1 February 2024
PAVO & Thunderbrook – Two companies, one heart
Pavo, ForFarmers’ organisation in the equine sector worldwide, is expanding its market position through the acquisition of Thunderbrook Equestrian Limited (‘Thunderbrook’), a company operating...
20 June 2024
Body condition score
Is the weight of your horse too fat or too thin? Maintaining your horse within the ideal weight range is crucial for its health....
14 June 2024
Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS) in horses
If a horse has too much body fat, this can increase the risk of developing so-called diseases of affluence. These types of diseases are...
26 January 2021
Confused?
Today, as horse owners our mind boggles with so many feeds, clever marketing, complicated supplements, juggling contradicting expert advice, spending fortunes on jars of...
14 November 2019
Comparison of Synergy with NRC guidelines for a 500kg healthy adult horse at maintenance.
The National Research Council (NRC) guidelines are the industry recognised standard for recommended daily rates of nutrients for horses. All grazing, forage and browse...
1 October 2019
Into the Winter – Feeding and Nutrition for the Colder Months
As the nights begin to draw in and the temperature drops, you are probably turning your thoughts to what extra bags of feed can...
17 May 2019
Why does my horse eat horse poo?
We often have enquiries from anxious owners asking why their horse has suddenly been seen eating horse droppings. Their immediate reaction is to question...
20 March 2019
Forage is the biggest part of your horse’s diet, and the most important too.
A large horse eats approx 3 to 3.5 ton (dry weight) of forage each year – that’s a lot of grass and hay! Now...
28 January 2019
Dare to be Different!
Due to a very successful talk given by Dr Debbie Carley, founder of Thunderbrook yesterday, we have been inundated with enquiries as to why...
27 January 2019
This winter – to rug or not to rug?
Did you know that the only 2 mammals capable of running for sustained distances are horses and human beings, as we are the only...