11/09/2026
A LITTLE REMINDER THAT FEEDING SHOULDN’T BE GUESSWORK
Recently, we felt one of our young competition horses needed a little extra, and our first thought was to add a supplement.
We spoke to Amy Stone at Equine products uk ltd 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 and, rather than simply selling us something, she first asked what he was already being fed, how much he was getting and his actual weight.
He’s currently fed on Saracen Horse Feeds Enduro-Performance, and once everything was calculated against his weight, it turned out he didn’t need another supplement at all - we simply needed to increase the amount of his existing feed.
It was a really good reminder of why having accurate information and knowledgeable people around you matters.
Having our Weighed In Ltd weighbridge on site means we know what our horses actually weigh rather than estimating. Combine that with quality feeds such as Saracen and access to knowledgeable professionals like Amy and the teams at Equine Products and Saracen, and we can make much more informed decisions about each horse’s nutrition.
Checking your horse’s weight alongside the manufacturer’s recommended feeding rate is so important. Their requirements will vary according to weight, workload, condition and individual needs — and adding another product isn’t necessarily the answer.
Sometimes the best advice is being told you don’t need to buy anything at all.
For us, good management is about taking the guesswork out of it wherever we can.
*For reference: Scooby is a 5-year-old, 16.2hh warmblood weighing 596kg and, at his current workload, requires 3.5kg of Saracen Enduro-Performance per day.
