Special Needs

What can genetic tests for horses really achieve? Learn more about hereditary diseases, genetic predispositions, and the criticism of PSSM2 and MIM tests.

Responsible Horse Breeding: The Dream of Your Own Foal – Tips on Pregnancy, Rearing, and Stallion Selection.

EMS, Cushing, Insulin Resistance - Lifestyle diseases or metabolic disorders? Essential information for horse owners.

How can I tell if my horse is overweight? Discover why weight and BCS can be misleading and how to assess your horse’s condition correctly.

How can horses lose weight healthily? Find out why crash diets are harmful and how to achieve sustainable weight loss in horses.

How to Keep Your Senior Horse Mentally Fit with Brain Training and Clicker Work.These exercises stimulate and support mental activity.

How can you best support your senior horse’s temperature regulation? From choosing the right blanket to setting up the stable.

Discover everything about proper feeding for senior horses: from hay pellets to herbs. Learn which are myths and what they truly need.

What’s really in senior feeds for older horses? Why many products can be problematic – and which alternatives actually make sense.

Assessing a horse’s body condition is important — an imbalance can seriously compromise its health.

How to help thin or old horses through the winter? There are countless tips, but what is useful to bring them into balance?

The increasing unpredictability of weather patterns affects not only humans but also horses and their well-being. Find out here how to accompany them safely through the weather.

Many people dream of breeding a foal from their own mare. But is this really always a good idea? What do I need to bear in mind?

What should be included in the equine-appropriate diet of yearlings and young horses? When does it make sense to add something - and what?

What should hay be like for my young horse? We explain what to look out for and the best way to feed hay.

We explain what should be considered for the species-appropriate feeding of foals from birth to weaning.

Here we explain how the intestinal gut flora of the mother influences the health and intestines of the young foal.

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Overweight in horses - First of all, it is completely normal for horses to put on weight in summer during the grazing season.

10 valuable tips to support the broodmare and young foal during the birthing phase.

Many equestrians believe their horses wouldn´t do well on adlib hay. We disagree! Here´s all the benefits of 24/7 hay feeding.

Winter coat shedding Different stages of life also significantly influence coat development, a factor often underestimated. Horses below 5 and over 20 years of age tend to begin shedding their winter coats earlier, develop thicker fur, and retain...

Reduce weight - The number of overweight horses in our stables is increasing year by year. Get informed now!

Feed Management – 5 Tips for Effectively Managing Easy-Keeper Horses Through Nutrition. Learn More Now!

How can old horses be supported to get fit into spring? Tips on feeding and coat change

Supplementing the diet with sainfoin can offer significant support for heavy feeders, thanks to its protein profile and its ability to stabilize the intestines.

Overweight Horses Can Still Go Out to Pasture – If Managed Correctly. Learn how to minimise the risks.

Many horses come out of the grazing season a little “chubby”. At first, this is a completely normal process: the horses gain weight over the summer and lose it again in the winter. It is therefore not of any drama if the horse is now carrying around...