Donna Newton, Author at Dengie

New Partnership with Writtle University College

We are proud to announce our new partnership with Writtle University College as their ‘Official Fibre Feed Provider’.

What to look for when buying a young horse to event

If you sit and watch the trot up at Burghley or Badminton, it is quite clear that event horses come in all shapes and sizes. The perfect event horse is an amalgamation of many things, with the common denominator being that they all have the heart of a lion. We speak to Samantha Hobbs (CCI4* Event Rider) and ask her what she looks for when buying a young horse to event.

Making preparations for the colder months ahead

Andy Cawthray from Chicken Street has been trialling Dengie Fresh Bed for Chickens as he makes preparations for the colder months ahead.

Roots, Soil and Plants

Globally, soil represents a reservoir of carbon twice as high as that of the atmosphere. Good healthy soil also aids yields without the need for as many artificial inputs. For plants, their connection with the soil is through their roots and we thought we would share some fascinating facts about roots, soil and plants!

Cereal free diet still provides plenty of energy and stamina

Clare Wood swapped 17.1hh ex event horse, Ben onto Dengie Meadow Grass with Herbs & Oil after she found cereal-based feeds made him bolshy and difficult to handle on the ground.

Natural sweetness encourages fussy feeder to eat up

Clare Wood took advice from Katie Evans, one of Dengie’s feed advisor’s, who suggested Dengie Meadow Grass with Herbs and Oil because of its natural sweetness, making it really tasty to encourage Piglet to eat up.

Easy to Chew Soaked Mash

41 year old Thoroughbred x Billy has very few teeth left. Unable to eat chopped fibres, he is now on a completely soaked ration of Dengie Alfa-Beet and Pure Grass Pellets.

Tasty and Easy-to-Chew Hay Replacer

Bodie was very underweight and had very few teeth, her owner Kate decided to replace her hay with a large bucket of Dengie Performance Fibre to ensure she was getting plenty of fibre in her diet that was also tasty and easy for her to chew.

Dengie’s New Recycled and Recyclable Packaging

We have been looking into ways to develop our packaging to ensure it is as environmentally-friendly as possible. We are proud to announce that we have now introduced recycled plastic into their packaging.

A healthy tummy = a healthy and happy horse!

Not long after Gemma Gilbert bought Conner, back in 2016, she spoke to the Dengie Nutrition team for some advice. They suggested that Gemma tried Conner on Dengie Healthy Tummy as he was suffering with faecal water issues.