The term grass affected is often used by horse owners and equine professionals - but is “grass affected” based in science, or just a catch-all to explain our horse’s behaviour? The truth is, it’s a bit of both. Here's specific list based on science and expert knowledge of what is in grass that can affect our horses.
By: Sam Potter (BSc(Hons), MPhilVSc (Equine Nutrition) Resplendent though it is with butterflies, baby birds and long-awaited warm weather, spring ...
Horses who are often overweight are likely to be at higher risk of health complications, including Insulin Resistance or Deregulation, and Laminitis among others. Keeping your horse at a healthy weight level is an essential step to long term health and wellbeing.
It may not be what you have been told - but the best way to manage laminitis is to return the horse’s metabolism to its healthy state. To do this, we must provide free-choice long stem forage.
Many horses and ponies have participated in trialing MetaboLize® separately. Every person reported positive changes in their animals’ health and wellbeing, including benefits like increased energy and willingness to move, a reduction in fat lumps, easier weight management, and reduced episodes of laminitis. Find out why!
We all know of horses who are mentally stressed by travel – but even horses who travel calmly are likely to be concealing mental and physical stress. Travelling can often be unpredictable and uncontrollable for horses. Here's how to minimise the impact of travel on your horse and their health.
At the worst stage over her five years of being affected, Money had multiple major lesions along the cannon bone, as well as all over her heels. They were very sensitive to sunlight, so if she got too much exposure to sun it would make things worse. Gut support has changed everything.
Stomach ulcers (also called gastric ulcers) are one of the biggest challenges you can face as a horse owner. Unfortunately, ulcers in horses are ex...
All of our products are based on up to date scientific research to support the structure and function of the entire GI tract to ensure that your horse is as healthy as possible and able to perform to the best of their ability.
Feeding horses the right way in winter may seem like a daunting task, but with the right approach, it doesn’t have to be. Making the investment in quality feed and extra hay is a great solution - it will keep your horse healthy on the inside, and help fire their internal heater at the same time. Aren’t our horses amazing?
Often, the first thing equestrians will recommend for a horse with hot, unpredictable, spooky or fizzy behaviour is a toxin binder. Sometimes they are right - your horse may be reacting to grass toxins. Other times, the culprit might actually be grass sugars. Find out why understanding the different causes of 'grass affected horses' are important.
