The sun is out and spring is showing its colours! Spring Fever is so called due the spring effect on horses, so if your horse has the Fever… hold tight and make sure you have checked your girth! With the grass coming through, your horse may be ready to have a little less feed in the feed bowl and maybe a little help in getting to grips with that Fever. Lunar Eclipse offers additional support for those horses challenged by their hormones and will help them get a calmer perspective on life. You know your horse best – this may be a case of just a bit extra help until things settle down in the summer, or it can be used all the time. It takes up to a week fully to have effect. If your horse is behaving very out of character, you may be safer to lunge instead of ride… Don’t take unnecessary risks!
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