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How do you get more impulsion in your dressage test without the involuntary fly buck? How do you get adequate energy levels without going up a girth size? It’s a minefield…Step one: First forage, t …

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More and more we are reading about the emerging science of biomechanics as it relates to our horses’ performance and welfare. That is great because it gets us to look at the animal very holistically. …

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Horses have evolved over millions of years to run barefoot over rough ground and eat poor quality forage. In the wild, a horse with poor feet would have been one of the first to be predated. Our moder …

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A great amount of emphasis has been placed on the nutrients that are components of cartilage and synovial fluid (ie the joint tissues) but much less time and effort has been invested in the tissues …

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The first two articles in this series have discussed nutrients that most people interested in horse performance and welfare will have heard of. They have been around a long time and lots of firms of …

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If you’ve ever suffered from arthritis or torn cartilage you will understand how agonising joint pain can be. Damage to joints over time, or as the result of an injury is just as possible for a horse …

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