WE know that eating a balanced diet is important for maintaining good health – and it’s no different for our horses. You wouldn’t train for a marathon without adjusting your diet, and the same goes for a horse preparing for a busy competition season. But when you walk into a feed store, the choice can be overwhelming, and what suits one horse may not suit the next. We ask the experts about the key considerations when feeding the grassroots competition horse.
Dodson & Horrell’s nutritional manager Emma Nissler emphasises the importance of diet for every horse or pony, whatever their level.
“Nutrition plays a huge role in optimising performance, influencing stamina and speed, and supporting post-exercise recovery,” she says, highlighting eventers in particular. “With fibre at the core of any horse’s diet, it