Maintaining a healthy weight for your horse is crucial. Horses that are overweight are prone to various health issues like respiratory problems, arthritis, and laminitis. Similarly, underweight horses are also at risk of developing health problems like muscle loss and low immunity. It is therefore essential to ensure that your horse maintains a healthy weight.
It’s nearly that time of the year, where we all like to dig into some tasty treats on Christmas Day. But what about our equine friends? Here are some yummy treats that you can give your horses this Christmas.
We have a special place in our hearts for senior horses, Spillers have spent more than 20 years working on senior horse research as part of their dedication to enhancing their health and welfare.
If you see the word ‘lite’ when doing your food shop, you will assume it means a reduced calorie option but can this also be the same for horse feed? In this blog we look at what a lite balancer offers to help your horse maintain a balanced diet.
Oil is a helpful component to many horses' diets, whether it comes from feed or a bottle. Here, we'll go through the advantages of feeding oil and give you some pointers on how to safely incorporate it into your horse's diet...
Did you know that one of the more well-known signs of ageing in your horse is teeth issues? This can consist of lost or worn teeth, diastemas (gaps between the teeth), inflamed gums, fractured teeth, sharp enamel points and even arthritis of the jaw.
A healthy digestive system is a key source of health and wellbeing in the horse. With many owners facing the cold weather and waterlogged fields, supporting the horse’s digestive tract becomes a top priority…
Grass may contain high levels of simple sugars (the main one being sucrose – the same sugar you put in your tea!) and fructan or ‘stored sugar’, collectively referred to as water-soluble carbohydrate (WSC).
In fact, a 300kg pony turned out 24/7 could consume up to 2.3kg of simple sugars and up to 7.5kg of WSC from grass alone! But fresh grass isn’t the only culprit, hay and haylage can be deceptively high in WSC too.
Did you know that horses and ponies turned out 24/7 may consume 3 times their daily calorie requirement from grass alone? If your horse or pony is a good doer we hope the following tips and information help you to keep his waistline in check this spring…
Also known as Pituitary intermedia dysfunction (PPID), Cushing's disease is an endocrine (hormonal) disorder involving the pituitary gland. Cushing's disease is one of the most commonly diagnosed endocrine disorders in horses.
