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In our horse and equine nutrition section, you'll find lots of useful information about the clinical conditions that can sometimes affect the health of our horses. Each nutrition topic includes an overview of the condition, who's at risk, what the signs are and how nutrition can play a role in managing the impact on our horses' wellbeing;

Box
Rest

During their lifetime many horses will have to undergo a period of box rest …

Colic

Colic is a term used to describe signs of abdominal pain rather than a specific disease...

Cushing's
Syndrome

Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID), sometimes referred to as ‘Cushing’s syndrome’...

Energy

Energy is not a nutrient but is derived from the nutrients in food ...

Excitability

Diet is just one factor that can affect behaviour, but it can also help to manage, and in some cases hinder excitable or nervous temperaments…

Feeding
the Ex-Racehorse

Whilst the stereotypical ex-racehorse might be prone to excitability…

Gastric
Ulcers

The term Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS) includes non-glandular ulcers and glandular ulcers…

Good
Doer

The term ‘good doer’ is often used to describe horses and ponies that maintain and/ or gain weight easily. Although ponies, natives…

Laminitis

Laminitis is a painful and potentially devastating condition. Prevention is certainly better than cure and although diet is not the…

Lethargy

We all know that feeling when we’re tired, lacking in energy and everything is an effort…

Liver
Disease

The liver is one of the most important organs in the horse’s body. It weighs approximately 5kg and is located centrally within the abdomen…

Poor
Doer

The term ‘condition’ can mean different things to different people which sometimes leads to confusion. To some for example, ‘condition’ may encompass topline...

Senior
Horse

Senior horses hold a special place in our hearts and deserve the very best of care...

Stud

The ultimate aim for any breeder is to see their foal grow into a sound, healthy adult...

Sugar
& Starch

Sugars are carbohydrates and can be broadly categorised according to the number of ‘units’ they contain…

Tying
Up

Exertional Rhabdomyolysis Syndrome (ERS) or ‘tying up’ is an umbrella term for several different conditions...