Cross Hall Farm Feeds

Cross Hall Farm Feeds Small local business supplying products for large and small animals. Mostly equine feed, supplements and essentials. Message for more information

Products also available for farm animals and small pets.

Make sure your golden oldies are getting all their vitamins and minerals this summer 🫢🏼We also stock other veteran produ...
12/05/2025

Make sure your golden oldies are getting all their vitamins and minerals this summer 🫢🏼

We also stock other veteran products so ask Emma what would be best to help your bestie and create the ideal plan now

Low intake muesli ration ideal for older horses and ponies leading active and even competitive lives, whose weight needs to be carefully managed.

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05/05/2025

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TopSpec Performance Lite Feed Balancer is designed for horses in medium to hard work that do not require any extra muscle development or topline.

πŸ“ Designed for good-doers in medium-hard work.
πŸ“ Provides a broad-spectrum supplement and many specialised supplements.
πŸ“ Specialised supplements include a hoof supplement and antioxidants.
πŸ“ Low-calorie and low sugar/starch.
πŸ“ Cereal-grain-free and β€˜Non-Heating’.

*Available throughout May, and whilst promotional stock last.

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01/05/2025

A little post for you all to consider. How do you present your horses forage when they’re in the stable? Haynet? Haybar? A pile on the floor?

Did you know it’s proven that feeding stabled horses at different heights mimics their natural grazing and browsing behavior, promoting healthier digestion, musculoskeletal well-being, and overall enrichment. By varying feeding positions, you encourage movement and weight shifting, which can be beneficial for horses, especially those in rehabilitation or with specific musculoskeletal needs.

So even if you’re feeding from a net, also providing a treat ball can help stimulate the behaviours used for foraging and gives them that opportunity to stretch their neck and back.

If you’re using a haybar, getting something up high for the horse to pick at encourages the stretch they would do when eating from a bush or tree - a graze block would be a great idea here so the horse isn’t pulling too hard a height but can spend enough time with their neck high to feel a benefit.

Also tying haynets in different corners of the stable encourages movement.

We can help by supplying treat balls, treats, grazing blocks, haynets and other stimulants for the stable to help keep your bestie occupied! Just to note, we do supply healthier treats too for those with dieraty requirements 🫢🏼

Fibre is so important! Highly recommend the mash, especially while it’s warm to make sure your besties stay hydrated! We...
30/04/2025

Fibre is so important!

Highly recommend the mash, especially while it’s warm to make sure your besties stay hydrated!

We have some bags of the mash in stock but message ahead and I can order extra in 🫢🏼

We all know that fibre is the most important nutrient in the horse’s diet, don’t we?

Horses have evolved over thousands of years to eat a fibre-based diet, so the team at SPILLERS know the key to maintaining great digestive health is to feed a high fibre diet. Ideally, the majority of a horse’s calories should come from grass and/or forage.

Many horses and ponies manage well on calories from grazing and/ or forage alone and in these situations, all we need to do is balance the diet. For poorer doers or horses in hard work providing more calories from a bucket feed may be necessary.

Regardless of which feeding regime is most appropriate for your horse certain feeding strategies may support your horse’s wellbeing.

For horses prone to gastric ulcers, ensuring their stomach contains some fibre before exercise can help protect the upper (squamous) part of the stomach. A fibre mat is a layer of fibre (this can be grass, forage or short-chopped fibres) which sits on top of stomach contents which are mixed with gastric acid. The theory being this mat reduces the risk of stomach acid (produced in the lower region of the stomach) from splashing onto the more sensitive lining in the squamous region.

For good doers prone to gastric ulcers, we recommend feeding a low-calorie fibre such as SPILLERS Fibre Lite Molasses Free prior to exercise, especially if it includes fast work. SPILLERS Alfalfa-Pro Fibre is a soft, higher calorie chaff better suited to harder working horses or poor doers.

Good hydration is important at any time, but post exercise feeding strategies may help with rehydration and muscle recovery. Refuelling with quality protein sources can help athletes recover faster, build athletic performance more quickly or perform better over multiple day efforts.

SPILLERS Perform & Restore Mash is a super quick soaking blend which aids hydration by encouraging horses to take on more fluids, it also contains high quality protein sources to support muscle heath and recovery.

We’ve all experienced horses who don’t drink well while travelling or after exercise, but the tasty apple aroma helps even the fussiest drinkers to drink their soupy mash.

If you’d like more information or tailored advice on feeding your horse, don’t hesitate to contact a SPILLERS nutrition specialist! You can reach us at 01908 226626 or fill in our online consultation form on our website.

29/04/2025

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May is a few days away! Time to check your horses wardrobe and products for the essentials this summer!

I don’t know about you, but these last few days of sun seems to have brought ALL the insects out! I love the idea of each insect having its purpose for the planet but they do not need to be pestering my horse βœ‹

Check your fly rugs and fly masks are ready for what is looking like a glorious, long summer!

Have you checked your fly repellents? Did you know they have a best before date? And a β€˜use within’ timeframe once open?

Double check your stock and get in touch should you require new fly protection and repellent - we have plenty of repellents in currently but do message if you prefer a specific brand

Oh, one last thing - a reminder that repellents come in a cream or gel form as well as a spray - handy for those who are spray shy or need a more accurate application.

23/04/2025

SUMMER IS APPROACHING! β˜€οΈ πŸͺ΄

⁉️ What are you doing for your bestie in preparation for the changing of the season?

Did you know that a horse’s natural grazing isn’t the lush grass we usually offer which is one of the reasons for the β€œgrass baby” bloating and also the wonderful loose green p**p!

Food for thought πŸ’­

Have you considered a gut supplement to support the transition when going to new pastures?

How about the use of a grazing muzzle for those who are in light work, good doers, golden oldies and even just for those who will be in the field longer? Some believe these to be cruel but the prevention of potential obesity and/or laminitis is better than trying the cure it!

Speak to Emma about products which can help stabilise your horse during this transition 🫢🏼

Evening all, please take note of our opening times below Have a lovely Christmas all 🫢🏼
16/12/2024

Evening all, please take note of our opening times below

Have a lovely Christmas all 🫢🏼

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20/11/2024

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*** THE IMPORTANCE OF AD LIB HAY ***

A client asked me today if I was putting hay out in my paddocks yet. Actually, my horses have ad lib hay/haylage out 24/7, 365! Of course if they are overweight, then they are restricted more, but even the overweight ones get some hay at lunchtime as soon as the grass stops growing. I absolutely don’t want horses with empty stomachs, and mine are out 7am-4pm. If there is no grass in the fields, or a very small amount, this means they could be without forage all day.

Concerns with horses being without forage all day (so if your paddocks are very muddy, or during the winter when the grass doesn’t grow) include:
- stomach ulcers
- colic
- fighting with herd mates
- bolting hard feed and choking
- boredom

I absolutely appreciate that many horses and ponies are overweight, but that doesn’t mean they should stand on bare paddocks all day. Longer than around 4 hours out on a bare paddock and ulcers can start to form.

I have found that most of my horses will take two days to eat a full haynet in their paddocks. They have their haynets tied up in their field shelters, so it’s easy to monitor intake. Again, I absolutely appreciate that haying up in fields is difficult at some livery yards; they may not want hay in their fields or some owners may not be willing to pay/wanting their horses to have hay. Again, I’m sharing what I do, which is in a fairly ideal world! My horses are nearly all kept individually (but can touch over fences, before any of the eccentrics start moaning).

Another important positive of ad lib hay/haylage in the fields all year round, is that I can pull a horse in from the field and start riding ten minutes later, without worrying about giving hay or a chaff feed (schooling/jumping on an empty stomach will predispose your horse to ulcers due to the fact horses produce gastric acid 24/7, unlike humans, who only secrete it when they eat).

My horses also always have haylage left in their stables every morning, bar Hattie the NF pony! Although even Hattie now often leaves the last bits in her small holed haynet, so that is doing the trick! Again, if your horse is a good weight, they should have hay left in their stables the next morning. Strangely, for those horses that like to pig out, giving them an enormous amount of hay seems to have the opposite effect, and they tend to slow their eating down.

If you have the luxury of being able to put ad-lib hay/haylage/soaked hay, or even a mix of hay and straw, out in the paddocks, then do it. Don’t forget that the grass stops growing in the winter, and has virtually no nutritional value. Obviously paddocks that have turned to deep mud will always require an alternative forage source.

For those who couldn’t care less about hay, here is a lovely photo I took of George this evening! ❀️

WE HAVE CARROTS!!! πŸ₯•πŸ₯•πŸ₯•
19/11/2024

WE HAVE CARROTS!!! πŸ₯•πŸ₯•πŸ₯•

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13/11/2024

πŸ’°Β£2 off Spillers conditioning cubes & conditionig fibre

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Ohhh Dengie you do spoil us! Try this appetising seasonal edition - currently with Β£1 off πŸ₯Ή
13/11/2024

Ohhh Dengie you do spoil us!

Try this appetising seasonal edition - currently with Β£1 off πŸ₯Ή

😱 Final discount is from Dengie!!  Β£2 off either πŸ₯— healthy tummy or ulser lite πŸ’‘Get stocked up for winter ❄️
12/11/2024

😱 Final discount is from Dengie!!

Β£2 off either πŸ₯— healthy tummy or ulser lite πŸ’‘

Get stocked up for winter ❄️

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