured. Our horses are living for longer nowadays, … Continue reading →

Make all dietary changes gradually to ensure the horse’s digestive tract adapts to the new diet. This applies to both hard feed and forage, including grass, hay and haylage. Many horse owners are aware of making changes to their horse’s hard feed gradually, but some don’t realise this rule of feeding also applies to forages and indeed any change to … Continue reading →