Horse Nutrition Articles

Download PDF Quarter horses have come along way in their performance use, athleticism, breeding and beauty since the three stallions, Vaquero, Jackaroo and Gold Standard arrived in Australia in 1954. Whilst QH excel in most equine disciplines we find many...

Download PDF here As horse owners we enjoy our horses being well-cared for; not treated as pampered pets but receiving the best of everything - limited only by the size of our piggy-bank! Regardless of whether a horse is a...

Download PDF Choose your oil carefully. Not all oils are made equal, many have different origins, storage methods and processes that can change their composition entirely to make them go from a beneficial oil to not helpful at all. Why...

Pain in Horses is very common How often do you consider your horse may be in pain? Once a day, once a week, once a month, once a year? If you have answered yes to any of these, then you...

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Download pdf Economical Equine Nutrition Australians have been hard hit with devastating bushfires, drought and now a pandemic. 2020 has not been the start to a new decade that we had dreamed of. Many of us are fortunate to still...

Download pdf With the recent pandemic outbreak there has been much confusion and panic about life moving forward. We would like to offer our nutritional advice for those struggling through this time in understanding how this may affect them.

Download pdf here The Golden Oldies  Aging is a complex phenomenon which is a natural part of life, but chronic disease and illness doesn’t always need to be. The average life expectancy of a horse is around 25-30 years although...

Download PDF here Can Performance Horses Survive on Roughage Alone?Written by Equine Nutritional Therapist and Medical Herbalist Antoinette Foster Dip. Nut. © 2018Reaching high levels in the competition arena depends on finding a perfect balance with nutrition.I think it’s important...

Click here to download the PDF  An interview with ANTOINETTE FOSTER, Founder of Hi-Form and Chief Nutritionist at Hi Form Australia Ulcers "This is giving me an ulcer!" If our horses could speak these are probably the words that they...

Written by Erin Romanin Nutritionist ©2017 Although the Australian summer can provide a nice change from the chilly winter’s day, the prolonged dry heat can turn those muddy paddocks into arid pens. This may be an aesthetic inconvenience or just...

by Antoinette Foster Equine Dip. Nut. Nutritional Therapist and Medical Herbalist ©2013 The wet weather can cause a number of problems with horses, paddocks will stay wet for some time after heavy rains even when there has been a slow...

HORSE HUSBANDRYNutrition:Hi Form products create balance and harmony, by harnessing the power of natural therapy, using non genetically engineered tissue salts, amino acids, trace elements, vitamins and organic or wild crafted herbs – this is the key to their success....

WHY ARE WHOLE OATS THE MOST IDEAL GRAIN TO FEED?For the enzymatic process of the small intestine to function normally, there has to be restricted acid concentration. This is partly dependant on the starch content of the feed. If there...

A great deal of homework needs to be done to determine what supplements your horse may require. Do you really know what you have in your feed room right now? Most feed rooms today contain numerous amounts of different containers,...

Prebiotics, such as short-chain fructo-oligosaccharides, are specially fermented compounds that alter the composition and/or activity of gastrointestinal bacteria and microflora to ameliorate the health of the host. Until now, only a limited amount of research on the effect of prebiotics...

Probiotics are dietary supplements containing potentially beneficial bacteria or yeasts. According to the currently adopted definition by FAO/WHO, probiotics are: ‘Live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host’. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are...

The first addition of pasture topics will look at weeds in your pastures. What are some of the common weed types, why they grow and how you can control them. This time of the year is a great indicator for...

Tips for establishing a good pasture Soil Test - First step in establishing a good pasture is to know what is happening in you soil. This is best done by collecting a soil sample from your paddock and sending it to a...

Download Pdf here Tips on how to manage your horse's diet to avoid ulcer development. "This is giving me an ulcer!" These probably are words our horses would utter if they could speak because many performance horses and racehorses develop...

Amino Acids are used extensively in Hi Form formulas.Amino acids are the molecular units that make up proteins. All proteins are various compositions of twenty specific naturally occurring amino acids.Protein is required for the growth and development of all animals...