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Using Sugar Beet As Horse Feed: Gastric Ulcers
The main advice for managing horses with gastric ulcers is to reduce the amount of non-structural carbohydrate (starch + sugar) in the ration and feed more fibre. Using unmolassed sugar beet is one way of achieving this especially for horses that are working or struggling to maintain condition.
Can I feed chopped alfalfa to horses with ulcers?
There is a lot of confusion surrounding the relationship between alfalfa and gastric ulcers. Our nutrition team explore the reason why and answer common questions like ‘Can I feed chopped alfalfa to horses with ulcers?’
Hay Vs Haylage
Forage provides at least half of your horse’s diet, so it’s a good idea to know the facts –and fiction- about forage.
Trying to Fit Everything In
It’s my last year at Oxford Brookes University and I have been trying to finish the dreaded Dissertation! I have finished my first draft and now editing it. I have two weeks holiday over Easter then go back for two weeks then I am done…hooray!!!
Excited for the season ahead
So with only a few weeks to go until we are allowed out of “lockdown” with the horses we can all start to get a little bit excited, especially as we no longer have snow and ice! As soon as March 29th hits I have sessions with Chris Bartle and Susie Gibson booked in to […]
Digestive Aids for Horses Explained!
We explain the difference between probiotics, prebiotics and postbiotics, and how to choose feed supplements for your horse.
Reading the label on horse feed
We explain how to read the label on your horse feed to understand more about what you are feeding your horse or pony.
Alex Bragg heads to Badminton with King of the Mill
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.
February 2024 Competition
This month we are giving you the chance to win a Snuggy Hoods Base Body Under Rug plus £50 of Dengie Feed Vouchers!
Is your horse at risk of laminitis?
Whilst many of us are aware of some of the risk factors, we don’t always appreciate everything that can increase the risk of our horses getting laminitis. The Dengie Laminitis Risk Calculator has been designed to raise awareness of some of the lesser-known risk factors of laminitis and to draw people’s attention to the cumulative effect of a number of different risks.
Steaming and soaking hay for horses – Laminitis
The Dengie nutrition team explain the benefits of steaming or soaking hay for horses
Celebrating Abel’s Second Birthday!
Dengie Feed Advisor, Katie Evans is friends with Abel’s owner Clare and has been regularly weighing and monitoring his growth since he was born. Click here to see how his weight has changed over the two years.
Training with the best
Well a lot has changed since my last blog. Pooh has had a well earned rest after her incredible season last year, but is now back in work and looking and feeling fabulous thank to her Dengie diet.