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22/11/2024

Meet Dorianne Over, our specialist equine technical advisor!
Dori has lived in Gauteng her whole life so there is not a corner of the province and northern region she does not know.
Dori has been riding since the age of 6 and has a lifelong knowledge and passion for the beloved horse.
Dori has worked in livery and stud yards from Australia to America and back home in South Africa.🇿🇦
Also working for a large feed supplier for over 9 years, where she gained valuable knowledge on sales and logistics.
Dori's wealth of knowledge has ensured that the equine Epol team stay ahead of the pack with customer obsession adding value to each horse and yard.
Dori has a sunny disposition and wears her personality smile wherever she goes.
Dori looks after Gauteng, Free State, NW and Limpopo.
For a free yard visit to assist tailor make your equine diets please give her call.

20/11/2024

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Feeding your performance horse so that they have enough energy to perform well for you, and juggling too much energy that makes them difficult at the beginning of an event is like walking a tight rope. A fine balancing act!

Normally in the weeks preceding an event we start increasing work for optimal fitness levels and we might back off a few days before to 'freshen' our horse up so they have 'fresh legs' for the event. So you normally increase concentrate intake and then reduce, to increase again during the competition event.

Will my horse be over the top fresh?
Will my horse tie up if I back off too much into the event and feed the same?
If I don't feed enough energy will my horse become too flat during the duration of the competition?

The answer is simple... Provide energy when your horse needs it and is using it.

If you have a 'cold' breed that is needing more spark and energy, introduce the higher energy diet into their normal feed at least the Tuesday before the event in a 20% inclusion and increase to at least a 50% inclusion on the 1st day of the event. During the duration of the event you can be on as much as 100% of their concentrate feed in a higher energy diet to give them the energy their require to perform and recover. If we start too soon the risk is you have way too much energy on the 1st day and your first class starts in 'kart wheel' mode!🫣😂

If you want to 'freshen' a hotter breed horse up before and event feed normally and even reduce higher energy diets the day/s you decide not to work so they do not tie up when you start the event. These breeds carry their own energy and if you back off and carry on feeding the same quantity you will end up with a case of azoturia.

Remember the golden rule, glycogen replenishment is more important than glycogen loading. Horses store energy in their muscles and you do not want to store too much.

Feed as soon as you can after hard work session for optimal muscle recovery and glycogen replenishment. Rather feed a high energy ration in smaller quantities after each class during a show so your athlete recovers and is able to perform in the next class with optimal energy.

19/11/2024

Feeding your competition horse depends on a number of things.
➡ Do you or your horse preferred a textured feed?
➡ Does your horse tend to be on the hot side?
➡ Does your horse need quick release energy to liven him up?
➡ Do you need a higher fat diet for multi day or endurance type sports?
➡ Do you only need more energy into and during shows?

At Epol we have it all for you.

With a wealth of knowledge, contact our specialist equine technical advisors and set up a one on one appointment to discuss what you are looking for in your equine athlete.📲

Dori Over - Gauteng, Free State, Limpopo and NW - 083 998 6824
Debbie Dick - KZN, EC, WC, Namibia and Swaziland - 076 755 5164
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18/11/2024

You know that saying.....
'Head up and heels down' ??
Basically the same in life.
Don't dwell on decisions or mistakes made in the past as it is a futile waste of energy.
Keep looking forward and only periodically look back from the places and person you were and congratulate yourself on what you have achieved in your lifetime. The hard work and effort that has got you to this point today.❤
Celebrate yourself.

15/11/2024

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We as riders are always striving for perfection, sometimes though we must remember to loosen up and just have fun while keeping those circles round!

Don't forget why you started this journey as a horse rider and lover.❤

Have a super weekend.

13/11/2024

🧐🐴 Let us explain some truths and debunk myths about pelleted feed.

THE TRUTH
➡ pelleted feed is heavier and denser so your horse can ingest more feed per mouthful, often useful with picky eaters and older horses.
➡ Raw materials are milled into small particles and mixed with the premix and then go through a steam pelleting process at approx 45 degrees. Thus partially cooking the starch in the feed, greater absorption.
➡ A 'pellet' is under 5mm and a cube is anything above 5mm in size.
➡ Because no whole seeds or grains are used, nothing will germinate in your paddocks or along indigenous and natural riding trails.
➡ Pellets and cubes are highly soluble and easily dissolve as the horse starts chewing with the saliva and then into the stomach. Ensuring the starch and sugar gets easily absorbed into the blood stream.
➡ Pelleted feed eliminates selective eating. With a meal or muesli there is always a risk that your horse might pick his feed, leaving a certain raw material he doesn't like. Therefore not getting all the benefits of the carefully formulated diet.
➡ Pelleted feed is easier to feed for horses living out with less wastage.

MYTHS
➡ pelleted feed causes colic. Feeding too much of any concentrate to a horse creates colic. With a small stomach the recommended MAXIMUM concentrate meal should be 2kg OR LESS. In this way the feed can safely be digested without creating stomach distention or fermentation. Because pelleted feed is denser and heavier it is easy to make the mistake of feeding too much. Always weigh your feed to make sure of meal size.
➡ pelleted feed causes choke. Horses choke on food when they eat too fast. Wet the feed and always feed SMALL MEALS MORE OFTEN to mimic their natural eating habits. Place larger, safe objects like rocks or bricks in the manger to make the horse have to eat around them, thus slowing ingestion down. Always ensure your horse has lots of fresh, clean water available. Allow for good quality hay to be available for them to nibble on during the course of day so they are not overly hungry at meal times.

12/11/2024

🧐 WHICH ONE DO I FEED?
Competition pellets or All Sport Horse Pellets??

Both diets are suitable for medium to higher energy requirements in competing equine sport disciplines.

➡ Competition horse is higher in starch and is a quicker, more reactive energy for the 'colder' type of horse which needs the spark! 14% protein it builds a super topline and muscle tone for your equine athlete.

➡ All Sport Horse has a higher fat level with lower starch levels. Lower protein levels more suitable for endurance equine sports like polocrosse or endurance. With enough quick release energy and higher fats to meet the demands of longer time frame disciplines.

Give us a call for more information so that you can readily meet the energy demands of your high performing equine athlete. 📲

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

11/11/2024

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Fall in love with the process....
And the results will come.
In life we don't need motivation....
We need discipline to do the daily tasks.
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09/11/2024

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Get down to the Capital Stud auction to buy yourself a beautiful Capital warmblood. Capital Stud - Warmblood Champions

Meet Dori there to get a free sample and chat about your horse's diets.
Each Capital Stud purchase is going home with an awesome goody bag and 5kg of Cool Cubes from us at Epol to get them going on the food they are used to thriving on.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to own your very own beautiful Capital warmblood!!
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08/11/2024

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Whatever you riding have a fabulous Friday and weekend everyone.

06/11/2024

🧐🐴 Use nutrition to maximise your horse's performance and recovery!
Nutrition is the foundation of everything we do, horse or human.
Please always remember that forage/roughage is the foundation of every horse's diet, athlete or not!!

Horses are designed to browse on forages throughout the day and the equine stomach does not do well empty.

As we are all probably aware the horse's stomach is relatively small with sugars and starches needing to be digested there while the roughage portion of the diet moves onto be fermented and nutrients absorbed in the hindgut.

So forages are meant to be fed ad lib to horses other than in metabolic or veterinary cases where your vet has advised differently.

The TYPE of hay or roughage you feed will depend on breed, workload, current body condition and temperament. For your performance horses or horses requiring a higher energy diet (ie. breeding) the quality of the forage becomes more important so they can optimize the nutrients from their diet.

It all starts with the forage portion and as horse owners we need to look at this FIRST before any commercial feed to assist in weight gain and optimal health.

With all the commercial feeds and options out there it is often hard to make the right decision.
An appropriate base performance diet does two things:
➡ It provides enough calories via carbohydrates and fats for the horse to maintain optimal body condition and perform his job, and it provides the proper amount of nutrition in the form of vitamins, minerals, and protein to maintain muscle and organ function.
➡ These nutrients can support preparation for and recovery from intense exercise and other athlete-specific concerns, such as muscle recovery and gastrointestinal support.

Start with the roughage quality and quantity and then move onto a commercial diet to supplement and add value to your horse's feeding programme.

Give us a call if you need more advise or clarity on this.
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Dori - 083 998 6824
Debbie - 076 755 5164

05/11/2024

SHORT OF ROUGHAGE??? 🐴🧐🤔
Top up with our A grade forage extenders in our 3 roughage cubes.
✅ Pure Lucerne cubes
✅ Premium Roughage cubes
✅ Essential Roughage cubes

Packed with carefully procured A grade roughage, chat to us to see which would suite your feeding routine.

Give us a call to find out your nearest stockist.📲

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

04/11/2024

Don't forget to DREAM!!
Discipline
Routine
Education
Action
Mentality

All starts with a dream and the hard work there after.

Have a good week lovely people.
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02/11/2024

Dori and Phistos making it all happen at Grande Roux market day. 🐎🐔🎊

01/11/2024

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Wishing everyone a fabulous Friday at the beginning of a brand new month.

May your weekend be full of fun and successful rides and lots of laughter.

30/10/2024

🧐 WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BALANCER AND A COMPLETE FEED??
A balancer is a high protein supplement meant to be fed in small quantities when your horse is on a forage only diet or when you are feeding below 2kg of a complete, concentrate feed. Packed with carefully balanced amino acids, vitamins and minerals. Like a daily multi vitamin us humans take to cover our vitamin and mineral requirements when our diet does not provide them.

Our complete rations with their fully fortified premix in, are designed to ensure from 2kg you are receiving the correct amount of vitamin and minerals. Often times with good doers you are not feeding as much as 2kg and this is when a balancer comes in.

Remember there are vitamins and minerals in forages and grazing but with horses being kept in smaller paddocks with less opportunity to graze and select grasses in vast areas, they are often times unable to get enough. Like with athletes our requirement is higher in equine athletes as the body is under stress as well and your harder working horses will often times require supplementation.

HOW MUCH DO YOU SAY??
➡ If you on a forage only diet 500g (250g twice a day) of one of our balancers will be sufficient to cover these vitamin and mineral supplementation.
➡ If you are feeding below 2kg then also add 500g (250g twice a day) to more than cover their needs.
➡ For those horses just not thriving and you are unsure what your horse is lacking, an addition of 250g a day of balancer with a normal complete feed diet can fill the deficits your equine athlete could be experiencing. Bouncing them back to optimal health.

A balancer is a wonderful and cost effective addition when feeding low or no complete feeds. It is NON heating with a low DE (digestible energy) HOWEVER often times when adding this your horse feels so well that they appear to have increased energy. This is often times the result of their increased well being. Being carefully balanced in ALL amino acids, vitamins and minerals, no extra supplements are needed.

Speak to us to find out exactly what is in our balancers.
Dori Over - 083 998 6824
Debbie Dick - 076 755 5164

29/10/2024

🧐 ALL ABOUT OUR WONDERFUL RIDER MUESLI

Designed for horses in harder work. This delicious ration is jammed packed with goodness. Fed on its own for horses needing extra energy or in conjunction with Cool Cubes or Nice N Easy you can adjust according to when you need more energy or not.

Delivers an amazing shine and horses love it!

✅ higher oat content for increased good fibre (27% oat inclusion)
✅ Higher fat content for slow release energy and assisting with shiny coats
✅ Fully fortified with our fabulous premix
✅ Fortified with Vitamin C to assist your hard working horse with its immunity
✅ added yeast to aid digestion
✅ higher DE (digestible energy) to meet your performance horse's energy requirements

Contact our equine specialist technical advisors for an appointment or call us to answer your nutrition related queries.
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Dori Over - 083 998 6824( Gauteng, Free State and Limpopo)
Debbie Dick - 076 755 5164 (KZN, WC, EC and Swaziland)

28/10/2024

Happy Monday fearless friends.❤🐴❤🐴

It is never too late to start.
If you start today imagine where you could be in six months time with your goals and dreams?
As Nike so aptly say..... just do it!!!

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