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Firework Season - Tips for managing your horse

Firework Season - Tips for managing your horse

Autumn is known for fireworks due to Halloween and Guy Fawkes celebrations taking place. Stephanie Hyland, Registered Equine Nutritionist , takes a look into how you can support your horses and dogs during firework season...
Firework Season - Tips for managing your horse
Seasonality of body changes and the importance of saddle fit

Seasonality of body changes and the importance of saddle fit

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...
Seasonality of body changes and the importance of saddle fit
Feed better for less™: maintaining performance on a forage diet

Feed better for less™: maintaining performance on a forage diet

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
Feed better for less™: maintaining performance on a forage diet
Energy sources for the performance horse

Energy sources for the performance horse

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.
Energy sources for the performance horse
Equine metabolic syndrome

Equine metabolic syndrome

In issue 4 of The Journal for Equine Nutrition, guest contributor Alison Morris takes an in-depth look at Equine Metabolic Syndrome, the risk factors associated with it and how horses with this condition can be managed.
Equine metabolic syndrome
Nutrient spotlight: Vitamin E

Nutrient spotlight: Vitamin E

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.
Nutrient spotlight: Vitamin E
Maintaining skin health during wet, cold weather

Maintaining skin health during wet, cold weather

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.
Maintaining skin health during wet, cold weather
Feeding Programme Considerations

Feeding Programme Considerations

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...
Feeding Programme Considerations
Nutrient Spotlight: Essential Fatty Acids

Nutrient Spotlight: Essential Fatty Acids

Essential fatty acids have become a common topic when discussing equine nutrition, mainly due to our increased understanding of their integration into cells and tissues, and their important functions in physiological processes. Dr. Stephanie Wood reviews the structure and function of essential fatty acids...
Nutrient Spotlight: Essential Fatty Acids
The Benefits of Chelated Minerals in Equine Nutrition

The Benefits of Chelated Minerals in Equine Nutrition

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.
The Benefits of Chelated Minerals in Equine Nutrition
A Holistic Approach to Supporting Your Horse’s Mobility

A Holistic Approach to Supporting Your Horse’s Mobility

Dr. Stephanie Wood, PhD Equine Nutrition, PgDip, BSc (Hons), RNutr (Animal), R.Anim.Tech, investigates a holistic approach to supporting your horse’s mobility.
A Holistic Approach to Supporting Your Horse’s Mobility
Managing our Horse’s Grass Intake

Managing our Horse’s Grass Intake

Dr. Stephanie Wood investigates the ways in which you can manage your horse's grass intake...
Managing our Horse’s Grass Intake