Equine Weighbridge East Of England

27/01/2025

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞’𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐦 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡?

The max. meal weight is approx. 500g per meal for each 100kg of body weight. As an example, a 500kg horse’s max. meal weight would be approx. 2 kg.

𝐷𝑜𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑚𝑦 ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑑𝑒 𝑖𝑓 𝐼 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑥. 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑤𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡!?!? 😱
err no, but they may balloon out, fly away and pop 🤔 (just kidding) but anything heavier than the recommended amount will result in their food being pushed through the digestive system without being digested properly, effectively making the feed useless and costing you extra!

If your horse requires more feed than the recommended max. weight then its recommended to feed multiple times a day. Most often horses will have two meals a day but those requiring conditioning will often have their feeds split into 3 or more feeds making them smaller, lighter and easier for the horse to digest the feed.

24/01/2025

𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐞- two black beauties 😍

These are super star slimmers having 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝟓𝟔𝐤𝐠 between them since August which is all down to their owners determination and taking on board advice regarding grass intake, hay intake and food ratios.

They both have a little bit more to go to their target weights but they are both in a great position ahead of spring’s arrival ☀️🌱

23/01/2025

Lovely to meet these new faces last week for their first weighing and body condition scoring. It was great to see the owners really getting involved by using a weight tape to see just how far out they can be! It was also great to chat through body condition scores (BCS) and explain what it is I was feeling for and how we score them.

These lovely owners also took advantage of my measuring stick to get them all height checked too while I was there

23/01/2025

𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐃𝐎𝐍 / 𝐂𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐆𝐄 and surrounding areas
𝐒𝐚𝐭 𝟐𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐞𝐛 - Weighbridge appointments available

Appointment includes:
⚖ Accurate weighing on the mobile weighbridge
💯 Body Condition Scoring
📏 Height Measurement (if required)
😀 Entirely independent, friendly advice - no sale pitches!

🔸1 horse - £25
🔸2 - 4 horses - £15 per horse
🔸5+ horses - £12ph
🔸15 + horses - Price on request

Discounts apply to those on the same yards.
Message to get booked in

23/01/2025

𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐭. 𝐄𝐝𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬
𝐒𝐚𝐭 𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐞𝐛 - Weighbridge appointments available

Appointment includes:
⚖ Accurate weighing on the mobile weighbridge
💯 Body Condition Scoring
📏 Height Measurement (if required)
😀 Entirely independent, friendly advice - no sale pitches!

🔸1 horse - £25
🔸2 - 4 horses - £15 per horse
🔸5+ horses - £12ph
🔸15 + horses - Price on request

Discounts apply to those on the same yards.
Message to get booked in

23/01/2025

𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬
𝐅𝐫𝐢 𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐞𝐛 - Weighbridge appointments available

Appointment includes:
⚖ Accurate weighing on the mobile weighbridge
💯 Body Condition Scoring
📏 Height Measurement (if required)
😀 Entirely independent, friendly advice - no sale pitches!

🔸1 horse - £25
🔸2 - 4 horses - £15 per horse
🔸5+ horses - £12ph
🔸15 + horses - Price on request

Discounts apply to those on the same yards.
Message to get booked in

22/01/2025

Bransby Horses - Rescue and Welfare's Pickles and his companion Sam had their recent weigh in. Since my last visit Pickles and Sam have both lost almost 9% of their body weight, between them that's a lost of 38kg!

Well done ⭐!

20/01/2025

𝐍𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 Equestrian Business Awards 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

These awards are a fab way of recognising professionals in the industry and showing them some love, especially on Blue Monday!

By no means am I saying to nominate me for ‘Equine Service of the Year’ award 😉 (...𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑎𝑚 𝐼 𝑘𝑖𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑖𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑒!😍) but please don’t forget to nominate your amazing farriers, saddle fitters, bit fitters, instructors, grooms... and so many more that help support us with our horses, I am sure they would be super excited to be nominated this year too!

Nominations are entirely free and only take a few mins to do: www.equestrianbusinessawards.co.uk/nominate

Right, i'm off to to get my nominations in!

Nominate your chosen equestrian professional, business or charity who has gone above and beyond. Self-nominations are also accepted.

12/01/2025

I spotted a post by an equestrian professional who had shared that their vet had recommended they swap their horses over to a specific brand for feed and supplements (nothing wrong with that).

Now, I don’t know why the feed was recommended, the history of these horses or how the new feed and supplements was introduced so I am not making any judgement or comment on that

However it got me thinking, we all know the golden rule of introducing new feeds and decreasing our old feed slowly to allow the gut to adjust 𝐻𝑂𝑊𝐸𝑉𝐸𝑅 did you know you should only change or introduce one aspect of your horses feed at a time?

If in the event your horses’ have a reaction to a supplement or feed (this could be as simple as becoming more highly strung or more serious like an allergic reaction) you wouldn’t be able to identify what has caused it if you where changing multiple aspects at the time.

So my advice… 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐩 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞.

09/01/2025

How is everyone’s first week of 2025 been?

I’m having an admin day today (so if you are thinking of getting booked in now’s a good time to message 😉)
In keeping true to my goal for this year I have managed a little lunch time hack with a friend on her lovely horses today 😀

07/01/2025

Highly recommend Emma if any of my clients in and around Norfolk are looking to get their horses booked in for dentals
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February diary!
I have a few spaces left in January (location dependent) but am now taking bookings for February.
I have also just treated myself to a new piece of equipment I have wanted since setting up! So keep your eyes peeled as once it arrives I am going to put a "little" offer on so I get to use it lots 👀

07/01/2025

𝐒𝐤𝐞𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬/𝐌𝐚𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬
𝐅𝐫𝐢 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐚𝐧 - Weighbridge appointments available

Appointment includes:
⚖ Accurate weighing on the mobile weighbridge
💯 Body Condition Scoring
📏 Height Measurement (if required)
😀 Entirely independent, friendly advice - no sale pitches!

🔸1 horse - £25
🔸2 - 4 horses - £15 per horse
🔸5+ horses - £12ph
🔸15 + horses - Price on request
Discounts apply to those on the same yards.

Message to get booked in

06/01/2025

Hello 2025! 👋🏻

First day back out on the road today to visit these regulars for their first weighing of the year

If you’d like to get booked in do pop me a message ✉️

04/01/2025

FUN FACT FRIDAY!

Are you familiar with the many adaptations that help your horse stay warm during the cold winter months?

🌾 Hindgut digestion of hay produces the most heat, acting as a small furnace inside of the horse. This is why free choice; good quality hay is so important in the winter.

💪 Horses have a huge muscle mass and muscle activity produces heat. This includes running and playing and even shivering if their body temperature starts to drop. It is important to remember that these activities also will result in a bigger caloric demand so free choice hay and in some cases, grain, is often needed.

🧥 To blanket or not to blanket is a constant debate but either way, as it starts to get cold your horse will grow a thicker coat. If you decide to leave your horse unblanketed you may notice that they look “fluffy”. This is due to a phenomenon called piloerection where the hair stands up to better trap air within. Two layers of the coat also help with warmth. The inner layer is softer and has air pockets to create an insulating layer. The outer layer is coarse and has oils that keep moisture from penetrating the insulating layer and keep the horse warm.

⚖️ Wild horses go into the winter heavier than ideal, and the fat serves as an extra layer of insulation. However, if a horse is going to be kept heavily blanketed and in a barn during the cold weather months this is unnecessary and can lead to obesity related issues.

🦵Their distal limbs (below the knees and hocks) are made of mostly bones and tendons, tissues that are resistant to the cold temperatures.

🦶The hooves have an alternative route of blood circulation through larger vessels that can be used in low temperatures. This is why horses can stand in snow without detrimental effects.

👃A horse’s nose has a robust blood supply and is rounded so that it is less susceptible to frostbite than a human’s nose.
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Courtesy of the AAEP Horse Owner Education Committee

04/01/2025

𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐖𝐈𝐂𝐇 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬
𝐒𝐚𝐭 𝟐𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐚𝐧 - Weighbridge appointments available

Appointment includes:
⚖ Accurate weighing on the mobile weighbridge
💯 Body Condition Scoring
📏 Height Measurement (if required)
😀 Entirely independent, friendly advice - no sale pitches!

🔸1 horse - £25
🔸2 - 4 horses - £15 per horse
🔸5+ horses - £12ph
🔸15 + horses - Price on request
Discounts apply to those on the same yards.

Message to get booked in

03/01/2025

𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐃𝐎𝐍 / 𝐂𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐆𝐄 and surrounding areas
𝐒𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐚𝐧 - Weighbridge appointments available

Appointment includes:
⚖ Accurate weighing on the mobile weighbridge
💯 Body Condition Scoring
📏 Height Measurement (if required)
😀 Entirely independent, friendly advice - no sale pitches!

🔸1 horse - £25
🔸2 - 4 horses - £15 per horse
🔸5+ horses - £12ph
🔸15 + horses - Price on request
Discounts apply to those on the same yards.

Message to get booked in

03/01/2025

Independent equine weighbridge and body condition scoring service covering Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk.

Providing a non-judgmental weight management service with the aim in supporting owners in achieving and maintaining healthy weights and BCS for their horses.

Benefits of weighing:
📈Weight monitoring
💊Medicine and wormer dosing
📊Aid in calculating correct feeding ratios
🚛Payload weight limits for your horsebox or car and trailer

All appointment includes:
⚖ Accurate weighing on the mobile weighbridge
💯 Body Condition Scoring
📏 Height Measurement (if required)
😀 Entirely independent, unbias friendly advice - no sale pitches!

02/01/2025

𝐖𝐎𝐎𝐃𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐒𝐏𝐀 / 𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐋𝐄 / 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒𝐁𝐘 and surrounding areas
𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐚𝐧 - Weighbridge appointments available

Appointment includes:
⚖ Accurate weighing on the mobile weighbridge
💯 Body Condition Scoring
📏 Height Measurement (if required)
😀 Entirely independent, friendly advice - no sale pitches!

🔸1 horse - £25
🔸2 - 4 horses - £15 per horse
🔸5+ horses - £12ph
🔸15 + horses - Price on request
Discounts apply to those on the same yards.

Message to get booked in