Practical Equine Nutrition Advice
SPILLERS® is passionate in its desire to benefit the lives of horses and ponies of all types. This aspiration is reflected in our products, which we believe are the very best that equine nutrition can offer, as well as our aim to provide horse owners with practical information about nutrition.
We believe that access to sound nutritional advice will help you to make informed decisions about your horses’ diet, which in turn will help you to get more out of your relationship with your horse.
SPILLERS® recognise that today’s horse owners are bombarded with a huge variety of messages about equine nutrition, which are frequently conflicting and confusing.
This area of the site has therefore been designed to provide practical nutritional information in a user friendly format. Features include:
If you want competition success it's important to remember that providing the right feed for your horses is as important as fitness and training. SPILLERS® Competition Mix has been specifically formulated to meet all the nutritional needs of the competition horse or pony. It can help your horse perform at his best to give you the winning edge this season.
The feed finder will help you identify which of the SPILLERS® feeds is most suited to your horse or pony.
A compilation of questions the Care Line are often asked, including topics such as weight management, excitability levels, feeding for elderly horses or new horses, respiratory health, laminitis, breeding issues and the effects of sugar and protein levels in feed.
How much to feed? Most horses should consume between 1.5% to 2.5% of their bodyweight per day according to their condition and workload.
Whether you enjoy the thrill of eventing, the skill and precision of dressage or the high powered energy required fro racing, your horse requires specific nutrition to meet his requirements. Whatever level you're competing at, find out how SPILLERS® can help your horse acheive his full potential
A selection of real life case studies to show how the advice from the SPILLERS® Care-Line, combined with the superior formulation of the SPILLERS® Feeds, have helped to make a real difference to horses with a variety of dietary concerns.
Seasonally themed nutrition articles from the SPILLERS® Technical Team. Read our top tips for competition feeding this season, as well as keeping your horse or pony's weight under control.
For assistance with your horse or pony’s feeding regime, contact the team at the SPILLERS® Care-Line, where our trained nutritionists will be happy to offer you their expert advice.
The ‘Who’s Who’ of the nutritionist team at SPILLERS®
Check this list for definitions of all things equine nutrition