Back to all Winter Horse Hoof Care Guide Listen Now Hoof health is essential all year round, but the changing seasons can have a significant impact on your horse’s hooves. In this seasonal blog post, we look at caring for the health and integrity of your horse’s hooves during potentially the most challenging season – winter. Environmental conditions such as wet, muddy, and frozen ground can have adverse effects on horse’s hooves so it’s important to try to protect them as best you can with the right care and prevention. Nutrition The right nutrition is crucial in winter and througho ..read more

Back to all Hindgut Microbes And Hoof Health – Getting The Balance Right Listen Now A healthy digestive system and healthy, strong hooves are essential for health and performance, and we have all heard the term ‘no hoof, no horse’. These two systems are intrinsically linked through the ‘gut-hoof connection’, with healthy hoof growth being supported by the absorption of nutrients from a well-functioning digestive tract. Horses are herbivores and their digestive systems have evolved over many years to consume an almost continuous supply of fibrous feed. This fibre is digested in the hin ..read more

Back to all Nutrition And Care For Horses And Ponies With PPID (Equine Cushings) Listen Now What Is PPID (Equine Cushings)? PPID (Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction), or ‘Cushings’ as we know it, is the most common equine hormonal disorder and is generally caused by an enlargement of the pituitary gland or a tumour affecting the pituitary gland. If your horse or pony has PPID, nutrition can be pivotal to helping manage the condition throughout the year. As we move into autumn and winter, when horses and ponies may have a reduced workload coupled with changing nutrition in the grass an ..read more

Back to all Summer Horse Hoof Care Guide Listen Now The changing seasons can have a significant impact on your horse’s hooves and summer is no exception. Dry, hot weather can cause the equine foot to dry out all too quickly, making them brittle and prone to cracking, so it’s important to ensure you maintain hoof health and integrity with the right diet and management through the summer months. A Healthy Equine Foot in Summer Hot, dry weather and the resulting hard ground can inflict quite a lot of damage on your horse’s feet and cause many horse hoof problems. And we all know that the ..read more

From Conception to Foaling: A Comprehensive Guide to Feeding and Caring for Broodmares Share Share Listen Now Broodmares are the backbone of the breeding industry. Caring for broodmares during their reproductive cycle is vital to ensure optimal breeding results. From conception to foaling, broodmares require a specialized diet and management to support their reproductive system and growing fetus. In this comprehensive guide, we will provide you with tips and insights on broodmare nutrition and management. Whether you are a seasoned breeder or new to the industry ..read more

7 Horse Feeding Myths Busted Share Share Listen Now Feeding a horse is an important part of horse ownership, and there are many myths out there about what types of food horses should or should not eat. To help you make the best decisions for your four-legged friend, this guide will explore the basics of horse nutrition and dispel common myths and misconceptions. In our latest blog, Lisa Elliott, MSc, helps to bust some common nutritional myths and explains the right feeding principles to support all round optimum health, which in turn should support the healthie ..read more

Energy – Getting The Balance Right For Optimum Hoof Health Share Share Energy is one of the most misunderstood concepts in equine nutrition, but it is also one of the most essential. Dietary energy comes in different forms and has a significant impact on behavior and performance but also on hoof health and integrity. So, to promote the healthiest hooves it’s important to understand what energy is, how it influences hoof health, and how to get the balance right for optimum hoof health, growth, and integrity. Table of Contents What Is Energy? Energy is the fuel ..read more

Back to all Talk to a Hoof Expert Listen Now Are you not sure, if FormaHoof is the right choice for your horse? Book your independent in-depth consultation to find out. As horse owners, we want the very best for our animals and to be able to give them the care and support they deserve. If your horse is facing laminitis, white line disease, navicular disease or any other hoof related problem, you know that every horse and every case is different, and you want the very best approach for the problems that your own horse is facing. At FormaHoof we aim to provide the best services and qual ..read more

Back to all Senior Horse Care Guide - Nutrition & Hoof Care Listen Now Supporting a 4-legged friend in older age can be a challenging task, but it is doable and it’s our responsibility as horse owners to continue to care for them when they need it most. Whilst some horses have the luck in their genes and can simply retire in a field with basic hoof care and nutrition, others may need additional care to age gracefully. Regardless of whether your horse has been your sporting or leisure partner, we all aim for a lifelong healthy and happy horse and this should also apply to the stage wh ..read more

Back to all Feeding and Caring for Laminitis Listen Now Warmer temperatures and lighter evening means spring is here and whilst this season brings many lovely things, it also brings the risk of laminitis, which is synonymous with increased access to fresh grass. In this blog post, in which I will explain, what laminitis is, how it occurs and how you can help reduce the risk to your horse through the right feed and nutrition. Laminitis is an extremely painful condition of the equine hoof, which in its simplest sense is inflammation of the lamellae of the inner hoof wall. But laminitis ..read more