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How can you strengthen the physique of your young horse?
Horse owners are always looking for what is best for their horse. Often this concerns adult horses or even seniors. The young horse is...

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May 20, 20253 min read


Does giving silicon have any benefit if I am not with my yearling every day?
Silicon is an important mineral for building bones, tendons, cartilage, ligaments, and muscles. Especially in winter, when horses have...

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May 20, 20252 min read


Can I prepare containers with liquid supplements for my horse?
Many horse owners whose horses are at a boarding stable do not always have the opportunity to be with their horse daily. Additionally,...

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May 20, 20253 min read


How do you prevent disruptions in the horse's intestinal system?
Slack manure, diarrhea, gas formation, esophageal obstruction, stomach ulcers, or other digestive complaints. Perhaps the most common...

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May 20, 20254 min read


# How can you keep your horse at a healthy weight in the summer
Many horse owners find themselves in a dilemma every summer. How do you keep your horse or pony at a healthy weight during the grazing...

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May 20, 20254 min read


Guest Blog Femke Dölle: Mineral buffet: choice menu for your horse
Femke Dölle is a holistic instructor and welfare advisor for horses. She always gives her horses a choice of different minerals, like a...

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May 20, 20253 min read


Roughage 2.0: What should I feed my horse?
he opinions on feeding horses have changed significantly in the last few decades. When horses were still working in the fields, it was...

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May 20, 20253 min read


What is the difference between spirulina and DHA algae for horses?
There are several types of algae supplements available for horses nowadays. Spirulina and DHA algae are well-known examples. What is the...

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May 20, 20252 min read


Guest Blog Ellen Wijnands - Manure Water in Horses: from Nutritional Advice to Supplements
Ellen Wijnands is a natural nutritionist and uses bioresonance to measure and treat energetic disturbances and blockages, even in horses....

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May 20, 20255 min read


8 tips to prevent stable legs in your horse
Unfortunately, in winter many horses get less exercise. They spend more time in the stable and especially during the holidays, they train...

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May 20, 20255 min read


A shiny coat says nothing about the health of the horse
'My horse is perfectly healthy because he shines' you have probably heard a horse lover say. But is that true? Is a horse that shines...

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May 20, 20253 min read


How much vitamin E is in hay?
Horses that spend many hours in the pasture get enough vitamin E from fresh grass. But in the winter, most horses are hardly on the...

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May 20, 20253 min read


6 causes why horses lick sand
Mainly in the winter you see more horses licking sand. The shortage of the mineral silicon is one of the most common causes, but of...

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May 20, 20255 min read


Why it is good to not give the same brand of balancer / concentrate throughout the entire year
So many feed brands and therefore also an overwhelming amount of choices in the type of feed you give. Each feed is different and...

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May 20, 20253 min read


Why you should always have roughage analyzed!
In the agricultural sector, it is a standard practice. All roughage batches are analyzed and the concentrate feed is adjusted...

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May 20, 20253 min read


Guest Blog Bart van Heesbeen: 'Horses perform better when you feed them naturally'
Bart van Heesbeen is a show jumper, trainer, instructor, and nutrition expert. He knows exactly what good nutrition does for a sport...

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May 20, 20255 min read


The importance of vitamin C in liver problems in horses
Liver problems are common in horses. Often this is not immediately noticed by horse owners, but is revealed through a blood test. Did you...

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May 20, 20252 min read


# Why you should never train a horse on an empty stomach
Horses have a unique digestive system, which cannot be compared to that of humans. Horses continuously produce stomach acid because they...

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May 20, 20253 min read


5 nutrition tips for horses without access to pasture (fresh grass)
Not all horses are able to be on pasture every day throughout the year. Sometimes because of the horse's health, sometimes because of...

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May 20, 20255 min read


# 'You can't go against the pasture': These nutrients are found in grass, but not in hay
If your horse has plenty of grazing in the summer and is stabled in the winter, you may be familiar with this old wisdom: "You can't go...

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May 20, 20254 min read
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