Electrolytes are essential for a horse's recovery and hydration after exercise, hot weather, or diarrhea. But if you take a closer look...

When we go to competition with our horse, we go out of our comfort zone. Not only the comfort zone of the horse, who suddenly has to...

One of the basic requirements for horse welfare is the freedom to express natural behaviour. Contact with conspecifics is part of this. A...

When your mare is expecting a foal, it is an exciting time. The preparation for the birth begins well before the due date. What do you...

It is now March 2025 and that means that in about 3.5 months Marjolijn's mare (Floxely) will have a foal. Super cool of course and very...

Winter is coming to an end and the first signs of spring are becoming visible. For horses this means that pasture is coming into view...

When your mare is expecting a foal, it is an exciting time. And of course you want to feed her as well as possible to be able to give...

Your mare is pregnant and the birth of the foal is approaching. An exciting and special event, even if you have experienced it before....

In the world of supplements, it often seems: the more ingredients, the better. But is that actually true? At AskHELTIE, we believe in the...

A newborn foal must drink enough colostrum from its mother within 24 hours. This is hugely important for a young foal's resistance and...

Insulin resistance (IR) and Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS) are two related, but different, conditions in horses. Both diseases involve a...

In part 1, you could read how 2023 was not a successful year to get Floxely pregnant. Of course, we didn't give up and just started again...

Health problems like a disturbed immune system, an overloaded liver can be caused by mycotoxins. This can then cause vague symptoms such...

Insulin resistance (IR) in horses is a metabolic disorder in which the body becomes less sensitive to the hormone insulin. What exactly...

18 April' 25 - 2 min reading time The insensitivity to insulin—and the resulting metabolic disruption—is caused by persistently high...

If your horse has insulin resistance (IR), appropriate nutrition is very important. For instance, your horse should not eat too many fast...

Horses can experience different types of stress. All these types of stress have their own form of expression. Sometimes it is also not...

Many horses are overweight, not only in the summer but also in the winter. But there are also horses that lose too much weight in the...

Many horse owners give their horse magnesium. But why would you do that? Isn't there enough magnesium in regular feed? And what function...

Hoof abscesses, many horse owners recognize it. Your horse is lame from one day to the next. Really doesn't want to put any weight on the...