If you’re looking to learn how to feed a horse, you’re in the right place. We all want our horses to be in tip top condition, so getting your feeding right is key. While all horse owners will be familiar with the basic rules of feeding, expert advice from equine nutritionists can make a real difference.
From forage analysis and how to make your own hay, to advice on how to feed your horse most effectively during the winter months, Horse & Hound’s experts offer advice on all challenges around feeding horses.
Spillers’ equine nutritionist Clare Barfoot provides one H&H forum user with some helpful advice on how whether adding salt to feed is necessary and why table salt is preferable to electrolytes as a source of sodium
Spillers' equine nutritionist Clare Barfoot provides one H&H forum user with some helpful advice on how to feed a pony that is prone to laminitis
With feeding playing a huge role in preparing your horse for the competition season, Saracen’s Lizzie Drury shares some of her golden rules
Spillers’ equine nutritionist Clare Barfoot provides one H&H forum user with some insightful information on whether biotin can help support hoof health
Alfalfa is ideal for helping to build great top line, being abundant in essential amino acids compared to other fibre sources and low in starch to avoid excitable behaviour
Spillers’ equine nutritionist Clare Barfoot provides one H&H forum user with some helpful advice on how and when to feed calming supplements and how feed can affect behaviour
Spillers' equine nutritionist Clare Barfoot provides one H&H forum user with some helpful advice on how to feed a new young horse
Meet Ned — your average healthy, happy but hungry horse, and get the low down on what really goes on inside a horse’s digestive system...
Spillers' equine nutritionist Clare Barfoot provides one H&H forum user with some helpful advice on how to feed a veteran to help promote overall health through the winter
Keeping competition horses in peak condition through the winter can be a challenge. We delve into the diet plan of 2017 Hickstead Derby winner Golvers Hill, to find out the details of his winter feeding regime
Spillers' equine nutritionist Clare Barfoot provides one H&H forum user with some helpful advice on how to feed a cob through the winter
We delve into the diet plan of 2017 Burghley winner Ballaghmor Class, to find out the details of his winter feeding regime
Worried about your horse losing weight this winter? Most owners are, but many shouldn’t be. Read on to find out why letting your horse’s weight drop can actually be a good thing
Find out why top riders like Gareth Hughes, Chris Burton and Jessica Mendoza choose Baileys Performance Balancer to tailor their horses’ diets
As the evenings draw in and temperatures drop, keeping veterans in top condition can prove more of a challenge. Follow this expert advice for caring for your senior horse
Spillers' equine nutritionist Clare Barfoot provides one H&H forum user with some helpful advice on why feeding a balancer is often key to your horse's health and well-being
Spillers' equine nutritionist Clare Barfoot provides one H&H forum user with some helpful advice on how to feed a veteran horse with Cushing's disease for better condition and while trying to avoid the onset of laminitis
Spillers' equine nutritionist Clare Barfoot provides one H&H forum user with some helpful advice on how to add topline onto a horse who is a good-doer
Spillers' equine nutritionist Clare Barfoot provides one H&H forum user with some helpful advice on how to feed her fussy underweight thoroughbred that requires more condition
