Tag: equine nutrition

Spring Grass: What It Can Do to Your Horse’s Health

24 August, 2026

Spring is a welcome change for both horses and their owners. The days become warmer, grass begins to grow rapidly and paddocks can suddenly look lush and green. But while spring grass may look like the perfect natural food for your horse, young, rapidly growing grass can contain high levels of readily available carbohydrates and may provide considerably less fibre than mature pasture or hay. For some horses, this sudden change in diet can have a significant impact on their health. The effects can range from changes in behaviour and digestion through to weight gain, insulin dysregulation and inflammation, in…

What Happened to the Weeds? Why Pasture Diversity Still Matters for Horses

13 July, 2026

Have we accidentally changed more than just our paddocks? Picture your ideal horse paddock. Does it have: But is it the perfect environment for the horse that evolved over thousands of years? Every day, we do our absolute best to give our horses everything they need. Quality hay, carefully selected hard feeds, supplements, mineral mixes, and we work hard to keep our paddocks clean and free from weeds. We’ve never known more about horse nutrition than we do today. Yet we’re seeing more horses with metabolic issues, laminitis, allergies, gastric ulcers, obesity and other chronic health challenges than ever before….