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...
Tips on how to manage your horse's diet to avoid ulcer development.Horses have evolved to eat a natural diet, not only is it cost effective but also far healthier for your horse? The most important part of feeding your horse...
Feeding your foal is not very complicated, but it is important to remember that every foal and horse is different and they cannot be fed in the same way.FEEDING THE OLDER HORSEThis can be a little tricky sometimes, but this...
Sponsored USA based rider Emma Weinart O’Rourke and VelvetHorses are strict herbivores, grazing on good quality pasture or being supplied good quality hays will ensure a healthy digestive system. Once we move away from the idea of feeding roughage within...
Stringhalt in general, is very poorly understood and is a condition in which the horse hyper flexes one or both hocks, onset is generally very rapid and there are plenty of conflicting and vague reports on the cause and treatment....
Australia has had a very dry summer; pasture is limited in many areas, so it has been necessary to feed our horses a higher level than normal. Going into the winter months means we have to prepare our horses by...
Don’t get mineral tissue salts confused with crude minerals. Biochemical tissue salts, or cell salts, are mineral salts that exist in the cells and play a critical role in cellular metabolism. The salts are administered clinically in very small doses...
1. Maximise Pasture by rotating and strip grazing.Look at dividing your paddocks, particularly if you have large paddocks. If you have a small amount of land, like I do, you can still divide your paddocks by creating different sections and...
TESTIMONIALS SAY SO MUCH DON’T THEY?WHY NOT LET US SHOW YOU EXACTLY WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED WITH YOUR HORSE. At Top Class Equestrian we use CompletaVite on a daily basis for overall health and wellbeing on the inside, which can...
What is the right amount of hay for my horse and how should I feed it? Many parts of Australia have experienced very low rainfall, and subsequently, very poor pasture growth. As the weather gets cooler, we are getting a...
The question is often asked of me, should I wet my feed?Did you know that it is very likely that a high percentage of horse owners are actually contributing to poor digestion by giving their horses a wet feed!So let’s...
Grinding, Popping, Rolling, Cracking, Crushing, Steamed, Micronizing, Roasting, so many choices, all seem to be just a continual cause of frustration for horse owners. So let’s look at the common sense approach. Has the anatomy and physiology of the horse...
