Equicare Nutrition

29/08/2025

How brilliant does Freddo look out having fun with rider Chloe?
I saw Freddo in June for a nutritional consultation. Owner Louise was really keen to keep his diet as natural as possible, so we corrected his deficiencies using a low intake balancer and added a post-exercise feed to promote muscle gain without using lots of hard feed. So glad to hear he's feeling amazing and looks like they had a great summer!

24/08/2025

21/08/2025

Did you know that what you feed your broodmare affects not just her foal's health but their characteristics as well?
In fact, up to 70% of our horses' features are determined, not by their genetics, but by environmental factors present from when they were conceived and through pregnancy. The factors decide which genes are turned on or off.
So correct nutrition of your mare from pre-pregnancy all the way through pregnancy to lactation is crucial, and so much more than just feeding anything that says "stud" on it!
Get your mare's nutrition checked by getting in touch and get peace of mind you're giving her foal the best possible start in life!

21/08/2025

Another fab weekend coming up at this lovely venue - highly recommend entering!

Two more spectacular Sundays at Sparright Equestrian
Will you be:
🏇 Competing
👀 Spectating
📋 Helping
🎤 Sponsoring
We are looking for a coffee van and caterer for these two events and would love to support a local business but they must understand we can't guarantee a particular number of people as we are dependent on entries. Anyone want to join us?
Munstead Horse Trials it'll soon be here 🏇

19/08/2025

🌵Worried about the lack of grass at the moment? 🌵

While it's great for our horses and ponies with EMS, the lack of grass is less than ideal for youngstock, lactating mares, horses in work and our golden oldies.
For some, dried grass or high quality forages work, while for others a forage replacer is best.
All our equines will need plenty of additional vitamins, especially vitamin E, and minerals from now through to next spring.
If you're stuck, get in touch for an in person or remote consultation to find what will keep your horse, pony or donkey healthy this summer.

01/07/2025

The results of our Guess the Weight Competition are in! Thank you to everyone who took part! Sparright Equestrian

27/06/2025

So excited to be heading to Sparright Equestrian tomorrow for their Cotswold Cup Horse Trials!
Pop by and chat about your horse's diet, find out more about how a veterinary nutritionist can help or just come say hi!

20/06/2025

Lovely to meet Stacey and her gang last weekend. Really looking forward to holding a clinic at her premises on Saturday 9th August - please contact Star Barn Arena to book either an express or full consultation.
Quite jealous I don’t get to ride in her stunning arena after though! 😂

Had the pleasure of meeting the lovely Chloe from Equicare Nutrition on Saturday.

Checked 4 of our horses talked about feeds, routine and put a very practical and achievable plan in place. Very approachable lady with lots of knowledge and experience.

She will be back in 8 weeks time. Holding a clinic here. I will offer a discounted rate of arena hire. Bring your fur babies for weighbridge/fat body score and muscle score and amply advice on routine, feeding and much more.

Chloe charges £20 a horse (usually you would have to pay travel expensives)

And the arena will be riding in a group riding session (people coming and going as they please after they have been seen by Chloe this will be charged at a whopping discount of just £12.50 a horse for the arena!!!)

For more information PM.

Limited spaces available BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL.

PM to book and spaces will be held only with payment of the arena (you can pay chloe on the day by bacs)

27/05/2025

Free visit day!
I'm in Nottinghamshire / Lincolnshire on Saturday 14th June so if you're in the area and would like to book, either for a yard weigh-in session or for a more detailed consultation, get in touch!

26/05/2025

Looking forward to a day at Wood Farm Equestrian on Saturday 7th June - there are still spaces if you'd like to book in for a quick weigh in or a more detailed consultation.

19/05/2025

I’m a huge fan of track systems, though I appreciate they don’t work for everyone! There’s an increasing body of evidence on their benefits, not just in terms of nutrition but also behaviour, welfare and health. I’m always happy to answer any queries you might have on whether one would work for you or how to set one up.

A new study has provided evidence and backed up previous thinking on the benefits of track systems for equine weight management. HorseWorld and Hartpury University have published a peer-reviewed paper in scientific journal Animals looking at the impact of different grazing strategies on managing equ...

11/05/2025

Have you seen the adverts doing the rounds claiming that sarcoids can be managed nutritionally? Don't fall for it!
These really frustrate me - sarcoids are a form of cancer and need veterinary treatment, not supplements. For more information, have a read of the article I wrote:

Equine sarcoids are a form of skin cancer -can a feed or supplement treat them or do they do more harm than good?