Horse Nutrition Articles

Natural Feeding Explained
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...
The Simplicity of feeding and reducing digestive issues in horses
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: How to assist this mysterious and common complaint
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....
Heading into the cooler weather and looking after your horse
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...
Tissue Salts Re-establish Balance
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...
10 tips to feed your horse on a budget
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...
Are you using the right product for your horse?
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...
The long and the short (Stem) of it - How much hay should you really feed your horse
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...
Why are we so confused about feeding our horses when it should be just a simple non complicated process?
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...