Box Rest and Recovery: How to Create a Comfortable Stable
A clean, dry and supportive stable can make box rest more comfortable. Here is what to consider when choosing bedding, managing hygiene and supporting routine.
A clean, dry and supportive stable can make box rest more comfortable. Here is what to consider when choosing bedding, managing hygiene and supporting routine.
July grass can turn stemmy, patchy or stressed surprisingly quickly. This practical guide explains when topping may help, what to check first and how to protect a horse paddock through hot, dry spells.
Warm, muggy days and relentless flies can creep up fast in a British summer. Here’s a calm, practical checklist to keep your horse comfortable and well.
Fly season is here. Use this calm, practical UK checklist to reduce rubbing and irritation with turnout timing, fly rugs, repellents and simple stable tweaks.
Fly season can make even the calmest horse itchy, fidgety and stressed. This practical UK-focused guide covers turnout timing, stable tweaks, fly rugs, repellents and skin support — plus an easy checklist to help you build a routine that actually works.
A full-looking June paddock is not always a high-quality one. Manage seedheads, grazing pressure, dry spells, weeds and fertiliser as summer growth changes.
May grass can move from sparse to abundant surprisingly quickly. Use this checklist to balance grazing, repair thin areas, manage weeds and decide whether the paddock needs fertiliser.
Pure Balance, Pure Fibre Balance and Pure Easy are all aimed at horses needing controlled nutrition—but their feeding rates and formats differ.
Laminitis is an emergency. Learn the early warning signs, what to do while waiting for your vet and how supportive shavings bedding may help during prescribed box rest.
Bedmax's 2026 Equine Health & Bedding Survey reveals what 1,243 horse owners and carers value most, from absorbency and low dust to hygiene and dependable supply.
A gut-friendly ration is about the whole day, not one ingredient. Use these five practical principles to review forage, meals, starch, energy and routine.