Horse care tips for Spring
+1 Magic tool to easily brush away your horse's winter coat
The first signs of spring is when horses start shedding their winter coat. This might already happen at the end of January, beginning of February while it’s still freezing cold outside.
The reason is simple: by sensing the increasing amount of sunlight, horses feel that spring and warmer weather is coming.
We collected a couple of useful tips on how to make your horse’s spring coat change smooth and simple!
A balanced and vitamin-rich diet is super important during winter months, so that horses won’t be low in energy when spring comes along.
Besides good quality hay, it it recommended to complete your horse’s diet with vitamins and minerals. You can mix a chopped apple, carrot or beetroot into their feed.
Sea buckthorn is extremely rich in vitamins, containing over 190 phytonutrients, vitamins, minerals, Omega fatty acids, supercharged antioxidants and other bioactive nutrients.
Pure linseed oil also supports coat change. Regular feeding stimulates digestion and gives the coat a natural shine.
Boosts vitality and motivation, optimises metabolism. It is especially useful for horses with poor digestion, during recovery and coat changes.
Biotin (vitamin-H) is a must have. It enhances healthy hoof and coat development.
Assists in quality keratin formation in hoof, hair and skin.
Neat and clean hair is just as important during winter months and the inbetween season. Furry horses become sweaty horses after training.
Their hair might stick together, blocking the skin from proper breathing.
This may lead to dermatitis (not to mention getting a cold).
That’s why it is so important to absorb the sweat as fast as posibble with a fleece rug and brush the coat thoroughly.
If your horse is really sweaty and dries up slowly, you might consider clipping their hair.
Moreover, each horse should have their own brushes, which you don’t use on other horses: currycomb, body brush, hard brush, hoof picker, mane brush.
These tools will also need regular cleaning and desinfecting. If you follow these tips, you can prevent skin diseases.
For stubborn tangles, use any mane spray that makes the hair silky and easy-to-comb.
If it doesn’t help any more, you can use safely constructed scissors with a round tip.
+1 magic tool: Furminator (FooLee)
We tested it, it’s working!
Furminator or Foolee brush removes dead hair easily and painlessly and enhances the well-being of your horse by allowing the skin to breathe.
Unbelievable? Check out this video:
And the best is yet to come: it’s not only practical for horses!
It’s great on any short or long haired pet: from ferrets to cats, through small Jack Russel terriers up to huge Newfoundland dogs.
TIP: the bigger your pet, the wider the blade
