Managing Horses with Metabolic Issues
Describing a horse as “metabolic” is a commonly used umbrella term – it may mean that they have Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS) specifically or, Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID)...
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What is good equestrian welfare?
My niece came home from primary school with a work sheet about animals. A picture of a horse looking over a stable door was captioned “I am a horse. I live in a stable and I eat oats and hay.’’ Oh dear! Whilst for many horses this is a sad reality, it is very far from delivering good welfare.
Feeding the Competition or Performance Horse - Recording of a live Q&A Session
Topics covered include: -
Staying competition safe and legal - Respiratory Health - Keeping Horses Hydrated - Managing Dietary Changes - Reducing the Risks of Colic
Super Fibres in Horse Feed - what are they and why should we feed them?
Plants use the energy of the sun to convert carbon dioxide and water to simple sugars. These sugars are then the building blocks for the plant to make whatever it needs. By combining many sugar units, they can make fibre...
Managing Director of Simple System, Oli Harris, is set to run the London Marathon
Simple System’s Managing Director, Oli Harris, is swapping his steel toe caps for trainers this April, as he runs the TCS London Marathon in aid of Retina UK - the only UK charity dedicated solely to working with inherited sight loss.
MetaSlim FAQs
MetaSlim - is Simple System's carefully formulated pelleted balancer for those prone to metabolic issues and laminitis.
Here are our most frequently asked questions about MetaSlim for horses:
Headshaking in Horses
Headshaking in horses is a distressing condition, which is typified by a sudden head movement in a vertical plane rather than what we would normally consider a shake of the head, is due to pain in the trigeminal nerve of the face. For some unknown reason, this nerve fires off at certain triggers, causing sudden pain to the horse.
When will the spring grass start coming through?
When will the spring grass start coming through? Now we are past the spring solstice, days are longer than nights, it feels as if spring is here, but nothing seems to be growing much! Horses out in fields will nip off the new growth of grass as soon as it appears, so just looking at the pasture does not always tell the whole story.
Forage first at the National Equine Forum
This week, Simple System's Nutrition Manager, Ellen Lincoln BSc (Hons)., MSc., attended the National Equine Forum - an event that brings together professionals from across the entire breadth of the equine industry to discuss topical affairs and concerns; what has gone well in the last 12 months, and what we need to do better in the future.
What are foal slippers?
What are foal slippers? If you have seen them, consider yourself very lucky. These strange looking things are completely normal and they play a very important part in the birthing process.
These foal slippers, or eponychium, are rubbery capsules that completely cover the hooves of the newborn foal.