What vitamins do horses need in their daily diet? Learn about what vitamins are and why they are vitally important at the right levels in both summer and winter horse feeding as part of a balanced horse’s diet.
Horse Feeding
How do I Feed Oats For Horses?
In this article, we are going to look at the various types and forms of oats for horses and which we feel is the best to feed to your horse or pony.
The Importance of Omega 3 For Horses
Do you know about Omega 3 for horses and its importance in equine diets?
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 internet rounds. Strangely there are lots of people who are very anti-beet pulp and that is a shame because […]
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 blog post, we will discuss 10 ways to know what nutrition your horse needs during for the winter months. We will also share some valuable winter horse […]
Soak Horse Hay: The Number 1 Ultimate Guide
In this comprehensive guide, we’ll delve into the ins and outs on how to soak horse hay effectively. We will explore the benefits and the problems, both known and unknown of soaking hay. We will provide you with all the necessary information and step-by-step instructions to ensure the proper soaking of hay for your beloved […]
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.
Horse Weight: 10 Steps to Maximise Control Now
How do you control horse weight so that your horse maintains a healthy body weight? Horse weight can increase at a fast rate, so owners rightly worry about weight gain. This article will help you with the numbers aspect of the management and control of horse weight. Recent research found that rates of obesity in […]
Missing link: Protein for horses prone to laminitis
Have you considered the crucial role of protein in the diet of horses prone to laminitis? Where 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.
Old Horse: 10 Powerful Feeding Tips
Many old horses are loved members of the family. They grow old and create a lifetime of memories with us. Find powerful feeding tips in this article to make sure your old horse maintains body condition and health. Keep your equine family friend happily galloping with you for many years. 1. What happens to old […]
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.
Joint Supplements for Horses
Joint supplements play a crucial role in maintaining the health and mobility of horses. Designed to support joint function and reduce inflammation, these supplements are formulated with key ingredients that promote cartilage repair and overall joint wellness. In this article, we will explore the benefits of joint supplements for horses, highlighting their importance in enhancing […]
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.
Forageplus Statistics for Horse Feed Balancer
The numbers and statistics for horse feed balancers and choosing which one is best to feed your horse can be confusing. How do you choose the best horse feed balancer?
Understanding Magnesium Purity for Horses
When you start to buy separate minerals you quickly find that understanding the purity, percentage, elemental composition and trace element content of items like magnesium oxide can be very confusing.
Protein and Amino Acids for Horses
Do you understand protein and amino acids for horses? This short article helps you understand what protein is and what amino acids your horse needs for whole horse health.
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.
Essential Understanding on Electrolytes for Horses
Forageplus discusses how to understand what levels of electrolytes/minerals you need to feed to horses. Electrolytes for horses are important when a horse sweats or eats forage that is short of electrolyte minerals. Poor levels and imbalance of electrolytes for horses can cause a range of issues, which can be detrimental to health and performance.
Will there Always be Enough Protein in Horse Diets?
Many owners ask the question ‘Is there enough protein in horse diets’? If you want to find out more about protein for horses then Forageplus™ can answer your questions.
Ultra Low Iron Equine Balancers
It would be an understatement to say that here at Forageplus we are slightly obsessed by levels of iron in the horse’s diet. We feel that iron is an over-supplemented mineral that is already at high levels in horse diets.
Feeding Minerals for Horses
When it comes to minerals for horses, we believe that we have the best quality forage focused™ horse feed balancers on the market. We understand that it can be highly frustrating when you have spent your hard-earned cash on a stash of minerals to last you a few months, and your horse looks at you […]
Natural vs Synthetic Vitamin E for Horses
Would you like to know about natural versus synthetic Vitamin E for horses? Is there a difference between the two forms of vitamin E for horses?
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?
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.
Iron in Horse Feed Balancers
Are you interested in iron in horse feed balancers? Forageplus does not add iron to any of our horse feed balancers because iron is always sufficiently supplied in the grass, hay and haylage horses eat.
Salt in Horse Feed Balancers
Do you need salt in horse feed balancers and your horse’s daily diet? If salt is in horse feed balancers will it degrade the vitamins and minerals in the supplement? Forageplus answers your questions here. Dr Lee Proctor is our Technical Consultant with a PhD in organic chemistry and a highly qualified pharmaceutical chemist. Here he […]
Summer Horse Feeding
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.
Should I Feed Wheat Bran to my Horse?
Many owners we talk to are scared of feeding wheat bran. Horse wheat bran has gone from a widely used horse food to one which has had the ‘undesirable’ and ‘old-fashioned’ label attached to it.
Magnesium Oxide or Magnesium Chloride?
Magnesium Oxide or Magnesium Chloride. Which is the best form of magnesium for horses?
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.
