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: 2 minutes Introduction Rapidly changing weather conditions put a lot of stress on the pasture grass:It is sometimes warm and sunny during the day, but cold at night, which not only promotes the storage of fructans, but also the proliferation of endophytes.Both are problematic for horses, especially if they are already suffering
Reading Time: 3 minutes Herbal profile: English name Stinging nettle Latin name Urticaceae, mostly small stinging nettle (Urtica urens) or large stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) Traditional uses Traditionally, stinging nettle is used as a food (leaves in salads or soups, roasted seeds) or dried as a tea (leaves). Nettle tea has a diuretic effect,
Reading Time: 3 minutes During the grazing season, most horse owners don’t give too much thought to feeding their horse. With the horse out in the pasture, it might seem that all its needs are met, creating a sense of contentment. At the latest with the autumn coat change and the changeover from grazed
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