I have just recently travelled by train which I do not usually do and noticed that the horses I saw as we went by were on very restricted grazing and most had no grass at all, living in a very muddy field. This time of year is very difficult if you only have a small paddock and are not able to rotate your grazing. We have recently noticed that we have been selling a lot more of the fibre feeds , for example Just Grass this is a dried grass which is suitable for all horses and ponies and can be added to concentrate feed or used as a partial forage replacer. It is great for those horses prone to laminitis.

Keeping your horse warm will help to save on feed bills. It is said that for each degree the temperature dips, your horse will need 1% more of energy to maintain his body weight. If your horse is clipped using an exercise blanket will help to keep him warm but not sweating. The Horseware Rambo Exercise sheet is a good example and the waterproof versions are a boon in bad weather the Weatherbeeta Landa Exercise sheet.