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Smooth joints? Combination of housing, nutrition, and exercise!
Older horses often experience muscle stiffness or rigidity due to early osteoarthritis. It is important for horses to keep moving in...

Heltie Horse
May 204 min read


Recognizing, treating, and preventing tendon injuries in horses
Many horse owners have to deal with them: tendon injuries. Difficult, unpleasant, and sometimes even the end of your horse's sporting...

Heltie Horse
May 205 min read


What does silicon do for the tendons of a horse?
Silicon! That is usually our first answer when customers contact us about their horse with a tendon problem. But why do we insist on...

Heltie Horse
May 202 min read


From what age can a young horse start working?
There are few topics that spark as much debate among horse lovers as starting with young horses. From what age can a horse start working?...

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May 205 min read


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...

Heltie Horse
May 203 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...

Heltie Horse
May 202 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,...

Heltie Horse
May 203 min read


Can you prevent/reduce injuries in your horse?
Unfortunately, there is no miracle cure that can prevent injuries. Sometimes horses seem to be born to make things as difficult as...

Heltie Horse
May 203 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...

Heltie Horse
May 203 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 205 min read


Do horses lick sand because of the mineral silicon it contains?
Especially in the autumn and winter, you see it regularly: horses licking sand and sometimes even digging pits in the paddock. Often this...

Heltie Horse
May 203 min read


Which form of silicon is the best choice: hydrolyzed, orthosilicic acid, or diatomaceous earth?
Silicon is a mineral that is becoming increasingly well-known. It is essential for maintaining collagen and for bone formation, among...

Heltie Horse
May 204 min read


Seven useful tips against dry hooves in the summer
Many horses have dry hooves in the summer. This is annoying because dry hooves can crumble or split. Cracked hooves are not solved...

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May 203 min read


What the mineral silicon does for crumbling hooves
Crumbling hooves, or actually crumbled hooves, are common in the summer. Regular trimming can already be a good solution, but did you...

Heltie Horse
May 203 min read


Young horses in rearing: growing up strong with silicon
A young horse in rearing needs lots of free movement and the right nutrition. Only then can it develop into a powerful (sports) horse...

Heltie Horse
May 202 min read


Six important differences between glucosamine and silicon
For horses suffering from stiffness or joint pain, there are many products on the market. Glucosamine products and silicon are the two...

Heltie Horse
May 204 min read


Silicon stimulates the body's own production of glucosamine in horses
Joint problems such as arthritis are common in horses. As a result of aging, but also due to intensive use. Especially the joints in the...

Heltie Horse
May 203 min read


Joint Problems in Horses: Which Supplements for Which Problem?
11 May '20 - 6 min reading time If your horse is suffering from joint problems, there is a range of supplements available. But which...

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May 204 min read


The differences between biotin and silicon in horses
To improve the quality of your horse's hooves and coat, you can choose from several supplements. At Ask HELTIE, we received the question...

Heltie Horse
May 203 min read
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