Do you know about Omega-3 for horses and its importance in equine diets?
Sarah Braithwaite
Horse Health Expert & Author
Should I feed Beet Pulp to my Horse?
Discover the benefits and drawbacks of feeding beet pulp to your horse. Make informed decisions for optimal equine nutrition. Read the full Forageplus guide now! There are a lot of myths about beet pulp doing the rounds on the internet. Strangely, there are lots of people who are very anti-beet pulp, and that is a […]
Winter Horse Feeding: A Comprehensive Guide & Top Tips
As horse owners, it is crucial to ensure that our horses receive the necessary nutrition to maintain their health and well-being over the colder winter months. In this article, we will discuss the different ways to know what nutrition your horse needs for the winter months. We will also share some valuable winter horse feeding […]
The Importance and Benefits of Lysine for your horse
Lysine is an essential amino acid often short in horse grass and hay. In this article, Forageplus discusses the importance of lysine for horses which is an essential amino acid contained in the protein found in the horse’s daily diet.
Missing link: Protein for horses prone to laminitis
Have you considered the crucial role of protein in the diet of horses prone to laminitis? If you are soaking and restricting hay for a good doer horse, prone to laminitis, how can you be sure there is enough protein in the daily diet? Protein is key to every part of a horse’s body system. […]
Should you Feed Adlib Hay to Horses and Ponies?
Do you have a horse which is a good doer? Do you wonder whether to feed adlib hay or whether you should be restricting hay and feeding at a weight level suitable for your horse? Here Forageplus discusses the issue of whether you should give your horse access to free choice hay.
Performance Horse: Feeding for Success
This Forageplus article discusses the best way to feed a performance horse. Horses in moderate to heavy work, competing in sports such as endurance, eventing or racing need food that will supply good levels of energy to support a healthy weight, but in many ways, this is the easy bit.
Feeding the Young Horse
Discover everything you need to know about feeding the young horse while growing up, with advice for a carefully planned approach.
Essential Horse Analysis: What you need to know
Horse owners new to analysis testing often face the same question: which test do I actually need? This guide covers the three core analysis services Forageplus offers: forage, soil and water, explaining what each one tells you, when you need it, and how to avoid paying for a test that won’t actually answer your question. […]
Reasons to Test Hay, Haylage and Grass for Your Horse
Should you test hay, haylage and grass for your horse? Is this approach one that will create a healthy horse? How do you know how nutrient-dense and balanced the forage you will feed your horse is?
Remembering Dr Kerry Ridgway
In 2011 I was given an ex-racehorse. They say that horses come to you for a reason. That horse came to me so that Dr Kerry Ridgway would change the way I thought about whole horse health.
No Laminitis ECIR Group Horse Conference
N0 horse laminitis is the goal of each ECIR Group conference. The ECIR Group lead the way in horse laminitis study through disseminating information that can help metabolic and endocrinopathic horses.
How much does using Forageplus cost?
Using Forageplus means a ‘forage focused’™ approach to horse feeding where you only supplement the minerals and vitamins needed to match to the grass or hay your horse eats.
Taking Forage Samples
Taking forage samples for horse grass, hay and haylage analysis accurately are very important. Forage samples are based on a small sample, which is selected to represent a larger sample.
Protein and Amino Acids for Horses
Most owners know protein matters. The harder questions are the ones a single crude protein figure never answers. Has the percentage been adjusted for the moisture your forage contains, or is the amount your horse actually eats lower than it looks? Does it meet what your horse needs, not just for basic health, but for […]
Taking Effective Soil Samples
Learn about taking horse pasture soil samples to accurately identify mineral imbalances in the soil. Soil imbalances affect grass health.
Horse Forage Analysis, Understanding Dry Matter
When you purchase horse forage analysis of grass, hay or haylage it is important to make sure that a dry matter figure is included on the report.
Best Quality Horse Feed Ingredients
Forageplus was founded to care about all horses and owners. Our promise to you is that we will only ever stock and recommend the best quality horse feed, made from the best quality ingredients.
Forageplus Delivery Service
Forageplus have a commitment to fast delivery of every horse feed order you place with us. The beauty of our web-based shop is that you can order 24 hours a day without leaving your stable or your horse and your order will arrive (barring issues beyond our control) the next working day if you live […]
Horse Hay & Haylage Suppliers
Hay and haylage are often the most important and the greatest proportion of the diet for many horses, ponies and donkeys. You should look for a horse hay haylage supplier who understands the importance of correct testing of hay and haylage. Find a list of approved Forageplus hay and haylage suppliers who regularly test their […]
Feeding Minerals for Horses
Practical tips for getting fussy horses to eat mineral balancers. When it comes to minerals for horses, we believe that we have the best quality forage focused™ horse feed balancers on the market. Shop Horse Feed Balancers Forage-focused nutrition, designed around real forage analysis. We understand that it can be highly frustrating when you have […]
Test Horse Pasture Soil Using Scientific Analysis
You own a horse, you own or rent your land, but how do you test horse pasture soil using scientific analysis, and why would improving the soil actually matter for your horse? Why do you need to test horse pasture soil? A delicate balance exists between the minerals in the soil, the micro-organisms and other […]
Nitrate Toxicity in Horses Hay or Haylage
Learn about nitrate toxicity in horses hay or haylage and how forage testing can help determine the quality of the protein in horses’ daily diets.
Understanding Protein for Horses
Good levels of protein in the horse’s diet will maintain and support health and well-being, but how much protein does a horse actually need? Will a horse get enough protein in the daily diet and why is protein for horses important? The health of your horse is affected by many things. A healthy horse is […]
10 Ways to Know What Minerals Your Horse Needs
Your horse needs the right fuel in the right amounts, just like a car, to run correctly.
Feeding Pregnant Mares
Feeding pregnant mares correctly and matching the nutrients to the grass, hay and haylage fed is the best way to build the best foal possible.
Summer Horse Feeding Guide: Balancing Grass, Minerals & Protein
Summer is just around the corner, and as our horses enjoy the freedom of lush pastures basking in the warm sunshine, it is crucial to maintain a thoughtful and effective summer horse feeding regimen. While we embrace the longer grazing hours, it is important to remember that the nutritional needs of our equine friends still […]
Using Forageplus Best Horse Feed Service
Using Forageplus™ horse feed service is easy. Horse owners can use the best ‘forage focused’™ approach without any kind of grass, hay or haylage analysis testing or you can use our range of forage testing services for a more bespoke horse feed service.
Why is there too much clover in my horse pasture?
Often people ask Forageplus why they have a proliferation of clover in their horse pasture. Here we discuss whether clover is a good thing in the pasture, whether too much is problematic for horses and how you can address a situation where you have too much clover in your horse’s field.
When to test water a horse drinks?
If you want to analyse or test the water a horse drinks then Forageplus™ can answer your questions. Analysis to test water will make sense if you use a borehole or natural water source.
Should you Feed your Horse Seaweed?
Seaweed has become a popular supplement for horses, but is it truly beneficial? This article explores the pros and cons of feeding seaweed to horses, focusing on its iodine content and how it fits into a balanced equine diet. Whether you’re considering seaweed for its nutritional benefits or are unsure about its safety, this guide […]
Managing PPID (Cushing’s) and IR
All information was taken and obtained from attendance at ECIR No Laminitis conferences. If you want to seek more help and facts about identifying and managing Cushing’s and IR in horses please contact us.
How do you know if your Horse Haylage is Good?
Forageplus understands the need to feed good quality haylage to horses but how do you know if it’s any good?
