Organic Selenium and the “Rebound Effect”: Risks of Supplementing Selenium
15. November 2024
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Reading Time: 6 minutes Every summer, the warmer weather also brings the nasty little creepy-crawlies. From annoying flies to biting midges, horses are plagued
Reading Time: 5 minutes Herbal profile Name also known as (Common) Dost, Wild Marjoram, Wild Balsam, Motherwort, Mountain Mint, Blue Haze, Orant, Cheerful (Wohlgemut),
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Reading Time: 9 minutes Herbal profile Name Liquorice, also known as liquorice wood, liquorice root, sweet stalk, sugar wood, licorice twig or sweet herb.
Reading Time: 4 minutes I heard from a friend on the yard that I should do an annual psyllium treatment with my horse to
Reading Time: 7 minutes Herb profile Name Yarrow, also known as Achilles, centaury, God’s herb, sheep’s tongue, haemostatic herb, women’s herb, panacea, and many
Reading Time: 4 minutes At the Equine Science Society’s Symposium 2023 in Grapevine, Texas, Jessica Seabra from the Federal University of Paraná in Brazil
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Reading Time: 6 minutes Every summer, the warmer weather also brings the nasty little creepy-crawlies. From annoying flies to biting midges, horses are plagued
Reading Time: 5 minutes Herbal profile Name also known as (Common) Dost, Wild Marjoram, Wild Balsam, Motherwort, Mountain Mint, Blue Haze, Orant, Cheerful (Wohlgemut),
Reading Time: 8 minutes Herb profile Name Monk’s pepper / Also known as chastetree, Abraham’s balm, chasteberry or vitex Latin name Vitex agnus-castus (there
Reading Time: 9 minutes Herbal profile Name Liquorice, also known as liquorice wood, liquorice root, sweet stalk, sugar wood, licorice twig or sweet herb.
Reading Time: 4 minutes I heard from a friend on the yard that I should do an annual psyllium treatment with my horse to
Reading Time: 7 minutes Herb profile Name Yarrow, also known as Achilles, centaury, God’s herb, sheep’s tongue, haemostatic herb, women’s herb, panacea, and many
Reading Time: 4 minutes At the Equine Science Society’s Symposium 2023 in Grapevine, Texas, Jessica Seabra from the Federal University of Paraná in Brazil
Reading Time: 5 minutes Not only do humans suffer from the increasingly erratic weather patterns, but so do nature, animals, and, of course, our
Reading Time: 4 minutes Most horse owners are likely acquainted with beet pulp, whether in the classic (molassed) form or the ‘de-molassed’ variety available
Reading Time: 4 minutes Brewer’s yeast for horses is currently the subject of extensive discussion on social media about an experiment conducted at the
Reading Time: 7 minutes In the world of horse nutrition’s, apple cider vinegar is one of the many pieces of advice and recommendations on
Reading Time: 3 minutes Insulin resistance in horses In horses with insulin resistance, the blood glucose level initially rises the same as it would
Reading Time: 4 minutes Herbal profile Lapacho Bark Name Lapacho (Pau d’Arco) Latin name Tabebuia avellanedeae, tabebuia impetiginosa, Handroanthus impetiginosus Traditional uses In South
Reading Time: 4 minutes A study1 from 2017 has been frequently posted in forums and social media, which is supposed to prove that horses
Reading Time: 6 minutes We are all acquainted with the issue of excessive sugar intake during grazing. Another compound of concern is fructan, a
Reading Time: 5 minutes The first one is too thin and is not putting on weight despite ample food. The other is overweight and
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Reading Time: 4 minutes You hear it increasingly: hay disinfection. But what should we make of the advertising claims regarding preservatives and disinfectants? Super
Reading Time: 3 minutes As soon as the days get warmer, the horses get “spring fever” and you can see horses shedding their winter
Reading Time: 7 minutes Is the use of automatic hay dispensers and timer-controlled feeding systems ushering in a new era for horse stables? The
Reading Time: 5 minutes Herbal profile Name Green Oat, Oat Herb Latin name Avenae herba Traditional uses for nervous exhaustion, insomnia, anxiety, and feelings
Reading Time: 5 minutes Since grain has fallen into disrepute as a concentrated feed, more and more feeds have been brought onto the market
Reading Time: 9 minutes The question of whether horses need continuous access to hay or if feeding hay in meals is sufficient is a
Reading Time: 3 minutes Herb profile Name Erica, Ling, Bell Heather Latin name Erica; Calluna vulgaris Traditional uses Cystitis, rheumatism, insomnia, allergic eczema, blood
Reading Time: 4 minutes Many riders aspire to share meaningful moments with their horses as true partners. Whether it’s enjoying leisurely rides through the
Reading Time: 3 minutes First and foremost, horses must always have hay available, as this provides the important cellulose that is converted into energy
Reading Time: 5 minutes Plenty of hay, pasture in summer, mineral feed, and salt lick – and a little sainfoin or lucerne as a
Reading Time: 5 minutes The basic care of a horse that is still growing vigorously should always be such that the youngster has permanent
Reading Time: 3 minutes Herbal profile: English name Stinging nettle Latin name Urticaceae, mostly small stinging nettle (Urtica urens) or large stinging nettle (Urtica
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
Reading Time: 8 minutes Adjusting mineral supply to the roughage is a widely known concept and sounds logical at first, but biological systems operate
Reading Time: 3 minutes Heatwaves and droughts in the summer pose a significant challenge for humans and animals, but also for the plant life.
Reading Time: 3 minutes This question is much discussed within the equestrian community. One camp contends that horses’ evolutionary survival implies they avoid detrimental
Reading Time: 4 minutes All sugars used in feed, whether in roughage, concentrates or supplements, come from natural sources. Sugar is produced in plants
Reading Time: 6 minutes If you have a horse that is overweight or at a possible risk of laminitis, you need to take a
Reading Time: 2 minutes Many assume that it’s harmless to dry out stale bread and offer it to their horse as a special treat.
Reading Time: 4 minutes Many horse owners are familiar with the issue of their horse developing thick legs – called stocked up legs –
Reading Time: 4 minutes Not all hay is the same Two batches of hay, one rather yellowish and doesn’t smell quite right, the other
Reading Time: 6 minutes Storing hay, roughage and bedding is not something to worry about for most horse owners, because the stable operator takes
Reading Time: 4 minutes ‘Dusty or mouldy hay is bit of a divisive topic among equestrians. When horse owners and stable operators come across
Reading Time: 4 minutes Feeding herbs as a supplement to the horse’s daily diet sparks more and more of an interest in equestrians. Herbs
Reading Time: 9 minutes While most owners of Warmbloods and Thoroughbreds are pretty relaxed about their horses enjoying the grazing season to its fullest,
Reading Time: 9 minutes What is the current state of research? The horse community is increasingly recognising the importance of intestinal health. More horses
Reading Time: 11 minutes In some posts, we have highlighted five important don’ts in horse feeding, which sparked a lot of reactions. This is
Reading Time: 13 minutes 5 important points to avoid in horse feeding are being presented, which have triggered a lot of mixed reactions. Are
Reading Time: 4 minutes Adlib hay is something that we at Sanoanimal are big advocates for. But we keep receiving messages or comments with
Reading Time: 3 minutes KPU what is it? Kryptopyrrolurie (KPU) is unfortunately a very widespread detoxification disorder in horses. The cause lies in a
Reading Time: 4 minutes And if so, then grain-free please! Or not? What do you mean? Mash is a traditional horse feed that our
Reading Time: 8 minutes In literature on horse nutrition, a great deal is written about the importance of calcium and phosphorus and their relationship
Reading Time: 6 minutes 4 facts, analysed in greater detail. For years, feeding carrots was as much a part of winter as black ice
Reading Time: 6 minutes Oil provides the horse with more energy in winter Horses utilize dietary fibers, particularly cellulose and hemicellulose, as their primary
Reading Time: < 1 minute The change of coat leads to an increased consumption of zinc and sulphur. These are thus diverted from other metabolic
Reading Time: 8 minutes Does concentrated feed really provide power? Or can it harm my horse as well? For most horse owners, feeding concentrated
Reading Time: 5 minutes The lockdown following the coronavirus crisis resulted in the cancellation of events and a significant slowdown in social activities. Simultaneously,
Reading Time: 5 minutes Excrement eating (coprophagy) occurs in both stabled and open yard horses, in all breeds, and all age groups. In foals,
Reading Time: 11 minutes While some horse owners struggle to add a few pounds to their horse’s ribs, others have the opposite problem with
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Reading Time: 6 minutes The fact that the sugar content in roughage is a critical factor in horse feeding is becoming more and more
Reading Time: 7 minutes Every year, people make resolutions: Eat healthier, more sport, less stress. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always work with humans, as usually
Reading Time: 5 minutes “Sainfoin is harmful to horses because the tannins hinder the absorption of minerals” – is that correct? Recently, an article
Reading Time: < 1 minute Riding through the countryside with your eyes open, you can see that rosehips are ripening everywhere. The fruits on the
Reading Time: 5 minutes Even if you have successfully obtained high-quality hay, its condition often deteriorates due to the predominantly warm winters in many
Reading Time: 3 minutes Depending on whether the preceding summer was extremely hot or moderately warm, the pastures can either be highly stressed, resulting
Reading Time: 5 minutes In the best-case scenario, you have a healthy horse in your stable that can live on nothing but hay, mineral
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ordinarily, horses do not need vitamin supplementation. They typically acquire these essential nutrients from their primary feed sources such as
Reading Time: < 1 minute The scorching summer temperatures pose challenges for many horses. Merely standing in the pasture or seeking refuge in the shelter
Reading Time: 5 minutes There’s a lot of myths about horse’s mineral feeds out there. Increasingly, horse owners are expressing the following statement “They
Reading Time: 4 minutes The colder the weather, the higher the hay consumption The observation many stable owners are experiencing these days has a
Reading Time: 4 minutes In some stables, you get the feeling that beavers are kept there and not horses: The tying up post is
Reading Time: 2 minutes For a long time, the trace element zinc was always a focal point when dealing with issues related to the
Reading Time: 3 minutes Organic or inorganic minerals When it comes to mineral supplements, there are often misconceptions and misunderstandings. It is essential to
Reading Time: 4 minutes Time and again, horse owners can be seen in winter “enhancing” their concentrate feed rations with generous amounts of oil.
Reading Time: 4 minutes Just a few years ago, veterinary literature stated: “Diabetes is unknown in horses!” – until the emergence of the first
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