In our view the MAIN culprit when it comes to the development of EMS, is chronic consumption of grass which is in a vegetative STAGE OF GROWTH. The message regarding carbohydrate over-load is well entrenched and lowering intake of them is frequently not enough.

The Key to NO MORE ABSCESSES in no particular order as they are all equally important...

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

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

There is substantial published evidence plus our own experience that highlight the flaws in the argument that hay is all they need...

ALL tissues are made of protein as are the enzymes which perform the trillions of chemical reactions going on every minute of the day that k

For serious issues like laminitis, head-shaking/flicking our advice would be NOT to let him back out on ANY green vegetative grass. ‘Keeping an eye on them’ is a very risky strategy.

Do you hear yourself saying any of the following… ‘He’s always been like this’ Yes but that doesn’t mean it is his true self, it means,...

The situation most people find themselves in is where keeping their horse on a green paddock all year round is their only option and we...

Of course CHH would advocate that grass-free options (not just yards or stables) need to be standard facilities when charging for grazing.