People are getting thrown off their horses in all sorts of unexpected ways and means...

‘Under-supplementing’ is feeding your horse the bare minimum to keep him ‘out of deficiency’.

Teff is a warm season grass like kikuyu so is generally lower in NSC’s than cool season grasses...

This is for people who struggle with more extreme issues and who also struggle to understand what their horse's forage has to do with it

Neither clovers, nor lucerne are GRASSES so are not suited for horses who evolved as Graminivores (Grass eaters) – a vital point...

Yes it does for some horses. What is fantastic here in NZ these days is that companies (for example - Jones Hay, Northland and Highfield...

If your horse is out on fresh pasture of any sort, whether short and green, or lush and green then you need to supplement more fibre into

Calm Healthy Horses addresses the various issues affecting domestic horses as MANAGEMENT issues not HORSE issues.

Dry summers make life easier for horse owners; wetter summers need more vigilance and attention to management...

These raised areas can persist for a few hours, or several days. They might be in one area or scattered over the body.

These are 'cool season' grasses, all in the 'high production' category compared to the finer, shorter sward, low nutrient density grasses li

About 6 weeks ago Sue (UK) was in the Cappadocia region of Turkey. She managed to get a sample of the forage the 'Yilki' horses of Cappadoci

Brown-top, Sweet Vernal, ‘Goose’ grass (Poa Annua), Crested Dog’s Tail... These are all ‘non-production' grasses which have NOT been select

Lifestyle blocks that were dairy farms previously are likely to be predominantly rye-grass and clover. We would advise against buying such l

Both Spring (and Autumn) grass are a worry for many horse owners. So far we have covered how high nitrogen and potassium disturb not only t

Get Grass Smart Series - Feeding Salt This includes Broodmares and other livestock... While plants make great use of potassium they have...

domestic horses are often subject to over-load of potassium and the effects on the horse’s metabolism are under-estimated.

Fresh Grass and Colic Fresh spring grass We have been alerted to multiple colic cases happening around Auckland and in Victoria,...

Considerable emphasis is placed on the sugar content and we will cover this too, but there is a list of far more important aspects of grass

Horses are Graminivores (GRASS eaters), a sub-section of Herbivores (general plant eaters)...