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Poseidon Equine Library
Welcome to the Poseidon Library! We’ve put together a range of books, articles and information that we trust you’ll find helpful for managing your horse’s overall health.
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There are some simple things to look out for which can indicate a lack of good bacteria in the gut, and the impact this is having on your horse’s overall health. Here are five of the top signs that may mean your horse is having trouble with its gut and digestive system.
- 16 February, 2021
- 3 min read
- 20 December, 2020
- 1 min read
Kikuyu is one of the common grass species found in horse pastures. But does it provide enough calcium to meet your horses needs?
- 04 November, 2020
- 1 min read
Take a look out the window…what’s your horse chewing on right now? Hay? Chaff? Some apparently random stick or bit of bark? Or that boundary fence post that’s slowly starting to fall apart? Hey, well at least it’s all fibre… and, importantly, it’s all different types of fibre.
- 19 August, 2020
- 4 min read
An easy to understand video to explain how your horses' gut works, and why it's so important.
- 19 April, 2020
- 0 min read
During stressful events like weaning, the microbiome (eg. bacteria, fungi etc.) in the gut changes and this may have negative consequences on health.
- 09 April, 2020
- 2 min read
With competitions, rallies and outings being kept to a minimum, it’s time to turn social distancing into a positive for you and your horse.
From a nutrition perspective, this period of reduced stress is a great opportunity to concentrate on feeding your horse to restore balance in their gut.
- 29 March, 2020
- 2 min read
One of the most difficult things to find in a drought is forage. The problem is, forage is the most important, and therefore the least negotiable item in a horse’s diet. Their gut needs forage. Without it, the risk of gastric ulcers, colic, sand or dirt accumulation and other hindgut disturbances like dysbiosis (imbalance of the hindgut bacteria) is high!
- 09 January, 2020
- 4 min read
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