We’ve all heard stories of horses helping themselves to a ham sandwich. Or have found a trampled rat in our stable. But do horses kill and eat animals?
Category: Nutrition
I have fed Scottie various chaffs in the time I have had him, from alfalfa with added oil, to low calorie molasses free options. At the time, I never had a problem with these feeds. Scottie looked good on them and he was happy. But since switching to Honeychop, I have started to notice some key differences.
Last month I was sent a bag of HoneyChop Plus Herbs chaff to review. They are a brand I have always seen at shows but never used personally. However, many…
Thoroughbreds have a reputation of being difficult and expensive to feed. I regularly see people asking for advice on feeding their thoroughbred and there is so much fantastic advice out…
Scottie has developed a new habit, eating his straw bed! I come down in the morning and you can see great holes, like a large dog has been making a…
One of the best ways to ensure that your horse is as healthy as can be, is to provide them with the right nutrition. Thankfully, most common horse feeds that…
Laminitis is the most well researched cause of lameness in the world. Despite all this research into this condition, it still affects hundreds of horses each year in the UK…
Horse & Hound have done some really interesting articles recently interviewing top riders from different disciplines and talking about how their top horse will be fed throughout the winter. This…
It’s that time of year where lots of horses are spending more time confined to their stables than they are used to. As owners, we don’t want them to be…
For those of you who read the BEVA Congress post I wrote a few weeks ago, you will know that I got several feed sample packs to try after talking…
Some of you may remember that last winter Scottie developed a new habit out of the blue, regularly removing his shoes! There were several factors for this, one being that…
Last week I was lucky enough to attend BEVA Congress with work. Having never been before, I was unsure what to expect but it turned out to be a very…
This weekend work held a laminitis clinic and it was really interesting. There were several lectures by vets who have been researching laminitis and cushing’s disease for years, followed by…
Many of us reach a point where we feel we need to change our horse’s diet. This might be because we are struggling to maintain our horse’s weight or it…
Over recent years, magnesium calmers have become very popular with many people believing they are the only type of calmer which actually works. However, this post isn’t about whether or…
