Drum Feeds - Equine & Pet Supplies

24/12/2024

🎄 Merry Christmas 🎄

21/12/2024

20/12/2024

Day 3 of deliveries ( 12 tonne of feed later) we are well stocked up now 💪🏼💪🏼

17/12/2024

Hopefully the fairies will have it all put away for us coming in the morning 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

03/12/2024

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You learn something new every day 😱😍 Here are some fascinating and little known facts about horses 🥰 they’re amazing animals!! ❤️

🍎 Stallions/geldings have 4 extra teeth than mares do. These are called canine teeth and are historically used for fighting.

🍏 Arab horses have one less rib, lumbar vertebrae and tail bone than all other breeds.

🍎 A horses Cerebrum (the part of the brain used for thinking and processing information) is the size of a walnut.

🍏 Secretariat and Phar Lap, two of the best racehorses that ever lived, both had a heart that was twice the size of an average horses heart.

🍎 Horses can only breath through their nose.

🍏 A horses eye is the largest of all land mammals (yes, larger than an elephants!)

🍎 If a horse is deficient in minerals they will start to eat dirt and even their own poo.

🍏 Mounting a horse on the left side is just tradition. This is because soldiers would mount their horses on the left so that their swords, anchored over their left legs, wouldn’t harm the horses backs.

🍎 Piaffe and passage were first used to keep horses fit when on boats going to war.

🍏 A Horses oesophagus can only flip backwards, not forwards, that’s why they can’t vomit and why colic is so prevalent.

🍎 Horses sleep for an average of only 2.5 - 3 hours in a 24 hour period.

🍏 A horses resting respiratory rate can be as low as 8 breaths per minute.

🍎 A horses stride directly matches their breathing rate, and horses hold their breath when jumping. If your horse struggles with oxers, their breathing can be a cause.

🍏 The lower leg of a horse has no muscles, only tendons and ligaments. The frog of the horses hoof helps to pump the blood back to the heart.

🍎It is NOT possible for a horse to have a ‘heart attack’ as it is commonly thought. This is because heart attacks are caused by a build up of cholesterol and horses do not produce cholesterol. Instead, horses can suffer from ‘sudden death syndrome’.

🍏When in a herd, horses synchronise their heartbeats and if one horses heart goes up they know there is danger. This is why it is commonly said that horses can sense your fear.

If you know any other interesting facts about horses then add them in the comments! 😁 and feel free to share 🥰

21/11/2024

Do you know the dangers of high iron levels in your horse's hay or water? Iron overload is a growing concern among horse owners as more is learned about the harmful effects of having too much of this mineral in the diet. Iron is an essential mineral that horses require to transport oxygen throughout...

15/11/2024

The weather is looking dry for tomorrow's fun show.
Spectators are very welcome please come along and support the riders.
The course will be ready as close to 2pm as possible.
Entries on field.

11/09/2024

Laminitis is not a primary disease; it is always the secondary outcome of some event, ranging from sepsis, supporting limb laminitis, black walnut shavings, or endocrine disorders -- the latter accounting for the majority of reported cases. The causal agent of endocrinopathic or “insulin-induced” laminitis is insulin. Dietary sugar and starch, obesity, lack of exercise are factors that play a role in insulin regulation but are not the cause. Iron overload disorder (hyperferritinemia) from excessive dietary iron can be associated with insulin resistance and diabetes in humans and many animal species including equines but does not cause insulin resistance or laminitis. *(PMID: 32042647). Genetic makeup is likely the greatest contributor to the development of EMS and PPID. *(PMID: 32534851).

Exercise is by far the best way to maintain normal glucose and insulin dynamics in all animals. In cases where insulin is abnormally high (hyperinsulinemia), controlling the amount of simple sugars and starch (carbohydrates that stimulate glucose and insulin release) in the diet will help to lower insulin and reduce the risk of laminitis. Hyperinsulinemia can be transient. For example, a healthy horse with normal insulin can graze spring grass or eat a grain meal and can have high serum insulin concentrations that respond normally to the amount of simple sugars and starch in the meal. Within hours, insulin values return to normal. In contrast, an equine with EMS has an even higher insulin response to all meals, even meals with low sugar/starch, and fasting insulin is higher.

There are plenty of sedentary, overweight, grain-fed equines that don’t have EMS. Likewise, there are many older horses that don’t develop PPID. There are many horses with excessive iron in their diets that don’t develop iron overload disorder (IOD; hyperferritinemia). Yes, lack of exercise can lead to increased risk of obesity. Obesity can lead to increased risk of insulin resistance and inflammation of adipose tissue (fat) *(PMID: 36244309), but insulin-induced laminitis is not caused by adipose tissue or systemic inflammation. Dietary sugar will stimulate more glucose/insulin release. Hyperferritinemia is a confounding variable that can have a negative effect on many metabolic pathways and overall health, including EMS and PPID. What is the best predictor of insulin-induced laminitis? Insulin! *(PMID: 35263471).

This is not a matter of semantics – it’s basic physiology. In order for treatments or management to be effective, we must understand the direct cause. In a recent publication, the authors stress “It is crucial to continue to emphasize the importance of testing for insulin dysregulation in communication about endocrinopathic laminitis, whether in scientific publications, disease awareness initiatives, or continuing education events.” *(PMID: 34958881).

Of course, we shouldn’t ignore the other factors that play important roles in the management of EMS or the treatment of PPID. If able, introduce exercise to encourage weight loss and stimulate glucose uptake, reducing the demand to secrete more insulin. Limit simple sugars and starch in the diet. Analyze forage to identify mineral deficiencies and excesses. Feed a mineral balanced diet to assure a solid nutritional foundation to work from. Keep the focus on insulin as the central cause of endocrinopathic laminitis.

* Those interested in the preceding references can go to https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov and enter the numbers in the above parentheses into the search box.

**For more information, download Dr. Kellon’s proceedings “Protein, Iron and Insulin” from the 2021 NO Laminitis! Conference here: https://www.e-junkie.com/i/11jjd. and https://www.ecirhorse.org/proceedings-2013.php

Kathleen M. Gustafson, PhD
Director and Research Advisor, ECIR Group Inc

28/08/2024

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25/07/2024

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25/06/2024

Harmful to Rabbits
Although rabbits are foragers in the wild, pet rabbits are not as instinctual as their ancestors and therefore it is vital to be aware of what harmful plants or flowers may be growing in your garden.
Plants that could harm your rabbit this summer are listed below:
• The most poisonous plants for rabbits include Azalea, Bittersweet, Buttercups, Daffodils, Deadly Nightshade, Figwort, Foxglove, Hemlock, Meadow Saffron, Poppies, and Ragwort.
• Other poisonous garden plants for rabbits include Begonias, Chrysanthemums, Clematis, Dahlias, Delphinium, Hyacinth, Iris, Lily of the Valley, Lupins, Morning Glory, Primrose, Rhododendron, Sweet Peas (there is a rabbit-safe variety), and Tulips.
• Garden-grown human foods that rabbits shouldn’t eat include Apple Pips, Garlic, Onion, Potato Plants, Rhubarb (all of it), and Tomato Plants.
• Most evergreen leaves are poisonous to rabbits and some lighter coloured lettuces (e.g. iceberg) can harm them too.

21/05/2024

Great day, great cause ❤️

19/05/2024

NOW RESERVED

11 hens still left at East Lothian collection point, ready for collection today.
If interested, please send a rehoming form:

www.wingandaprayerhenrescue.scot/rehome

17/05/2024

08/05/2024

Come down and support The Drum RDA at The Drum Show 2024. Entries at www.clubentries.co.uk/thedrum