The Feed Line has been busy with enquiries, many relating to under weight or over weight horses which is an indicator of the varied levels of grass growth across the UK. We offer a variety of pelleted and chopped forages, some to help add condition, such as Red Bag Grass Pellets and others that are high fibre low calorie forages such as our Organic Lucie Stalks.

Remember every horse is an individual. It's always sensible to check in with the Feed Line whenever your feel your horse needs a little extra or a little less!

Aside from this our most common subject so far this month is that many of you are considering switching your new horse from its existing diet to a natural, Simple System forage diet. A great place to start is with a tailored Feed Plan, which is a free service from our Feed Line. He are some handy hints when introducing our feed.

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This month on the Feed Line we have had several people contact about their horses’ condition. It is normal and good if horses drop a little weight as they will gain weight with the grass. It is a worry if they get too light. Visible ribs and prominent hips suggest a horse could be underweight. If eating insufficient hay over winter, that gradual weight loss could become too much, so basics first – make sure your horse is getting enough hay or haylage to keep them filled up. For more serious weight loss, include soaked forage pellets with more feed value than hay. LucieNuts, Red Bag Grass Pellets, Sainfoin Pellets are all good. Read more

Price Increase on 1st May 2022

Price increases are something that we do not take lightly, and we have worked to reduce and absorb as much as we can over the past twelve months. Unfortunately, the challenges faced in agriculture and food production mean we have seen changes to our costs that we’ve never experienced in the last 25 years. We believe that honesty and transparency are fundamental when it comes to your trust and your confidence in us and our feeds, so we want to give you fair warning along with a clear explanation. Read more

Before the grass starts growing too vigorously, it is a good time to reseed patches in your pasture that have been denuded over winter. A little extra grass seed spread in early spring can make a big difference to your grazing. There is not often any need to plough up and reseed from scratch – it is expensive, time consuming and can take even years to establish a strong turf. Paddocks in need of a spruce up should be grazed down then harrowed to loosen the surface and iron out lumps or bumps. New seed can then be broadcast by hand, or drilled very shallow. Read more