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16/11/2024

𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱. This week is 'Colic Awareness Week' and our Feed Line have some tips to help reduce the risks of a colic episode occurring...

🐴 Make ANY changes gradually be that their feed, forage (hay/haylage) or routine. This ensures their digestive system can adapt to the new feed ingredients, different blend of grass types, more/less physical movement or a diet with an overall higher or lower dry matter intake.

🐎 Promote movement as much as possible via daily turnout, exercise and getting stabled horses out for frequent walks in hand or on the long lines. You can also spread forage or feed out in smaller piles spaced further apart to prevent them standing still in one place for too long.

🌱 Feed plenty of forage to keep their digestive system working effectively and to act as a central heating system. Horses stood around not eating are likely to get cold and appear tucked up, increasing their risk of digestive pain. Offer warm feeds, move them out of the worst of the weather and keep a particularly close eye on them if they are not eating/drinking normally.

💦 Feed very well dampened or ideally soaked feeds, making them as wet as your horse will tolerate, especially if they are disinclined to drink in cold weather. You can also consider adding PuraBeet which is 80% water when fed and well suited to most horse types.

♨️ Use warm water to take the chill out of very cold buckets and always check field troughs for ice; breaking and removing this on frozen mornings.

🧑‍🔬 Don’t delay in calling the vet at the earliest signs of colic as the condition can progress very rapidly. If you are leaving your horse in the care of someone else for a winter holiday or over Christmas, make sure your vet and insurance company details are to hand as well as emergency transport contacts if they may need to go to hospital.

📝 Make a plan beforehand of what treatment you are happy for your horse to receive should the worst happen – are you happy for them to be hospitalised on a drip or even have surgery and make sure anyone taking care of your horse is made aware of this if you cannot be contacted.

For more information and tips follow

15/11/2024

Hello!

We are open till 5.30 today!

We also have a self serve Dogwash here's Bear getting pampered! It's open 24/7 7 days a week!

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14/11/2024

A beautiful pony looking for a rider in Brampton. Link in the comments.

13/11/2024

All ready for work after a face wash and a good nights sleep!!

We are open till 5.30 today!

10/11/2024

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04/11/2024

A new product from Simple System Horse Feeds we will have this in stock as soon as it's available!

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻... Sainfoin & Shine - premium quality sainfoin chop with cold pressed linseed oil.

𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗶𝗻? Follow the link to read our FAQs about this favoured forage ⤵
https://www.simplesystemhorsefeeds.co.uk/news/790/FAQs-about-Sainfoin-for-horses

01/11/2024

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01/11/2024

We've got fresh sack of carrots in! £2.99 a sack 🐩🐕🫏🐴🦄🐶🐰

31/10/2024

Hello!

I'll be closing at 5 pm today.

27/10/2024

𝗔𝘁 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺, 𝘄𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺, 𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲, 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 - 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺, 𝗮𝗹𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗳𝗮. As our lucerne is entirely GM free and produced specifically for horses, we feel it has different properties from that grown in America.

American alfalfa can have a very different nutritional profile such as higher sugar levels and much contains genetically modified (GM) ingredients. Thus, we feel information from America about alfalfa does not fully tally with our experience of lucerne grown in the UK and Northern Europe.

When our lucerne crop is harvested, it is chopped and quickly dried. When it is packaged as it comes, it’s 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗽, so it is just as the original crop – leaves, stems, flowers. The leaves are the most nutritious part, but are very fragile and easily crushed, creating a fine, green meal, which may become airborne. Dampening with water overcomes this. For some people this creates an issue as it is less pleasant to handle. Some other companies add molasses or oil to retain these small leaf particles within the feed. At Simple System, we use fresh, cold pressed linseed oil, as this offers the same, unique, high level of essential omega 3 as natural pasture and adds valuable nutrition and calories. Look for 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 & 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲.

𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀! So, for these horses and ponies, we use certified organic lucerne, remove much of the leaf material, reducing the amount of feed left by around 40%. This leaves a high quality, high fibre, low calorie feed – 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀. The leaf that has been separated is a valuable, high protein, high calorie feed which doesn't go to waste as it can be used in feeds for horses with high requirements, such as 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗚𝗮𝗶𝗻.

𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲 – 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 – 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗽 – 𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 & 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲. 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘆!

To learn more about our lucerne feeds, please follow the link below ⤵
https://www.simplesystemhorsefeeds.co.uk/.../46/Lucerne

26/10/2024

Got Haylage back in today!

26/10/2024

Hello!
We are open till 3.30 today!

23/10/2024

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀 - 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸? Autumn can be a tricky time for horses and ponies prone to laminitis. Horses and ponies that are overweight, older or have existing metabolic issues will be more at risk. It is important that your horse not be allowed to gain too much weight – cresty necks and fat pads on other parts of the body are an indicator that the balance of hormones is getting out of kilter and the risk of laminitis is greater.

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱. As it is sunlight that triggers sugar production, dull days will be “safer”. Grazing may need to be restricted, either by strip grazing, using a track system and/or grazing muzzles. If opting to use a grazing muzzle ensure it is fitted correctly, is comfortable, and the grass is an appropriate length.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲. Exclude all feeds containing sugary or starchy ingredients. These are from cereals such as wheat, barley, oats and maize for instance, and pulses such as peas, beans and soya. Scrutinise all ingredient/composition lists on everything fed.

𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗦𝗹𝗶𝗺 is suggested as part of a calorie-controlled diet to support those that need to lose weight, but is just as relevant for horses in good condition to optimise blood levels and aid insulin effectiveness.

Read in full online ⤵
https://www.simplesystemhorsefeeds.co.uk/news/705/Autumn-Laminitis---is-your-horse-at-risk?

If you would like some practical suggestions for feeding your at-risk horses, do contact our 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲 on 𝟬𝟭𝟳𝟮𝟴 𝟲𝟬𝟰 𝟬𝟬𝟴 or via email to 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼@𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺.𝗰𝗼.𝘂𝗸.
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19/10/2024

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