Forage Replacers
Eventing Worldwide speaks to Dr Tom Shurlock about forage replacers and the need for them this winter after the hot drought conditions we’ve had this summer. This winter with a predicted shortfall of hay and…
Category: NUTRITION
NUTRITION
DODSON AND HORRELL – The Importance of Protein in the Equine Diet
By Llinos Owen MSc, BSc (Hons), FDSc, Dodson & Horrell Nutritional Advisor. Protein is a vital nutrient necessary for the growth and repair of cells and body tissues. Protein is made up of chains of…
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SPILLERS – Feeding the young event horse
By India Thomson, SPILLERS® Care-Line Nutritionist At the top level of every sport there are very small margins between winning and losing. Ensuring your horse has the best diet to enable them to perform at…
NUTRITION
Dodson & Horrell – Does a horse in hard work need feeding differently?
Horses competing and training regularly have vastly different requirements to horses with lighter workloads. For horses where calorie content is mainly met by their fibre intake, a balancer is a brilliant way of ensuring your…
NUTRITION
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CALMING AND SEDATION?
There is a whole category of horse supplements (and now many feeds) that claim to help to keep your horse calm. So there is clearly a demand from riders to improve the behaviour of their…
NUTRITION
Tom McEwen – Preparing a horse for the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials
Training and preparing the event horse takes time, precision and dedication. Dodson & Horrell Brand Ambassador Tom McEwen is no stranger to this, with a string of talented horses, Tom has qualified not just one,…
Matching Diet to Workload
Matching your horse’s diet to his workload involves supplying the calories and nutrients he needs to maintain the desired body condition and fuel his work whilst keeping the diet balanced at all times. Forage First…
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CASTLE HORSE FEEDS – HAY v HAYLAGE
Hay v Haylage Hay and haylage are the most common forms of preserved forage fed to horses in winter or when stabled. Whilst both provide a great source of fibre for horses, they have…
NUTRITION
Haygain Ask the Vet, Part 1: Why is steamed hay important for a healthy horse?
Written by Stephanie Davis, DVM It is easy to think that if your horse is healthy and has no outward sign of respiratory inflammation or disease, that steaming hay is not necessary. Of course, we…
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Castle Horse Feeds – Feeding the Older Eventer
Horses today are living longer and well into old age and many older horses are continuing to event and compete well into their late teens and sometimes beyond. If you are lucky enough to…
