Recorded live during an interview with Claire Williams, Executive Director of The British Equestrian Trade Association (BETA) - Simple Systems Nutrition Manager, Ellen Lincoln BSc. (Hons), MSc., provides valuable nutrition advice and offers sensible management suggestions for those travelling and feeding performance horses at stay away events.
Topics covered include: -
Staying competition safe and legal - Respiratory Health - Keeping Horses Hydrated - Managing Dietary Changes - Reducing the Risks of Colic
Watch the session below.
If you'd like tailored advice for your horse, the Simple System Feed Line can be contacted on 01728 604 008 or you can complete the advice request form by following the below link.
In the wild, with unrestricted access to pasture, horses would spend the summer “stocking up†by eating nutritious grass - and plenty of it - to aid them in building a thick coat and laying down excess weight...
Horses’ teeth change throughout their lives - they are continually growing and continually wearing, as they chew and grind their grazing and forage.
Grass has the potential to grow all year, which is different from many other plants. Certain things are necessary for this growth, but if they are not met, the grass will be dormant, waiting for conditions to improve.Â