Epol Equine

26/06/2024

🧐Did you know how important it is for weight gain to feed your horse the correct amount of roughage?
➡Horses require 3% of their body mass in dry matter daily to maintain condition.
This is broken down into a concentrate and roughage component.
➡Because forage is the basis of ALL horses’ diets, we need to start with what we feed in roughage FIRST!
➡Did you know that 46% of a horse’s stored energy is derived from roughage?
Because forage is fermented in the hindgut, increased hay in winter keeps horse’s warmer. Horses expend more energy in winter to keep warm and by feeding hay, especially in winter, this assists in your horse maintaining its body condition.

✔Tips for feeding roughage for weight gain:
• Buy good quality hay from a reputable dealer to ensure that your horse gains the nutritional benefit required in the roughage component of their diets. Don’t cut corners when sourcing and buying your hay.
• Add a good quality roughage cube to increase roughage intake BEFORE considering increasing concentrates for weight gain.
• Feed the right type of hay for your horse’s workload and breed type. Hays are not equal, and it is important to know which the correct hay is to give your horse in each stage of its life.
Remember that forage IS the start of creating your horse’s daily diet program. A healthy hindgut = a healthy equine!🐴
If you want assistance creating the perfect diet plan for your horse, please feel free to contact one of our specialist equine technical advisors for a free yard visit.

25/06/2024

❔Are you looking to support your horses fibre in-take? Our Premium & Essential Roughage cubes will definitely do the trick!

🤷‍♀️But how do you know which one to choose?

🤓To help you make your decision, let’s have a look at what makes each one special:
PREMIUM ROUGHABE CUBES (15% protein)
✔A 50/50 combination of teff and lucerne cubes
✔Added omega oil for added fat and extra coat shine.
✔A super roughage add-on for High-performance horses, growing horses and older horses needing to maintain their condition.
✔Fantastic for adding condition and improving overall digestive health.
✔Can be fed dry or soaked.
ESSENTIAL ROUGHAGE CUBE (10% protein)
✔A combination of hays (including teff, eragrostis & rhodes grass) and Lucerne.
✔Excellent to support the roughage intake of all classes of horses.
✔Especially good for older horse’s who are struggling to chew their hay due to little or no teeth
✔Fantastic for adding condition and improving overall digestive health – without added fizziness or excitability.
✔Great for improving the overall roughage intake when the quality of your hay may not be as good as you would like.
✔Can be fed dry or soaked.

To learn more about the Premium & Essential roughage cube - check out our webiste www.epolequine.co.za , or contact one of our friendly Nutritional Advisors today.

24/06/2024

23/06/2024

Come watch some exciting polocrosse in July. World Cup Polocrosse 2024.

https://www.ticketpros.co.za/portal/web/index.php/parent_event/d71dbe7f-bb81-c495-8dc3-65f017c37fba

21/06/2024

Huge Congrats Catherine Berning 👏
🐎Proudly Powered On Epol

Congratulations to Cath Berning at DSA Challenge in Gauteng.
She 'showed-dem!!' 💪🏼💪🏼 🏵️

1st 72 % Capital Freedom Prelim Champ

(1st,1st and 2nd in the warm up classes Capital Freedom Prelim )

1st 68% Bravado Advanced Champ (1st in warm up 69% )

2nd 67% Quantico in Medium Champ. ( 1st in warm up 67% )

Capital Fist Lady 2nd in Medium warm up.

21/06/2024

🤩Fan Friday Transformation

🙌Its amazing what lots of Love and some good food can do!
Galeel has gone from being a sad rescue to a well loved member of Savanna Bouges family. Savanna has poured lots of love and care into making sure Galeel is well loved❤🤍, and with the help of Epol's NICE 'N EASY, in top condition

20/06/2024

🌟🐎ONLY 9 DAYS TO GO!!! We are so excited for the Westown South African Youth Championships 2024 ! We can't wait to see you all there 🌟

We are so excited to have Barnie and his amazing team from Denford studios with us taking photos for the duration of the show.
A massive thank you to Epol Equine and Boys & Girls Clubs of South Africa for sponsoring the photographs for the show enabling you to download all your show memories for free!
Head to https://www.denfordstudios.co.za/ - the link in on the show website

19/06/2024

🧐What do you do when your horse has too much energy?

➡Firstly, make sure that your horse is getting enough exercise and has good turnout time.
➡Next check to make sure that your horse is on the correct diet with the right amount of calories - Calories provide energy, and if you’re feeding more calories than your horse requires for the work he’s doing, he may have more energy than he knows what to do with
🤓Some quick feeding tips for horses who have excess energy:
• Look for a grain free feed option.
• Look for a feed that is high in fibre & fat for slow release energy.
• Consider feeding less of your chosen concentrate, with additional fibre and if need be, some added balancer.

Remember that a balanced diet is very important for your horse’s health and wellbeing – if you are unsure about your horses current diet, please contact one our nutritional advisors to arrange a free yard visit

18/06/2024

🤔Which is the best Balancer for your horse?

When deciding which Balancer to use, it is important to understand the role of a Balancer in our horses diet🤓.
Balancers provide:
✔ supplementation of limiting amino acids
✔important trace vitamins and minerals
Balancers can be used to support a horse during high levels of stress, performance and when the daily intake of concentrates falls below the recommended amount.

🐎Epol has two Balancers available in our range - High Performance Balancer & Low Calorie Balancer - So which one is best for your horse?

Both contain an optimal amino acid profile and all the nessesary trace vitamins and minerals

❇High Performance Balancer has a slightly higher nutrient specification and energy level - in the form of an elevated fat content. Fortified with acid buff with the performance horse in mind. Ideal for all horses, especially perfromance and breeding horses.
❇Low Calorie Balancer, with a slightly lower energy content, is perfect for the easy keeper and hotter temperaments

If you would like to know more about our Balancers - please contact one of our Epol Nutritional Advisors

17/06/2024

🏆🎊🥇Huge congrats Ronnie Healy 👏
Winning the 2024 aQuellé The Foresyte Winter Classic World Cup Qualifier with Gillian van Orshof 🐎

17/06/2024

👏🎉🏆🥇Huge Congrats to Thomas van Rijckevorsel and Capital My Lady - winning the Adult 1.40m Champs at the 2024 aQuellé The Foresyte Winter Classic !
🐎Capital My Lady is kept in top form on Epol's Safe n Lite

16/06/2024

Happy Father's day to all the Dad's out there

14/06/2024

🤩We are so excited to be at the aQuellé The Foresyte Winter Classic !
🐎Our stand is full of free horse treats and give aways as well as our brilliant Daily Lucky Draw 🌟so come past the stand , enter our competition, grab some treats for your horse and chat to Debbie & Leigh about your horses diet😎

13/06/2024

Great start for Divan Bosman at the 2024 Aquelle The Foresyte Winter Classic 👏🏆🥇
🎉Huge congrats Divan and Zhak

12/06/2024

🥶🐎As the winter draws in, we as horse owners often worry about maintaining our horses condition until spring and summer arrive
When temperatures drop, feed requirements increase for your horse to take in enough calories to maintain its condition. Staying warm requires calories beyond those needed for regular maintenance.
It might be tempting to increase your horses’ daily concentrate intake, because it’s the simplest way to add more calories - However feeding more hay often has more advantages.
🌾🌿Fibre sources such as hay require microbial fermentation in the hindgut to maximize their use in the digestive tract, and fermentation results in energy being lost as heat. This heat acts as an internal central heating system, helping to keep your horse warm.
What kind of hay is best? Because grass hay is a lower-calorie hay, you can feed horses larger rations of it than you can lucerne hay, especially with easy keepers. Horses tend to eat grass hay slower than lucerne, and so there’s the possibility that grass hay will last longer during the night, resulting in a more continuous stream of fuel for the fermentation process.
🤓To summarise - For a horse to maintain body warmth during the winter, the answer is simple, feed hay and if you think you are feeding enough hay….feed more.

11/06/2024

☘️ Wishing all those competing at The Foresyte Winter Classic at the Shongweni Club the very best of luck!

We cant wait to see everyone in action, including all our amazing Brand Ambassadors- Jan Kleynhans , Anthony Ekerold , Jodi Pieters , Fling Kamffer White Waters Warmblood Stud
Mikaela Martin , Divan Bosman

11/06/2024

👀Looking for a muesli style feed for your performance horse?
Epol's Rider Muesli provides sustainable energy by combining energy sources, including fibres, fats and the highest quality cereal grains to ensure your horse's demands are met at all work intensities.
✔Vit C, Vit E and selenium are included for antioxident support
✔Highly palatable for even the fussiest eater
✔Higher fat for slow release energy and greater stamina
✔Quality protein to support muscle development

For more information about Epol's Rider Muesli - check out our website:
👉https://epolequine.co.za/performance/rider-muesli/

08/06/2024

🏆🥇🎉Huge congrats to Epol Brand Ambassador, Divan Bosman and Zhak🐎, winning the 1.30m at the beautiful Maxwell 's Equestrian Centre yesterday👏👏

Maxwell 's Equestrian Centre Indoor Grand Prix

Class 5 - 1.30m J 2Phase Competition- 2nd Qualifier

1st: Divan Bosman & Cornerstone's Midgard Zhakiro
2nd: Janine Coetzee & Rotoflo Caracas

📸 Denford studios

07/06/2024

🤩🐎We can't wait!!
Less than a week to go until The Foresyte Winter Classic 2024!

05/06/2024

ALL ABOUT INCREASING YOUR PERFORMANCE HORSES ENERGY

🤓Always remember that forage is the basis of your equine athlete’s diet. You can add good quality roughage in the form of a roughage cube to increase the quality of the roughage and eliminate dust.
🐎A performance horse should be on a higher, energy dense diet already but a lot of people complain that their horse lacks the ability to ‘finish’ a show with the same energy it started?
🐎An equine athlete needs to be given energy in the form of sugars and starches to assist in muscle contraction during exercise to optimize performance.
To start assisting your equine athlete perform at its peak it is recommended to start adding an energy dense diet rich in starch and sugar at least 4 days prior to the event and leave them on this type of diet 100% during the event to deliver the required energy for the horse to sustain its performance over the event.
🐎Even though fat has 3 times the energy as sugar and starch, it takes time for a horse to be able to utilize this form of energy due to the fact that a horse does not have a gall bladder and the liver has to adjust to be able to digest and utilize the fat source. Also remember that horses are not designed for high fat diets as this places too much strain on the liver. A little goes a long way!!!
🐎Feed your horse at least 60-90 minutes before the energy is required and remember that it is important to feed the horse as soon as possible after it has expended the energy to optimize recovery and allow for glycogen replenishment to occur in the muscles for the next class/event of the day.

04/06/2024

👀🐎Looking for a way to supplement your horses energy levels ?
⚡Epol's Speedmax is ENERGY DENSE with a great blend of quality grains and a higher level of fat.
Speedmax also contains an ACID BUFF and a YEAST CULTURE to aid in overall digestive health.
Highly effective for fuelling and re-fuelling performance horses to ensure top performance.
Can be used as a top-up energy source for your horses diet

🙌Now available in a convenient 22.5kg bag!

🤓Chat to one of Equine Nutritional Advisors about how you can incorporate Speedmax into your horses diet:📲Debbie 076 755 5164, Leigh 083 998 6824

03/06/2024

‼Dont Miss Out!
📣Epol's Nutritional Advisor, Debbie Dick, will be giving an equine nutrition talk at Sweet Valley Farm in the Western Cape, on the 11th June. Learn all about what makes up your horses diet, handy tricks to put weight on your horse, add or reduce energy levels and much much more!
📲RSVP now to book your spot - 076 755 5164