Reading Time: 2 minutes What’s going on there? Imagine, you’re cleaning out the hooves of your horse and all of a sudden a part of the hoof sole comes off in little white crumbs or occasionally even in larger chucks. The reassuring news is that a crumbling hoof sole is typically not a cause
Reading Time: 7 minutes The understanding of the health benefits associated with a high-fiber diet consisting of grass and hay, as opposed to concentrated feed, has gained widespread recognition. Good quality hay is just one of the two fundamental nutrients; the other often leads a rather quiet and sometimes neglected existence: water. Why is
Reading Time: 2 minutes Every year, around October when Halloween is fast approaching, a common query arises within equestrian circles regarding the suitability of feeding pumpkins to horses. This question is quite understandable, especially given the abundance of pumpkins available on street corners. Later on, as the pumpkins make way for Christmas decorations, many
Reading Time: 2 minutes As the weather becomes less hospitable, the susceptibility to respiratory infections rises. Chinese medicine aptly asserts that “damp cold invites disease in”. Consequently, stables often encounter a surge of cold-related ailments from autumn to spring. To pre-emptively fortify your horse’s immunity against the cold-borne pathogens emitted by afflicted equines, consider
Reading Time: 3 minutes First and foremost, horses must always have hay available, as this provides the important cellulose that is converted into energy and nutrients by the microorganisms in the large intestine. Horses need a source of wood fibre In addition to hay, a source of wood fibre should always be available for
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