Expert vet and international endurance rider Georgina Vaughan talks gastric ulcers in horses
Pure Feed caught up with expert vet and international endurance rider Georgina Vaughan. We asked ask her to shine a light on the treatment of gastric ulcers in horses and find out about her ambitions for the 2018 endurance season.
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10 tips for caring for your horse during this cold snap
Extreme conditions present horse owners with their own set of challenges. With a cold snap descending on the UK, Lou Talintyre, founder of the Pure Feed Company, shares her top ten practical tips for caring for horses in cold weather.
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How and what to feed your horse this Winter
As the temperature drops, many horses will require extra energy as they use up more to keep warm. This obviously depends on many factors such as breed, age, body condition, size and health status for instance. But if a horse is going to lose condition, then it’s most likely to happen in the winter.
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Does my horse need electrolytes?
Electrolytes are required for almost all bodily functions including nerve function, digestion and muscle contraction. Electrolytes, such as calcium, play a central role in ensuring adequate bone strength. It is very common for horses not to be receiving enough electrolytes, especially sodium.
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Treating and managing Equine Gastric Ulcers
There has been great interest in other tests for equine gastric ulcers, such as the blood sucrose test. But currently the only 100% reliable way to know if your horse has EGUS is for your vet to undertake a gastroscopy; passing an endoscope into the stomach.
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5 helpful tips for feeding your horse this Winter
In the depths of winter, working horses are more likely to need a helping hand in maintaining their condition when the grass is limited. The team here at Pure Feed have compiled some top winter feeding advice to help you and your horse during these cold months…
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Blowing the myths on horse feed fillers
People think fillers are used to make the customer think they are getting value for money by appearing to give them a large tub with a low amount of active ingredients. However, there are many reasons why a company may use a “filler”, or in technical terms a “carrier”, in feed and supplements.
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The health benefits of rapeseed oil for horses
There is a lot of confusion surrounding the different types of oils – and some get negative press. In this blog we give some information about rapeseed oil, its benefits and why we decided to use it in our feeds as our slow-release energy source.
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Bioavailability of nutrients in equine feeds & supplements. What does it mean and is it important?
Bioavailable is a term regularly used on marketing material, product labels and websites. It implies that being bioavailable is a good thing. But what does this term really mean…
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The benefits of feeding oil to horses
Oils and fats are compounds high in energy that do not dissolve in water. Oils and fats are the same, except oils describe fats that are liquid at room temperature whilst fats are solid at room temperature. Oils are a great source of energy and all provide around 900 calories per 100g.
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What to feed your horse during cold weather
At this time of year horses aren’t getting the calories and nutritional benefits from grazing that they do in summer. Leading up to competition seasons, our horses are expending a lot of energy without it necessarily being replaced as we would normally expect.
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A look at Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS)
It seems that many horses today are affected by gastric ulcers (ulcers in the stomach). It’s only really in the past 20 years that long endoscopes have become common in equine veterinary practice and the true prevalence of equine gastric ulcer syndrome has become apparent.
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