Epol Equine

07/04/2025

Good morning to all our beautiful followers. ❤🐴
Another week lies before us and it is always a reminder for us to follow our dreams and never give up on them.
Wishing you all a fabulous week.

05/04/2025

Wonderful support from Valley Feeds. Find your favorite bag of Epol in the Southern suburbs in Cape Town. 🐎

04/04/2025

For our fan Friday we give a shout out to Giorgia Scribante on her recent big win at Presidents Cup.

Always smiling we love these pictures of her and Callaho Casey.

Well done again Giorgia on this fabulous win.


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01/04/2025

Where to find our Epol horse feed?

We transport our Epol horse feed from Pretoria where it is manufactured in a horse feed safe mill to all ends of South Africa.

Visit us on https://epolequine.co.za/ to find your nearest stockist.

We are here to help, with telephonic advise or free yard visits we aim to add value and assistance to your yard and your horses.

Give us a call.

Dori Over - 083 998 6824
Debbie Dick - 076 755 5164

31/03/2025

Happy Monday to everyone.
Hope you all had a good weekend with your horses.
As horse owners and horse lovers we are so privileged to get the opportunity to spend time with our amazing horses.
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30/03/2025

Well done Giorgia. We are super proud of your win.
Well done to all our brand ambassadors and other competitors for your contribution in making the Presidents Cup the success that it was.
Well done and thank you to Maple Ridge Equestrian Farm on a very well run event.

2025 Biogen Maple Ridge Presidents Cup 2025 TACK N TOGS Junior Presidents Cup 3rd Competition
1 Callaho Casey & Giorgia Scribante
2 Callaho Corida De Rebelle & Hamza Minty
3 Eagles Cognac & Amber Botes
4 Callaho Conray & Hamza Minty
5 Carlson 113 & Luca Dominic Watson
6 Ultime Déliapi & Giorgia Scribante
7 Elmo & Jenna Kirk
8 Diamonds Suzie Q & Chazelle Smith
9 Callaho Valencia & Ela Vita Kastelic
10 Rotoflo Q Belissimo Z & Janine Coetzee
11 Rotoflo Capital Hawk & Janine Coetzee

28/03/2025

Proudly Epol sponsored. 🐎
Well done Jaimie 🍾

2025 Biogen Maple Ridge Presidents Cup
25th - 30th March 2025
The EPOL 1.20m Championship
1 Sunny Park Crispin & Jaimie Riley
2 First for Horses It's Mister To You & Chazelle Smith
3 Roxstar I'm Legend & Ashlee Taylor
4 Callaho Lavista & Tansyn Muller
5 Foresyte Kiss of Onyx & Grant Langley
6 Brandenburg Coco Chanel & Laura Mae Barnard
7 Hello Wow Z & Katherine Franck
8 Eros DB & Emma Lucia Cutts

28/03/2025

Happy Friday everyone.🥳❤🐴🥳❤🐴
Hope you all had a good week and have managed to not loose your mind?😂
Keep calm and enjoy the weekend.

25/03/2025

Our scientific horse rations cater for your horse at every stage of its life and nutritional need.

Your horse's health and safety are our utmost concern.

➡ expertly formulated
➡ fully fortified with a premium premix
➡ fortified with mould inhibitors and mycotoxin binders
➡ added bio yeast to aid digestion
➡ formulated on complete amino acid profile

Contact us for a free yard visit and let one of our specialist equine advisors help you with the correct choice so that your horse can thrive.

Dorianne Over - 083 998 6824
Debbie Dick - 076 755 5164

24/03/2025

Happy Monday to you all ❤🐴❤🐴
Wishing you all a wonderful week.
Enjoy your lovely horses.

21/03/2025

Happy Human Rights day.
Enjoy this day we have been given to pause and give thanks for the rights we enjoy as humans.
Enjoy a good long weekend.
Happy riding people.

19/03/2025

Insulin dysregulation compromises the horse’s ability to metabolize soluble carbohydrates. The broad term encompasses both tissue insulin resistance and elevated blood insulin (hyperinsulinemia).
Either condition is a cause for concern in the development of endocrinopathic laminitis.

When a healthy horse eats nonstructural carbohydrates (NSC, starch and sugar) the digestive enzymes in the gastrointestinal tract break them down into glucose. When blood glucose levels rise, the pancreas releases insulin, which helps the glucose move from the blood into tissues. This then reduces blood glucose levels, and the pancreas reduces insulin secretion in response.

These horses with some degree of insulin resistance, where insulin fails to do its normal job after a meal rich in NSCs of helping the absorbed glucose to get from the blood and into tissues like the muscle, to reduce blood glucose concentrations back to normal. In these horses the pancreas releases very high amounts of insulin to try to deal with the glucose load and its (insulin’s) reduced effectiveness, but glucose concentrations fail to come back to normal as quickly as healthy horses. Horses with ID tend to also have elevated insulin concentrations even without a previous meal.

How do I know if my horse is at risk of insulin dysregulation?
➡ horse is overweight, exceeding a body score of 6
➡ becoming 'cresty' with increased fat over the crest
➡ Horses that lead a sedentary lifestyle in small paddocks and little to no exercise.
➡ Blood tests

How do I manage and feed a horse with this condition?
➡ Feed concentrates with low sugar and NSC (Non-structural carbohydrates)
➡ Feed smaller meals more often to reduce levels sugar and carbohydrates entering the bloodstream so that the body can cope
➡ Feed hays that are lower in sugars
➡Avoid pastures rich in sugars
➡ Reduce weight on your horse so their body score is below 6
➡ increase exercise to assist with a healthier, leaner body

Adapted from article The Horse, Madeline Boast Msc.

Give us a call to find out which rations will assist you managing your horse with ID.

Dorianne Over - 083 998 6824
Debbie Dick - 076 755 5164

18/03/2025

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We are currently experiencing extreme weather conditions around the country.
Extreme rain and extreme heat has put a huge strain on transporting and storing feed.

Please remember that our horse feed is all manufactured in our Pretoria mill and transported to all ends of our country and for exports.

We have been experiencing an abnormal amount of mouldy bags from moisture and humidity. This is NOT a manufacturing issue.

We wish to help our horse clients as much as possible with as little inconvenience as possible.

Should you open a bag and find a problem, please keep the bag tag and return the bag to your supplier for a replacement. We are happy to replace your feed as long as:
➡ You return a full bag (within reason)
➡ You have the bag tag (for traceability)

We are here to help and if you have any issue with your return give us a call.

Dorianne Over - 083 998 6824 (Gauteng, Free State and Limpopo)
Debbie Dick - 076 755 5164 (KZN, Western Cape, Eastern Cape and exports)

17/03/2025

Happy Monday. 🐴🌺🐴🌺
Like most things in life.... Focus on what you are doing and where you want to go.
Don't worry where everyone else is in their journey.
Stay away from gossip.
Remember comparison is the thief of joy.
Enjoy the ride.

14/03/2025

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Some fun this Friday.
Have a super weekend everyone doing whatever horse sport you love.

13/03/2025

Well done Giorgia. 👏🐎such a fabulous achievement!

🌟Congratulations to our riders who have been selected to represent South Africa at the 2025 FEI Group IX Inter Africa Team Competition, to be held at Kyalami Equestrian Park from 16th – 21st April 2025. 🌟

Chef d'Equipe - Brendan Mc Nevin
• Giorgia Scribante – Callaho Casey (1.30m/1.35m)
• Katie Cochran – Equi-Cover Callaho Luigi Vella (1.20m)
• Felicity Theunissen – Callaho Qui Cassa (1.20m)
• Muhammed Kajee – M’Bela Saphira (1.10m)

Wishing these talented young riders the best of luck as they hold our flag high!🇿🇦

12/03/2025

Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID; equine Cushing’s disease) is an endocrine disorder. Most animals are over 15 years old when diagnosed. It is, rare in horses less than 10 years old. Horses and ponies of any breed may be affected.

The pituitary gland, located at the base of the brain, plays a key role in regulating the body’s hormones. Horses develop enlargement and benign tumors in a section of the pituitary gland known as the pars intermedia. While these tumors do not spread and rarely become large enough to cause neurological disease, they overproduce hormones that create an abnormal metabolic state.

One of the main hormones that increases is adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).

PPID symptoms include:
➡ delayed hair shedding which presents as a thick, curly coat which makes it hard for the horse to regulate its body temperature.
➡ weight loss and muscle wastage
➡ increased thirst and urination
➡ increased sweating
➡ dry coat
➡ frequent infections due to a suppressed immune system

Many horses with PPID also have abnormal glucose (sugar) and fat metabolism; this is referred to as “insulin dysregulation.” Even though some horses with PPID may appear thin, they often develop abnormal fat deposits over the neck crest, tail head, shoulders, and around the mammary glands. Insulin dysregulation places horses with PPID at a higher risk of developing laminitis, which can be the most devastating complication of PPID.

This is a medical condition that will need a veterinary diagnosis with bloods.

The treatment is prescribed by the veterinarian.

From a dietary side we can assist you with recommending a dietary programme that will suite your horse with this condition.

Information taken from the fact sheet provided by the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at the Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

11/03/2025

Did you know that you can successfully JUST feed our roughage cubes with a balancer??

Feeding as close to 'normal' as you can.

Horses are designed to eat forage. If your horse falls into the following category feeding just a roughage cube can work.

➡ Overweight or easy keeper in low to medium work
➡ Horses with Insulin issues that require no grains
➡ Horses sensitive to grain
➡ Hot horses that need to be more manageable
➡ Horses recovering from ulcers or prone to ulcers

As our roughage cubes have no premix they require a balancer to fortify the horse with necessary amino acids, vitamins and minerals.

Call us now to discuss which roughage cube would work for you and if your horse would benefit from a roughage ONLY diet.

Dorianne Over - 083 998 6824
Debbie Dick - 076 755 5164