Reading Time: 6 minutes Free Faecal Water Syndrome – As the winter continues, it is seen more frequently in many stables. This is not just a cosmetic problem. It’s not just an unpleasant sight to see the brown slurry running down the horse’s legs – the faecal water urgently needs to be washed off,
Reading Time: 6 minutes Oil provides the horse with more energy in winter Horses utilize dietary fibers, particularly cellulose and hemicellulose, as their primary energy source. When energy demands rise, the horse initially enhances the energy yield from its roughage by improving its utilization in the large intestine. Additionally, during the winter months, horses
Reading Time: 3 minutes That sainfoin is repeatedly criticised as a horse feed is nothing new. What is new, is that it is said to have a negative impact on the health of the thyroid gland due to increased iodine requirements. The often-cited thiocyanates are indeed able to contribute to increased iodine excretion. However,
Reading Time: 2 minutes Many horses are now prone to digestive disorders such as faecal water, diarrhoea, or flatulence often more noticeable in the winter months. There can be many causes for this and, depending on the horse, several causes can come together and all lead to the same symptom. Unfortunately, there has been
Reading Time: 2 minutes If you regularly feed your horse carrots, apples, or beet pulp (including unmolassed) in winter, you ensure slowly but surely the growth of micro-organisms in the large intestines, a population that utilises pectins (plant building material from fruit, vegetables, and young grass/leaves) to multiply. This does not sound problematic at
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