Gut health, manure, and your horse Gut health is a critical component of overall health and well-being in horses. However, it can be notoriously difficult to monitor, as there’s no easy way to measure it directly. Fortunately, one of the best indicators of your horse’s digestive health is something that’s always available – their manure. […]
Analysing Joint Supplements When it comes to your horse’s joint health, you may turn to supplements to provide essential nutrients that support mobility, flexibility, and overall joint function. But how do you know if your horse’s joint supplement is doing all that it can? FeedXL allows you to analyse the nutrient content of your horse’s […]
Equine gastric ulcer syndrome (EGUS) is a major equine health problem worldwide. Some studies have reported an incidence of ulcers in performance horses in excess of 90% of horses training. A more recent study conducted in Western Australia found 53% of horses had ulcers.
As we all know, keeping horses can be expensive, and feed and supplement costs can quickly add up. But with FeedXL, you can easily monitor your diet-specific daily, monthly, and annual costs using the ‘Add Costs’ function. And once you’ve got costs added for each of the products you use you can use Feed Finder […]
Have you ever thought about whether the order you feed various things to your horse will make a difference to his health? Chances are you haven’t. New research is showing that feeding a small amount of hay before you feed your concentrates/grain reduces the post-feeding inflammatory effect of non-structural carbohydrates (starch and sugars). In other […]
FeedXL goes above and beyond Nutrient Requirement of Horses (NRC) FeedXL is a combination of NRC nutrient requirements and customised nutrient requirements based on our own research as well as information taken from the most recent and comprehensive text on equine nutrition, ‘Equine Applied and Clinical Nutrition’1 The Short Story In brief, digestible energy is […]
Let’s take a look at two common mistakes horse owners make: underfeeding and overfeeding. Underfeeding can lead to health and performance issues because certain nutrients are not being met. Overfeeding is where you are supplying more than you need of multiple nutrients. At best, overfeeding is a WASTE OF MONEY! At worst, it will cause nutrient toxicity […]
Forage is the Single. Most. Important component of your horse’s diet… for a whole bunch of reasons! It is your horse’s biggest source of calories, protein and some vitamins and minerals. It keeps your horse’s gut full and less prone to colic. It encourages saliva production during chewing and keeps the stomach full to dramatically […]
What is vitamin K? The name ‘Vitamin K’ refers to a group of fat soluble vitamins that include: Vitamin K1 (phylloquinone): found in fresh green plants Vitamin K2 (menaquinone): produced by bacteria. There are 15 different menaquinones Vitamin K3 (menadione): synthetic vitamin K What does vitamin K do? Vitamin K is required for many functions […]
Hydration in Endurance Horses Keeping healthy levels of hydration in endurance horses is a massive challenge and many people wish they could increase water intake for their horses. And a big part of the challenge is that horses have a tricky (I call it just plain annoying) thirst response trigger. For horses to ‘feel thirsty’ […]
