If you would like further information on any of the Dengie products or a personalized diet plan for your horse please call our feedline on 01621 841188 or click here to fill in our feed advice form.

Terms & Conditions: This competition will close at 11.59pm on Saturday 31st May 2025. One entry per person. One lucky winner will be selected from the correct entries and be notified via email within 7 days of the competition closing. Prize consists of: 1 x ProSilver Range (Silver Scrub 250ml, Freshen Up 250ml, Fix It Gel 150ml and Go Away Fly 500ml) worth £87.50 plus £50 Dengie feed voucher. No cash alternative available. Entrants must be aged 18 or over. Click here for full Terms & Conditions

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The countdown to Badminton Horse Trials begins here…

…and to celebrate we are giving you the chance to win one of two pairs of tickets to the thrilling Cross Country phase on Saturday 10th May plus access to the Members Enclosure, car parking and a Dengie Goody bag containing a £50 feed voucher!

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If you would like further information on any of the Dengie products or a personalized diet plan for your horse please call our feedline on 01621 841188 or click here to fill in our feed advice form.

Terms & Conditions: This competition will close at 11.59pm on Sunday 27th April 2025. One entry per person. Two lucky winners will be selected from the correct entries and be notified via email within 7 days of the competition closing. Prize consists of: 2 x standard admission tickets for Saturday, 2 x access to the members enclosure, 1 x car parking pass and 1 x Dengie goody bag which includes a £50 Dengie feed voucher which will need to be collected from the Dengie stand in the World of the Horse Pavilion on the day of the event. No cash alternative available. Accommodation and travel to / from the event is not included. Entrants must be aged 18 or over. Click here for full Terms & Conditions

Win a Reincoat Pro Hi Vis plus £50 of Dengie Feed Vouchers!

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The NEW Reincoat Pro Hi Vis range is the ultimate high-performance waterproof coat, combining maximum visibility, superior comfort, and unmatched warmth. Engineered for all-weather protection, it features advanced waterproofing (17,000mm) and high breathability (6,000g/m²) to keep you dry without overheating. The ultra-soft full fleece lining adds exceptional warmth, making it ideal for colder conditions. For enhanced safety and visibility, the Hi Vis range is equipped with hi-vis reflective panels and our innovative FlectTech material – a revolutionary fabric embedded with reflective glass beads to ensure you stand out in low-light environments. Designed with functionality in mind, the Reincoat Pro Hi Vis includes a spacious 3-way hood, adjustable waist cinch, and a generous fit for ultimate comfort and ease of movement.

Available colours: Hi-Vis Pink, Hi-Vis Orange, Reflective Silver.
Available sizes: Adults (XS–L) and Kids (XS-S)

The lucky winner will also receive £50 of Dengie Feed vouchers to go towards their horse or pony’s feed bill!

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If you would like further information on any of the Dengie products or a personalized diet plan for your horse please call our feedline on 01621 841188 or fill in our feed advice form.

Terms & Conditions: This competition will close at 11.59pm on 31st March 2025. One entry per person. One lucky winner will be selected from the correct entries and be notified via email within 7 days of the competition closing. Prize consists of a Reincoat Pro Hi Vis worth up to £199.99 plus £50 of Dengie Feed vouchers. No cash alternative available. Entrants must be aged 18 or over. Open to UK mainland residents only.  Click here for full Terms & Conditions

We are excited to launch our new online Nutrition Advice and Training Hub!

Put together by our team of experienced and qualified nutritionists, this new section of our website provides information and guidance on a wide range of nutritional topics, including laminitis and gastric ulcers. Practical feeding advice is combined with insights from published, peer-reviewed journal papers to ensure the information is evidence-based.

Check out the Dengie Nutrition Hub here and test your knowledge!

The training section of the hub contains a wealth of helpful information and allows horse owners to test their knowledge about various different topics in equine nutrition. It’s ideal for those that cannot commit to specific training sessions due to work or other commitments, as it can be completed at a time that’s convenient to you and in the comfort of your own home. 

“We know that horse owners are eager for more information but often have limited time to devote to training” commented Dr Katie Williams, Technical Manger at Dengie. “The different sections, along with short quizzes are a great way to cement key concepts relevant to specific issues and explore how different diets can be used to meet the needs of various horses and ponies.”   

The training is designed for anyone to try, but if you are registered with AMTRA, each successfully completed topic is worth 2 AMTRA points meaning that completing all 13 Elementary levels will give you 26 points!

We are delighted to announce that Dengie have been granted the Royal Warrant of supplier of horse feed to His Majesty King Charles III. The awarding of the King’s Warrant follows that granted by her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, which was first awarded to Dengie in 2007.  

The Royal Warrant is given in recognition of companies’ continuous supply to the Royal Household, a tradition dating back to the 15th century. More recently there has been greater focus on a company’s sustainability credentials and this fits with our ethos of producing sustainable feeds and supporting local farmers and businesses.  

Dengie’s alfalfa is grown within 20 miles of where it is made into the finished feed and so has one of the lowest ‘feed miles’ of any horse feed ingredient and provides the best traceability possible. It is one of the few ingredients used in horse feeds that is produced specifically for horses ensuring that everything the company does is with the horse and the environment in mind.  

“We are delighted to have received the King’s warrant” says Ian Hassard, Managing Director at Dengie. “It really reflects the effort our team put in on a daily basis. We are very proud that this has been recognised by the King!” 

For further information about sustainability at Dengie click here.  

We are excited to be supporting Essex Wildlife Trust’s Nature Neighbours campaign, encouraging people to invite wildlife including pollinators, toads and hedgehogs into their gardens or green spaces by following their easy DIY guides and then plotting their actions on virtual maps.

Bees, butterflies, beetles, ants and many other bugs are busy pollinating flowers but also our food crops. Without them, our ability to produce food would be significantly impacted. Over the last year, the very wet weather has badly impacted numbers of pollinators and so it is vital we try to give them extra support in the coming months. This is why we are supporting Essex Wildlife Trust’s Nature Neighbours campaign as there is more we can do at our stable yards and in our gardens or outside space, however small.

Over the winter months, bugs search for hiding places and food sources to keep them going until spring. An undisturbed habitat pile made of logs, twigs, fallen leaves and other natural materials is ideal for providing a safe space for pollinators to lay their eggs and hide away for the winter. Selecting a sheltered area of the garden or yard, ideally near a hedge will help protect the pile from more extreme weather conditions. Building a bug hotel is easy and can be made out of items already found around the home or yard such as twigs and old supplement tubs. For those who aren’t handy with DIY, bug and bee hotels can also be purchased through nature discovery centres.

Not only do pollinators have to deal with harsher conditions over the winter months, their food source of nectar rich flowers become much harder to come by. Although pollinator activity is much lower over the winter, some species will still remain active. Providing autumn or winter plants in the garden such as ivy, snowdrops and crocuses can help support pollinators with vital food resources.

Although a spring and summer flowering plant, the alfalfa which we grow for our horse feed produces abundant floral nectar which is excellent forage for bees and other pollinators. The Lattice Heath Moth is particularly partial to alfalfa and can be seen in great numbers around our farmers fields. As we leave the alfalfa in the ground over winter, it also provides excellent winter ground cover for birds and insects. Alfalfa is recognised worldwide as being a great habitat for an enormous diversity of insect species and buying feeds that include alfalfa is another way you can help support biodiversity; scientists have observed over 1000 species of insects living or feeding in alfalfa fields.

For further information on Essex Wildlife Trust’s Nature Neighbours campaign or to pledge your support click here.

We are excited to welcome Emma Vennard to the Dengie team who will be taking on the role of Farm Feeds Sales Manager. Emma studied Agricultural Business Management at Harper Adams University, following a Diploma in Equine Studies at Reaseheath College. Her career has taken her to Australia where she worked on dairy farms and in farm machinery sales. Now she’s delighted to be back in the world of ruminants! “I am really looking forward to getting stuck into a new challenge” says Emma, “Dengie’s ethos of producing sustainable, high-quality feeds really resonates with me”.

Emma’s new role at Dengie involves managing the sales of the alfalfa-based products for ruminants, poultry and other livestock, as well as offering nutritional and product support for both new and longstanding customers. She will also be attending industry shows and events and developing new business across the livestock sector.

In her spare time, Emma enjoys country sports such as shooting and training her 1-year-old cocker spaniel Winnie, who she hopes to take out shooting with her this year.

More information on our ruminant, poultry and livestock feeds can be found here.

Professor Jacqui Matthews BVMS PhD FRSE FRCVS recently joined Dr Katie Williams (Dengie Technical & Product Development Manager) and Katie Reeve (Dengie Equine Nutritionist) to discuss recent updates on dealing with the threat of increasing anthelmintic resistance in horse parasites. If you missed the webinar, the recording can be found on our YouTube Channel or viewed below.

Professor Jacqui Matthews is an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Parasitology and has been passionate about parasites for over 30 years. Her research has generated over 150 research papers and reviews, as well as some patents. In 2022, she moved to Austin Davis Biologics as Vet Science Director, supporting use of innovative diagnostics for evidence-based worm control to improve equine health.

The recent webinar discussed the threat of increasing wormer resistance in horse parasites and why drug resistance has developed, summarising the steps horse owners can take to try to avoid further wormer resistance. Jacqui also gave an overview of the management measures that can be taken to effectively reduce transmission of worms to horses from their environment, such as regular poo picking. Jacqui recommended using the various tests available, such as faecal egg counts, saliva and blood tests, to identify if the horse actually needs a worming treatment rather than blanket worming.

Austin Davis has recently launched a ‘What’s Your Worm Risk’ calculator, a free online tool designed to risk assess worm infections in horses based on a series of questions relating to transmission and control. Once the risk level is determined via the calculator, appropriate management, testing, and treatment steps can be recommended to minimise worm infection in the environment. These approaches break transmission cycles and ensure that monitoring tools, such as faecal egg counts and antibody tests, are used effectively to ensure that treatments are only given to those horses that genuinely need them. The risk of resistance is therefore reduced which helps maintain the long-term effectiveness of the available wormers.

Equine Nutritionist Katie Reeve also gave a presentation on factors influencing equine digestive health. “There were so many questions for Jackie and often relating to the constraints that livery yard owners impose on their clients. More has to be done to help spread the word about resistance to anthelmintics and so I was delighted we could host this webinar with Jacqui”.

For more information about gut health or for help and advice on all aspects of feeding call the Dengie Feedline: 01621 841188 or complete our Feed Advice Form.

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At Dengie we are devoted to creating the best and healthiest horse feeds because we love your horse as much as you do! Fibre is vital for the healthy function of your horse or pony’s digestive system and satisfies their need to chew – it’s what they’re meant to eat! With our full range of products, from the Alfa-A and Hi-Fi ranges through to our Grass range and specialist fibre feeds, Dengie can help you formulate the right diet for your horse or pony whatever their age or work load.

This month TWO lucky winners will each receive £150 of Dengie Feed vouchers to go towards their horse or pony’s feed bill!

How to Enter

Simply fill out the form and answer the following question about Dengie Cool, Condition & Shine

Terms & Conditions: This competition will close at 11.59pm on 31st January 2025. One entry per person. Two lucky winners will be selected from the correct entries and be notified via email within 7 days of the competition closing. Prize consists of £150 of Dengie Feed vouchers plus a nutrition consultation via email or phone. No cash alternative available. Entrants must be aged 18 or over. Open to UK and Republic of Ireland residents only.  Click here for full Terms & Conditions.

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Enter our competition to be in with a chance of winning a Winter Hamper full of seasonal goodies for you and your horse plus a Red Gorilla Feed Room set and £50 of Dengie Feed Vouchers!

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If you would like further information on any of the Dengie products or a personalized diet plan for your horse please call our feedline on 01621 841188 or click here to fill in our feed advice form.

Terms & Conditions: This competition will close at 11.59pm on 31st December 2024. One entry per person. One lucky winner will be selected from the correct entries and be notified via email within 7 days of the competition closing. Prize consists of: £50 of Dengie Feed Vouchers, 80L Red Gorilla Feed Bin in Red, a Red Gorilla small shallow 15L in Red, a Red Gorilla Scoop, bucket brush, Dengie feed stirrer, Dengie Meadow Lite Bucket Cover, NAF Minty Treats, Lincoln Christmas Treats, Christmas Tree Stable Toy, Haylage Net, Dengie Product Guide, Dengie Weight Management Guide, Dengie Weightape, Salt Lick, Ezigroom Long Bristle Dandy Brush, Body Brush, Mane and Tail Brush, Hoof Pick, Lincoln Cactus Grooming Mitt, Curry Comb, Lincoln Mud Screen and Hoof Klense, Stain Master, Silky Mane and Tail D-Tangler, Leadrope, Aubrion Thermalknit Yard Gloves, 2 x Funky Welly Socks, Dengie Bobble Hat, Dengie Ear Warmer. No cash alternative available. Entrants must be aged 18 or over. Open to UK mainland residents only.  Click here for full Terms & conditions