Horses have evolved as trickle feeders, designed to be chewing/occupied by feed for a large portion of their day. Their digestive systems are primarily designed to digest fibre and therefore forage (hay/haylage/grass) should represent the majority of their diet. Is it better for horses to eat on the ground? Why Read more…
Although straw is often not the most palatable source of fibre, most horses will eat it, particularly if they are on a restricted diet. It can easily be mixed in with hay and soaked or steamed if necessary. At Dengie we add herbs or coatings to help with palatability and Read more…
Plenty of Hay Many horses turn to eating their bed because they have run out of hay and are hungry. Remember horses shouldn’t be left without food for long periods of time (more than an hour). How do I stop my horse eating straw bedding? To prevent horses from eating Read more…
A lump under your horse’s belly is referred to as a ‘ventral midline swelling‘. It’s common in pregnant mares and due to its size and the pull of gravity it can look more serious than it is. Fly-bites can also cause a swelling on the stomach. What does a cancer Read more…
jog trot. The jog trot is a type of gait that is sometimes required at horse shows. It appears to have been so named because the horse’s often jolting movement is certainly “jogging,” and the gait itself is actually a kind of careful, deliberate trot. Is trot the same as Read more…
Horses are kept stalled at night, but are turned out during the day. Each 12×12 horse stall requires 3 bags of shavings per week, at $6.50 per bag. Total weekly bedding cost: $78. It takes you about 1.5 hours per day to clean the stalls, so you spend 10.5 hours Read more…
The greatest concern for horse owners is the presence of black walnut or butternut in the bedding material causing laminitis or founder in horses. What shavings are bad for horses? Black walnut shavings are a toxic bedding for horses. The innermost wood of the black walnut causes toxicity after oral Read more…
Moldy or dusty straw should never be used as horse bedding. The other potential problem with straw bedding is if the horse consumes a large amount of straw. Plants that are grown for seed (grain) production are very mature at the time of harvest. This means that straw is very Read more…
Unfortunately, improperly maintained bedding might contribute to health issues of the horse, causing allergies and respiratory disorders. What is the best bedding for horses with allergies? Horses and ponies with allergies and asthma will be safe on Sorbeo. Rest assured that dust-free Sorbeo harbours no mites or spores which make Read more…
Horses can have sensitivity or allergic reactions to particular types of wood, that’s why it’s so important to know exactly what’s in your shavings. Can horses be allergic to bedding? Respiratory allergies occur when a horse inhales an offending allergen – either from dusty or moldy hay or bedding or Read more…