Why feeding Fibre-Beet and Cooked Linseed together works so well… Overwintering a horse is a relatively flexible task, as environmental conditions can play an important role. As daylight hours are short, and temperature drops there is a joint requirement to allocate more energy (and possibly heat in the form of mashes) to satisfy heat increment … Read more
I remember, as a child taking riding lessons, getting started at the trot and the horse coughing a few times. I remember feeling like he was going to pull me right over his head and being worried something was wrong. My instructor would say something like, “He’s just cleaning out the cobwebs.” The cough would … Read more
In the lead up to Christmas it can be quite expensive. It is the season of giving and money soon leaves our purses and wallets quicker than we like. Dr. Tom Shurlock, consultant nutritionist for British Horse Feeds offers his top tips for winter feeding on a budget. Feeding on a budget is not the … Read more
Fat is not a bad thing. It acts as an energy store, insulates the body and helps regulate insulin. Problems occur when there is an excess. Obesity, for horses as for humans, is a negative condition. Although there may be underlying causes, the most common cause of “fat” is a simple equation; energy intake is … Read more
5 TOP TIPS ON HOW TO KEEP YOUR HORSE HYDRATED Here British Horse Feeds consultant nutritionist, Dr Tom, offers his top tips on hydration. 1.Give your horse a pinch or a poke! With a well hydrated horse, a pinch or poke depression will fill in almost immediately. The more dehydrated a horse, the longer it … Read more
LAMINITIS TOP TIPS By Dr Tom Shurlock, nutritionist at British Horse Feeds 1 – Check. Laminitis develops in a number of phases. Symptoms such as hot hooves, physical damage such as white line and bruising etc. can appear at any time, depending on the underlying cause. Regular checks will help keep on top of the … Read more
Dr Tom Shurlock, nutritionist with British Horse Feeds for Speedi-Beet & Fibre-Beet, discusses the benefits of beet fibre, micro flora, pre and probiotics, for horses and ponies and how they impact gut health. Beet fibre has long been used as an equine feed due to its nutritional suitability, supplying high levels of slow release energy … Read more
There are two main periods where grass can be a causative factor in initiating a laminitic response, spring and autumn. Where spring grass has been well publicized because it has extremely high levels of sugars and fructans, and these are regarded as triggers, less obvious factors are at play in autumn grass. There are two … Read more
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