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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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    Oats - Whole

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    Because of their high fiber content and low energy value, whole oats have traditionally been a relatively safe feed for horses when compared to oth...

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    Barley - Whole

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    Barley grain is an important feed ingredient for the major livestock species. It has a high fat and calorie content which makes it an excellent gr...

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    Barley - Crushed

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    Barley grain is an important feed ingredient for the major livestock species. It has a high fat and calorie content which makes it an excellent gra...

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    BOLBREW is a multi use stockfeed that has gained a high reputation in the animal feed sector over a number of years. The versatility of this produc...

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    British Feeds Speedi Beet

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    Copra Meal 25 kg

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    The addition of linseeds to the horse’s diet is an excellent choice for any horse and particularly in cases where the horse is struggling with infl...

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