Category: Other horse feed

Viele Karotten

Feeding carrots – yes or no?

Reading Time: 6 minutes    4 facts, analysed in greater detail. For years, feeding carrots was as much a part of winter as black ice and cold fingers. Large sacks were collected from the feed dealer or delivered directly, and a few kilos per day per horse were (and still are in many stables) not

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Pferdefutter - Müsli

Healthy feeding is more than just hay and muesli

Reading Time: 8 minutes    Does concentrated feed really provide power? Or can it harm my horse as well? For most horse owners, feeding concentrated feed in the form of muesli, pellets or grain is a natural part of the diet. Only very few people question the purpose of this feeding. Nevertheless, the rise in

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Atemluft Pferd

Factsheet: Chronic cough, hay dust allergy, heaves

Reading Time: 7 minutes    And what can be done about it What is a chronic cough and how does it develop? Chronic respiratory diseases are unfortunately on the increase. There are many reasons for this, which is why different treatment approaches are often necessary for what appears to be the same symptom. From the

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Esparsette auf einer Futterschaufel

Sainfoin: a valuable tip, especially for heavy feeders

Reading Time: 3 minutes    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

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Zwei Islandponys im Schnee

Basic care in the cold winter months

Reading Time: 4 minutes    The colder the weather, the higher the hay consumption The observation many stable owners are experiencing these days has a straightforward explanation: horses utilize the majority of the energy generated as heat during fiber digestion in the large intestine to sustain their core body temperature. As the outdoor temperatures drop,

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