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Competing within the rules: understanding prohibited substances

Competing within the rules: understanding prohibited substances

One question we often get asked is if our products are permitted in competition. In this article we answer the question and take a look at the prohibited substances and how we can reduce the risk of our horses consuming them.
Competing within the rules: understanding prohibited substances
Equine metabolic syndrome

Equine metabolic syndrome

In issue 4 of The Journal for Equine Nutrition, guest contributor Alison Morris takes an in-depth look at Equine Metabolic Syndrome, the risk factors associated with it and how horses with this condition can be managed.
Equine metabolic syndrome
Feeding Programme Considerations

Feeding Programme Considerations

Feeding horses seems to have become a complicated business. This short article written by Dr. Stephanie Wood outlines the key points to consider when deciding what to feed your horse and in what quantities...
Feeding Programme Considerations
Equine Lice and Mites: Overview, Management, and Prevention

Equine Lice and Mites: Overview, Management, and Prevention

External parasites pose a threat to horse health and cause irritation and distress. Rebecca Allan, Assistant Nutritionist, investigates how to manage and prevent equine lice and mites.
Equine Lice and Mites: Overview, Management, and Prevention
Nutrient Spotlight: Essential Fatty Acids

Nutrient Spotlight: Essential Fatty Acids

Essential fatty acids have become a common topic when discussing equine nutrition, mainly due to our increased understanding of their integration into cells and tissues, and their important functions in physiological processes. Dr. Stephanie Wood reviews the structure and function of essential fatty acids...
Nutrient Spotlight: Essential Fatty Acids
Nutrition of the Weanling Foal: From Weaning to Twelve Months

Nutrition of the Weanling Foal: From Weaning to Twelve Months

Feedmark Nutritionist, Abigail Malone, reviews the nutritional requirements of growing foals from weaning to twelve months.
Nutrition of the Weanling Foal: From Weaning to Twelve Months
A Holistic Approach to Supporting Your Horse’s Mobility

A Holistic Approach to Supporting Your Horse’s Mobility

Dr. Stephanie Wood, PhD Equine Nutrition, PgDip, BSc (Hons), RNutr (Animal), R.Anim.Tech, investigates a holistic approach to supporting your horse’s mobility.
A Holistic Approach to Supporting Your Horse’s Mobility
Atypical Myopathy (Sycamore Poisoning): What Is It and How Can I Reduce The Risk

Atypical Myopathy (Sycamore Poisoning): What Is It and How Can I Reduce The Risk

Dr. Stephanie Wood, Director of Science and Nutrition, investigates what Atypical Myopathy is and how you can reduce the risk...
Atypical Myopathy (Sycamore Poisoning): What Is It and How Can I Reduce The Risk

Managing an Overweight Horse

 

Maintaining an ideal weight can be very difficult for certain horses and poniesparticularly when fresh flushes of grass are appearing in paddocks. 

Here are 9 helpful tips for managing overweight horses, promoting weight loss and optimising the diet to provide essential nutrients without excess calories.  

Managing an Overweight Horse

Barefoot or Shod?

Should horses be barefoot or shod? Our Nutritionist discusses important factors to consider when deciding whether to shoe or not to shoe your horse. Plus, discover some vital top  tips in improving your horse’s hoof condition through nutrition.

Barefoot or Shod?