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Looking to better understand your horse’s needs? Our blogs are packed with clear, practical advice from registered equine nutritionist Briony Witherow. Whether you're curious about gut health, seasonal feeding, or choosing the right supplements, each post is designed to guide and inform.

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All You Need To Know About Gastro-Mag

Written by Briony Witherow MSc, BSc, RNutr. This month’s blog focuses on Gastromag – what it is and when it can be used. What is Gastromag? Gastromag is a supplement designed...

Skin Health

Written by Briony Witherow MSc, BSc, RNutr. Skin issues can often appear over the summer months (weather and insects often playing a role) and as we move through coat changes in the...

The Importance Of Electrolytes

Written by Briony Witherow MSc, BSc, RNutr. Electrolytes are body salts essential for fluid balance, muscle, and nerve activity. The main electrolytes to note are sodium, potassium, and chloride. When looking at...

Atypical Myopathy

Written by Briony Witherow MSc, BSc, RNutr. This month’s blog focuses on a potential pasture threat that faces our horses in spring. Atypical Myopathy (also known as sycamore myopathy) has seemingly increased...

A Scientific Approach To Muscle Building

Written by Briony Witherow MSc, BSc, RNutr. Improving muscle condition can yield a whole wealth of benefits for performance and health. Muscle development is impacted directly and indirectly by many factors, some...

Nutritional Support of the Broodmare: Fertility to Foaling

Written by Briony Witherow MSc, BSc, RNutr. While there are many factors which can impact fertility and pregnancy in the mare, nutrition plays a fundamental role from conception through to foaling. Bodyweight and...

Feeding for Hoof Health

Written by Briony Witherow MSc, BSc, RNutr. Hoof supplements are some of the most widely used in the UK. This month’s blog explores what nutrients are needed to optimise hoof health, and best...

Spring Routine Changes

Written by Briony Witherow MSc, BSc, RNutr. With spring just around the corner, this month’s blog focuses on supporting the digestive tract as we change our management and feeding routines over the coming...

Oils: Why, Which One and How to feed?

Written by Briony Witherow MSc, BSc, RNutr. What are fats and oils? We often hear the terms fat and oil used interchangeably, and while their basic chemical structure is technically the same,...

Gastric Ulcers

Written by Briony Witherow MSc, BSc, RNutr. This month’s blog will focus on gastric ulcers; below we discuss what they are, who’s at risk, how to alter the diet to...

Helping our Horses Cope with Routine Changes

Written by Briony Witherow MSc. RNutr. Now the clocks have changed back, and the nights are drawing in, we and our horses may have to adapt to changes in management routines....

Spooky Behaviour?

Written by Briony Witherow MSc. RNutr. Spooky Behaviour? There are many reasons why our horses might be just that little more on edge at this time of year, whether it be...

Benefits of rugging your horse

Written by Lucy Gales At this time of year, I’m sure the main conversation on your yard is which rug are you putting on your horse today? I know it...

Supporting Horses with PSSM

Written by Briony Witherow MSc RNutr. FHEA Supporting Horses with PSSM This month’s blog is all about Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy, abbreviated to PSSM, or more commonly referred to as ‘tying...

Highlights of Burghley 2022

Written By Lucy Gales Equine Products UK Ltd were delighted to attend The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials for 2022. We are so proud of our sponsored and supported riders who...

Sand Accumulation - Manure Matters Part 3

Written by Briony Witherow MSc RNutr. FHEA Manure Matters: Part 3 In our previous blog we discussed how pH can be used to objectively indicate an unhappy gut. This month...

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Why not drop an email to Briony Witherow BSc. MSc. FHEA. RNutr our registered Nutritionist. Briony has been a lecturer at Writtle University College since 2017, lecturing in Equine and Canine Nutrition, Grassland Management, Equine Health Management, Young Horse Production and Conception to Competition.

Briony also works with Equine Products UK as a Senior Equine Nutritionist and was Senior Nutritionist. She is a registered nutritionist (animal specialism) under the Association for Nutrition and has her own equine nutrition consultancy which she runs alongside teaching.

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