Many horses have recurring health issues due to changing temperatures and weather conditions. Hot weather causes circulatory problems, and the body loses electrolytes through heavy sweating. Which further weakens the horse. It is therefore important to provide the horses with a good mineral supply. The OKAPI Mineral Pur G offers
When you venture into the stables during summer, clad in shorts and a breezy shirt, the thought of autumn and winter is far from your mind. Even though we may still be bothered by flies, mosquitoes, and horseflies, we relish the high temperatures and extended daylight in the stables. However,
Depending on whether the preceding summer was extremely hot or moderately warm, the pastures can either be highly stressed, resulting in a brown appearance, or retain some vitality. As heatwaves have become more frequent in recent years, many pastures now have areas where fresh grass is scarce, resembling more or
‘My horse can’t go into the field, or it will explode!’ You hear this over and over again and again from many horse owners. Greed is however, not a natural horse behaviour, not even in the Gypsy Cob. Healthy horses naturally have their ‘noses down’ as soon as they move
In the best-case scenario, you have a healthy horse in your stable that can live on nothing but hay, mineral feed, salt lick and water. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Whether you have to give a dewormer to the horse because of a proven worm infestation or you
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