ALL tissues are made of protein as are the enzymes which perform the trillions of chemical reactions going on every minute of the day that k

When we point out aspects of lucerne/alfalfa that can adversely affect horses it becomes obvious there are two camps! There are people...

Did you know that when you get forage analysed it has a Dry Matter (DM) Content? This is what is left after water is removed. DM is...

As with any feed item, it is not the item itself that is the problem – the overriding issues with lucerne/alfalfa stem from the fact...

Nitrates Affect Horses Differently to Ruminants A good subject to understand when grazing horses in winter. Potassium & Nitrate spikes in...

Some people find it hard to wrap their head around the fact that you can have multiple horses on the same pasture and it will affect them...

When can I return my horse to grass? This depends on - what sort of issues your horse had that prompted taking him off the grass - what...

This depends on both the metabolic state of the horse(s) and the suitability of the pasture... Unsuitable pasture will cause metabolic...

IF you are thinking about resowing your pastures, thoroughly consider the following information because it is not as simple as it seems...

Red clover can cause 'stallion-like' behaviour in geldings. The first line of thinking when such behaviour shows up is that the horse...

More About Iron The iron content of the horse’s diet has become a subject of great concern but Does EVERYBODY need to worry? ​ Here are...

Because excess iron cannot be excreted, there is concern that many horses suffer from iron over-load. ​When you have pasture analysed,...

Often people tend to put ‘little things’ down to the horse’s temperament, him being ‘quirky’, or think ‘it is just the way he IS’,...

Do you hear yourself saying any of the following… ‘He’s always been like this’ Yes but that doesn’t mean it is his true self, it means,...

People who have never personally experienced a horse in this state call it ‘bad behaviour’ and put it down to ‘lack of discipline’ or...

Innate Nutritional Wisdom? Who has it? Most humans don’t. Rather we are more inclined to eat ourselves sick, mainly due to lack of...

Understandably many horse owners don’t have much of an understanding of what ‘Good nutrition’ means. If the horse’s diet is not meeting...

Forage analyses of Cow Parsley and Cleavers bring up surprising results! We are all for adding diversity to the horses diet but only if...

Interestingly this example plus one relating to fresh herbs like Cleavers & Cow Parsley in Part 2 reveal surprising results. These are...

What is normal? Horses typically urinate every 4 hours or so and produce 5–15 L of urine per day. (The bladder can hold 3–4 L of urine)....