06/02/2025
๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐! The days are noticeably longer, on mild days the grass is growing and must smell delicious with promises of spring so near, but yet, itโs still winter and not yet ready to relinquish its chilly grip. Horses can be tetchy, itchy as their coats are starting change and restless with the extra daylight.
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โช Make the most of any fine or dry days to turn out for a bit longer, ideally without a rug.
โช Consider adding ๐๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ to help with itchy, moulting coats. Linseed has the perfect balance of omega oils to help soothe itchy skin and ensure the new coat comes through glossy and smooth. For an average 500kg horse add 125g per day to their existing feed.
โชTake advantage of finer spells to take your horse out with friends for a hack, maybe even boxing up to somewhere more interesting to ride than the usual home beat.
โช Put the different ingredients of your horseโs feed in different feed bowls in different places in the stable so there is some choice.
โช Simple System forage Brix are perfect for adding some enrichment and variety. Have you tried our ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐
yet? And of course, our ever-popular ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐
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. Just pop them on the floor for your horse to gnaw on โ but only if they have good teeth for chewing.
โชConsider that horses are grazers, most of their natural diet being at ground level, so feed as much as possible from low levels. Haynets, if used, need to be safe, but not so high as to cause the horse to crick their neck.
Bear with it! Spring wonโt be long now.
