Category Archive for "Ingredient Focus"
The Low down on Salt
Ever found your horse tucking furiously into his salt lick? Wondered if he could be ingesting too much salt? Or concerned he might not be getting enough? In this post we look at salt and how it should be used. Horses are naturally…
Molasses – It tastes so good, but is it?
The use of molasses in livestock feeds dates back to the 19th Century and sugarcane molasses has been a popular ingredient in equine feeds since then. What is Molasses? Essentially, molasses is syrup produced by “boiling down” juices from the…
Feeding Bran
Bran Mash is great for my Horse’s Digestion! Fact or fiction? Feeding bran mashes is an equestrian tradition that has been passed down through multiple generations. Evaluating the tradition of bran mashes in the wisdom of modern nutritional knowledge, however,…
Lucerne – Friend or Foe
Lucerne hay enjoys a varied reputation amongst horse people, with some using it as a highly valued component of their horse’s diet and others avoiding it with an almost religious fervour. But who is correct? Most experts in the field…