With Halloween only a short time away there are many posts and videos appearing on Social Media about feeding pumpkins to horses. How safe is it to feed pumpkin to horses and what do you need to consider before offering pumpkin as a treat to your horse?
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As winter approaches and turnout time is limited, horses and ponies may spend more time stabled. Keeping them occupied can be a worry for many horse owners and providing snack balls can be a great way to help reduce boredom and provide a more natural ‘trickle’ feeding rate.
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The effect of diet on behaviour has been studied in many species - including humans and rats - but little work has been done to explore the link between diet and the normal behaviour of horses.
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This summer the Dengie Nutrition Team have seen many horses that have gained weight year on year. Here we explain why winter is a great time to encourage weight loss along with information on lower calorie, high fibre feeds.
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<p>For donkeys that maintain weight with ease, feeds from the Dengie Hi-Fi range are most appropriate for feeding your donkey and can even be used to extend or replace hay/straw.</p>
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High temperature dried lucerne can play a valuable role on farms faced with the prospect of having to feed poor quality silage.
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<p><span>Love ’em or hate ’em, fireworks are set to light up the sky on Bonfire Night, so here’s some timely advice from Dengie to help keep your horse or pony as stress-free as possible...</span></p>
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<p>Traditional racehorse diets are high in starch and low in fibre, which has an impact on the health and efficiency of the digestive tract. Here the Dengie Nutrition team talk you through how to create the right nutrition plan for your ex-racer.</p>
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<p>Rumiplus is high temperature dried Lucerne that is chopped to provide the scratch factor and structure to the diet without reducing its nutrient density. Lucerne is the natural buffer for the cow's rumen.</p>
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