Horse Health

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When managing your horse's health, the complexity of dietary supplements can often lead to confusion about what can and cannot be safely combined. Horse supplements are formulated to target specific dietary needs, but not all supplements are meant to be mixed, as some combinations can reduce effectiveness or even harm your horse.

As the mercury rises, we must focus on the wellbeing of our four-legged companions. The Australian summer is not just about basking in the sunshine; it's a season that demands our vigilance against equine health hazards. Sunburn, sand colic, and laminitis are common issues facing our horses at this time of year. 

As the Australian summer sun arches high and the days turn into warm evenings, our horses are exposed to and feel the season's full effect. While summer brings the joy of long rides, light-filled evenings and the enjoyment of being outdoors, it also ushers in a crucial period for horse owners to focus on their horses' nutrition. 

Maximise your horse's coat health this summer with comprehensive nutritional support from Missy's Bucket and Black Horse. Our latest article reveals essential tips on addressing common vitamin and mineral deficiencies affecting coat quality.

Most horses are coming to the end of their winter shed this time of year, but if you have a hanger on, you should try these tips!

We often talk with our new clients about the best approach to introducing their horse to new supplements. Here is our six step recommendation to ensuring your horse accepts a new supplement in their feed.

The horse evolved around 52-53 million years ago on the plains of north America. Back then, what we know as the horse was a very small animal, about the size of a rabbit. 

What we do know is that there are two types of Gastric ulcer disease in horses, seen as two distinctively different diseases with different causes, they require different approaches to treatment.tric ulcers.

Psyllium Husk is suitable to be feed to horses. There are several reasons horses are regularly feed Psyllium Husk including to manage sand colic and dirt ingestion, as well as using Psyllium Husk as a prebiotic for horses. 

There are a few management and feeding practices that can help preserve the digestive tract and microbiome of the horse. Here is our Top 9 best management practises. 

The horse’s microbiome consists of the microorganisms, bacteria, fungi along with their interactions and functions in the horse’s digestive system.

Anytime the horse is subject to stress or is suffering from health issues, probiotics could be considered as an additional health boost to better enable the body to recover and heal and to improve digestive function and feed utilisation.

When a horse is exercising heavily, especially in the heat, they will of course sweat a lot and often drink less, causing dehydration and electrolyte abnormalities, which in turn effects the ability of the gut to function well.

Well it depends on the ingredients and the dose!

Yes joint supplements can help your horse and prevent arthritis from developing or getting worse BUT… the dose needs to be correct or you may be wasting your money!

You may find that your horses coat has already started shedding, this is triggered by the longer daylight hours and marks the start of the long winter coat loss! This process will continue over the next few months and it's important to provide adequate nutritional support during this time to encourage a healthy and shiny new summer coat.

Body Condition Scoring is s system of visual assessment and palpation to determine how much fat and muscle a horse has regardless of body size. It is used to determine whether a horse is underweight, healthy weight or overweight and is not affected by gut contents or pregnancy as live weight would be.

Our horses rely on vitamins and minerals to maintain essential bodily functions and good general health. Just like all living things, they would die without them. So how do we work out what they need and how do we choose a good supplement once we know what’s likely to be missing?

As the days are getting shorter and the temperature plummets, there are a few extra considerations we need to think about when it comes to caring for our horses in cold weather.

Adaptogens are natural substances that help the body deal with stress. They increase resistance to stress and decrease sensitivity to stressors which results in protection and prolongs the stress resistance phase.

If we place a high priority on getting the diet as optimal as possible, many of the ailments and diseases that we commonly see in the horse tend to resolve on their own.