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As winter approaches, some horses can struggle to maintain good body condition. This can be due to a lack of nutritious pasture and/or loss of energy due to maintaining body temperature.

Tips for maintaining body condition. 

Add fibre:  Supplement with alternative fibre sources such as hay, beet, chaff, seed or pulse hulls, flax flakes or compressed chaff or hay pellets.

Add fat: Adding fat is a concentrated way of increasing calories. This can be done with quality vegetable oils: flax, hemp, or rice bran oil or high-fat meals - full-fat soya, sunflower, rapeseed meal or rice bran pellets.

Add carbs: Increase carbohydrates with a quality premixed feed of legumes and /or grains or individual grain such as barley.

Add protein: Increasing protein helps to maintain muscle and condition. High protein meals and supplements include soya, sunflower, rapeseed & flax seed.

Add vitamins and minerals: Include a quality multivitamin-mineral supplement in your horse's diet and a quality probiotic to maintain gut health and optimise digestion. 

Reduce stress and pain: If your horse suffers joint pain/arthritis or is stressed, consider a quality joint supplement and calmer.

Add warmth:  Maintaining body temperature with covers saves your horse from using its to stay warm.  Choose a waterproof rug to suit your horse's grazing condition and provide paddock shelter from the elements where possible. 

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    Dunstan Sugar Beet Flakes

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    A lightly molassed, highly palatable, calorie dense, ‘super fibre’ for horses. A ‘super fibre’, more calorie dense than traditional fibre sources ...

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    Dunstan Beta Beet 20 kg

    $65.90

    A highly palatable, calorie-dense, ‘super fibre’ for horses. A ‘super fibre’ - more calorie dense than traditional fibre sources Low in starch and...

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    Dunstan Eezy Mix 20 kg

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    A premium quality, medium energy, fully extruded performance nugget Oat free Fully extruded for improved digestibility Molasses free Contains two ...

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    Dunstan Breed and Grow

    $42.90

    Dunstan Breed & Grow is a low-starch, high-fibre pellet formulated for Broodmares and the Young Growing Horse. Low in starch High in fibre Qua...

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    Dunstan Trifecta Oil

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    For yearling prep & horses in work. A 3 way blend of high quality vegetable oils to provide the Horse with the important fatty acids, omega 6, ...

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    Prydes Easi Oil

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    100% Australian Cold Pressed Canola Oil. Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids for coat shine and overall health. Cool energy for conditioning and performance....

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