Feeding the Dressage Horse
Feeding for Dressage
Dressage requires patience, skill and precision. Concentration is imperative and honing the skills required can take years. And that’s just you! Thinking about the needs of your horse is vital to your combined success. Hours in the school asks a lot from a horses muscles, so it’s important they are in full working order. Physical hard work and increasingly complicated movements as you move up the levels requires a horse to have supple joints and a healthy respiratory system. SPILLERS® have a full range of feeds suitable for the dressage horse. From prelim right through to Prix St Georges we have a feed which can offer your horse the nutritional support he needs. For bespoke advice on getting the best from your horse, contact out team of experienced nutritionists on the SPILLERS® Care-Line, who will be happy to help devise a diet for your star-in-the-making. Call the Care-Line on 01908 226626 or drop them an email.
SPILLERS® enjoy keeping involved in the world of both affiliated and unaffiliated dressage and are the proud sponsors of the Trailblazers championships, and the Event Insurance Services Winter Dressage Championships. If you’d like to find out more about dressage and becoming a dressage rider, take a look at the British Dressage website.