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09 October 2015

Irish Field Contributor on 09 Oct 2015

HORSE SENSE: Have you planned your winter feeding regime?

The aim of a successful feed regime is to have a fit and healthy horse. Katy Mickle, of TopSpec, gives Horse Sense readers some helpful advice on keeping your horse in good condition during the winter

Irish Field Contributor

9 October 2015

As winter approaches most horses will have a change in routine, being stabled for longer periods of time and may be restricted to two or three hard feeds per day. (photo: carolinenorris.ie)

It will be important to ensure optimum vitamin and mineral intake together with good quality protein to support muscle development during the fittening process.

It is important to make sure that your horses feeds don’t become too big to be efficiently digested. (photo: Caroline Norris)

Ring a nutritionist for advice tailored to your own horse or pony (photo: healyracing.ie)

AFTER a lovely, warm summer with good grass growth many horses will be going into the winter season carrying good condition.

The aim of a successful feed regime is to have a fit and healthy horse so that he is physically able to stand the rigours of a busy winter season hunting and hunter trialing and has the energy to give his jockey a safe yet enjoyable conveyance.

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