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Alfa-A Lite

Pure alfalfa fibre feed with a light molasses coating and spearmint oil for great palatability; ideal for working horses that maintain weight with ease.

Colic in Horses

Colic in horses and how to manage the risks with diet control and how to react when you think your horse is suffering from colic.

Feeding Horses on Box Rest

The need to confine a horse to the stable for recovery or repair usually occurs with very little notive and needs to take immediate effect. This has many repercussions for the horse’s health and welfare and the following factors need to be considered when box rest is required.

Lillisford Equestrian

From the smallest to the largest, all our horses enjoy Dengie!

What forage should I feed my laminitis prone horse or pony?

Conserved forage, also known as hay and haylage, is the cornerstone of a laminitis-prone horse’s diet. But which forage should you feed? Find out more.

Paddy’s Weight Loss Success Story

What type of oil is best for horse’s with ulcers?

The most definitive benefit of feeding oil is that because it is so energy dense it can reduce the reliance on starchy feeds in the ration for horses with high energy requirements. But what type of oil is best for horse’s with ulcers?

Dengie Sponsors Class at Titlington Endurance Ride

The Titlington Endurance Ride, governed by Endurance GB and organised by Northumberland and Tyneside EGB, took place on 27^th June. Dengie’s Jo Harrow kindly donated some prizes for the top three riders in the 40km Graded Endurance Ride (GER).

Forage; what’s the Alternative?

Fibre based horse feeds that have a similar nutritional quality to hay and low levels of starch are ideal as forage replacers and encourage chewing.

Is Straw Suitable to Feed to Horses with EGUS?

Not all horses and ponies with gastric ulcers struggle to maintain weight. For good doers or overweight individuals turnout 24/7 on well covered pasture and/or ad-lib forage to help manage ulcers could result in further weight gain which brings its own potential health issues. Straw is a very low calorie fibre source as it contains lignin which is indigestible.

Hay Replacers for Veteran Horses

When horses are stabled hay and haylage are often their main fibre source. The long length of these forages can sometimes cause a veteran horse problems as their teeth become less efficient.

Alfa-A Original

A pure alfalfa high-fibre feed with a molasses coating for horses in work, breeding and youngstock.

How to manage grass intake for horses

Managing a horse’s grass intake is fundamental to managing their weight and therefore laminitis risk but it isn’t always easy to do. In our latest blog, our nutrition team explore all of the options available and answer FAQ’s such as Why muzzle a horse and How long can a horse wear a grazing muzzle.

Leading Scientific Journal Publishes Study

A study into the link between diet and horse behaviour commissioned by Dengie and conducted at Edinburgh University has been published by Applied Animal Behaviour Science – an international journal reporting on the scientific and objective study of the behaviour of animals managed by humans.

Fibre First for Competition Horses

We believe that feeding fibre, feeding little and often – and feeding weight – are key to achieving optimal health and performance for your horse or pony. Our nutrition team explain why and how.

Coatings – why do we use them in our horse feed?

We use coatings in our alfalfa fibre feed to help maximise the nutrition and palatability for your horse.

Good Bedding is an Essential for my Chickens’ Health and Comfort!

End of Term

So that’s it, the end of term. Its been a disappointing year in many ways, but thankfully a good run of form to finish the season has left me hungry for more.

Join the British Hen Welfare Trust and Dengie at the Edible Garden Show

Dengie teams up with the British Hen Welfare Trust for the Edible Garden Show, which takes place this weekend, 20th-22nd March 2015.