09/01/2025
A nice almost end of the week round off with another fantastic example of how simple feeding with HHIO is. If you think you have to add a gazillion things, like my daughter says, then you are very mistaken!
If you are finding you are adding more and more because you aren't getting the results you want, you must go back to the drawing board of the base nutrition as something is missing.
However, if you are following the suggested feed regime and you have accounted for those that need higher calories or protein and addressed appropriate forage intake, it is highly likely there is an underlying issue such as pain (of which there could be many sources - teeth, feet, saddle, soft tissue, structural), severe ulcers or disease (eg: ppid). I say this through the experience of 1,000+ of horses on HHIO and working with many of them. If you are having issues - strip the diet right back - seems counter intuitive doesn't it! Can't wait to show you a case study of a horse soon, that was struggling to thrive even with HHIO on board.
Back to the lovely Rachel Le Normand and Jet. Jet is currently on 20g Performance and is about to be started under saddle, so will go to the 40g dose. He is fed 250g Fibre protect, salt and flaxseed oil.
Can't get much simpler than that. Well done Rachel - really nailing the concept of less is more but in a targeted way.
"Have to share this lovely photo of Jet at his first public outing. His coat just shines. I only covered him 2 days before competition after washing him."
