Blog posts tagged with 'exercise'

Strengthening your horse’s topline is crucial for maintaining optimal condition, supporting flexibility, and promoting long-term health. Balanced nutrition and targeted exercises can help build and maintain a strong topline in horses.

Firework celebrations often negatively impact animals and cause stress for owners. They are generally associated with loud bangs, sudden beams of light and burning smells, all of which can cause fear, distress and trigger the flight-or-fight responses in horses, dogs and many other animal species.

Dr. Stephanie Wood, Lily Carson and Sue Carson of Sue Carson Saddles, investigate the seasonal fluctuations in equine body weight and the factors influencing saddle fit...

In the third part of our series on how to feed better for less™, Dr. Stephanie Wood considers forage diets for performance horses and how best to supply additional sources of energy and nutrients

Anouk Frieling, Feedmark’s Senior Nutritionist, outlines the different energy pathways and dietary options for supporting optimum performance and it's relevance to horses with greater exercise demands.

Discover the causes, symptoms, and management strategies for Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS). Learn how to care for horses with EMS and reduce the risk of complications like laminitis.

Feedmark's Senior Nutritionist, Anouk Frieling, looks at Vitamin E, its many important roles within the body and what happens when there is a Vitamin E deficiency.

Orsolya Losonci BSc (Hons), EEBW considers how to maintain skin health in winter, common skin conditions that horse owners are likely to encounter, their treatment and what we can do to prevent them.

Feeding horses seems to have become a complicated business. This short article written by Dr. Stephanie Wood outlines the key points to consider when deciding what to feed your horse and in what quantities...

Minerals have important functions in the horse’s body and therefore are an essential part of the horses diet. Senior Nutritionist, Anouk Frieling investigates the benefits of chelated minerals in equine nutrition.

Dr. Stephanie Wood investigates the ways in which you can manage your horse's grass intake...

 

Whether you’re at home with your furry companion or out at a competition, hydration is key. Before grabbing your hat and boots or your dog’s lead, consider whether they are well hydrated and how you can reduce the risk of dehydration.