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At the end of each year our team of nutritionists look back at the number and nature of the enquiries we have received to our helpline over the last 12 months.

Dengie have been working with the British Dressage Youth Foundation Academy visiting various camps around the country as well as giving online lectures The Dengie team were delighted to be attending in person again this year and wanted to share some of the fantastic opportunities these training camps offer to young and aspiring dressage riders.

Dengie donated a pallet of feed to Remus Memorial Horse Sanctuary in Essex with the help of wholesaler Essex Animal Feeds. Dengie have been working with Remus for over 15 years, offering nutrition advice and evaluating the horse’s diets where needed.

Paradise Wildlife Park in Hertfordshire have been feeding Dengie Alfa-A Original to their various zoo animals for over 15 years. The animals fed on Alfa-A Original include Lowland Tapir, Plain Zebra, Bactrian Camels and Red Deer.

JJ Equestrian is run by show jumper and BS coach Joanne Burns Firth who understands the importance of working with her team of professionals to keep her horses fit, healthy and performing well

Animal welfare in zoos is of the utmost importance and zoo animal nutrition is a key part of this. Find out more here.

What to feed Shetland ponies will depend on the individual but, in general, forage and some access to grass will be the majority of most Shetland pony’s diets.

Many horse owners use a nutritional joint supplement for horses as a way of helping to manage existing issues but also to try and reduce the potential for problems later in the horse’s life.

Rushfield Honey Bee, who is fed Dengie Healthy Hooves Molasses Free, wins the Horse Trust’s Healthiest Body Condition Award in the BSPS Heritage Mountain and Moorland Open Lead Rein Class at the Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead!

Itching, stamping and rubbing are all common symptoms which are caused by the irritation of the feather mites feeding and crawling on the horse's skin. Learn more about their link to mallanders and sallanders in horses.

Five-star event rider Alex Bragg discusses how he prepares his horses for a big event and what he’ll be doing in the final run up to Badminton Horse Trials 2022.

To celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee the winners of the Dengie ‘Win a Tree for the Jubilee’ competition have planted their trees.