We share our expertise on a range of horse care and management issues. Our articles are particularly focused on nutrition, but this naturally links with other topics which we will cover too. We’ll also share relevant news about Pure Feed here.
Whilst many of us look forward to watching a firework display it can be a different story for our equine friends. Horses and fireworks don’t always mix well and they can be frightened by the smell of burning in the air, the loud bangs and whizzing noises.
Dr David Marlin explores colic in horses, its issues, how vets treat it and 18 tips for managing horses prone to colic.
With the thermometer rising above 30° for most of England next week, here are our team’s top 10 tips when caring for your horse during hot weather.
Body condition scoring is a useful tool to assess your horse’s overall fat covering to determine if they are a healthy weight.
Keeping your horse at a healthy weight is important as being both underweight and overweight can have associated health risks. If they aren’t at a body condition score of between 2-3 on the 0-5 scale why not use the rest of the winter to try and get them to their optimum weight.
Horses can become dehydrated at any time during the year which can lead to serious health issues. Soaked feeds such as hay replacers are a useful tool to increase the horse’s water intake and can be particularly helpful for horses that are reluctant to drink.
Why feed forage and why is it so important for your horse? The horse is a trickle feeder, designed to eat little and often. Their
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.
As with all horses, it is important to ensure that breeding horses are fit and in good form. To achieve this, the nutritional side of things must be considered. Without attention to detail the chances of having a horse at the optimum health level for breeding success are diminished.
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