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Forageplus šŸŒŸThe forage-first horse company
šŸ“ Specialists in ethical horse care
šŸŒ± Forage analysis. Precision feeding
šŸ”¬ Science-backed welfare for horses

The sensible way to feed a horse starts with what makes up most of its diet: grass, hay or haylage. We offer laboratory forage analysis, full mineral and nutritional, plus pasture soil and drinking water testing, so you know exactly what your horse is getting. Our mineral and vitamin balancers are formulated from over 12,500 UK forage analyses: low iron, low sugar and forage-focused. We also write individual feed plans from your own results, covering calories, minerals, electrolytes and vitamins. We feed our own horses this way too.

14/10/2026

How big is the topic of horse welfare within your world?

Within ours, we think: change or be changed.

New York City is moving towards ending its horse-drawn carriage industry. A council vote is scheduled for 22 October. If passed, the ban would take effect on 1 June 2028, with provisions for humane rehoming that prevent horses being sold for slaughter or transferred to another carriage company.

A tradition lasting more than 150 years is being challenged. That should give the whole horse world pause.

ā€œItā€™s how weā€™ve always done itā€ cannot be our answer to questions about pain, fear, freedom and choice.

We can examine our practices, listen to what horses communicate and put their welfare ahead of our convenience. Or we can wait for decisions to be made for us.

For me, change begins with the horse in front of us. Their living conditions. Their training. Their equipment. Their opportunity to say no, and whether we listen.

Change or be changed. What do you think?

Credit to thequotecircles on Instagram

14/10/2026

3 year old stallion, Georgie, learnt:

1. Foot awareness.
2. Problem solving.
3. Taking an unexpected moment in his stride.

Want to introduce this puzzle?

Start by rewarding your horse for touching the tyre with their nose. Aim for three clean repetitions: touch, click, reward.

Then gradually shape towards hoof interaction. Give your horse a little time to explore, clicking and rewarding a hoof touching the tyre. If they become worried or frustrated, return to the nose touching or redirect to another task like standing on a mat or touching a cone.

Careful click timing and your position will help shape deliberate placement of one hoof inside the tyre.

Use a setup with an opening large enough for the hoof to move freely, and let your horse step away whenever they choose. If needs be start with an easier object like a feed bag to stand on before moving to the tyre.

These small learning experiences help build skills we value when we ride our horses: thoughtful foot placement, confidence with unfamiliar sensations and a willingness to work things out calmly without panic.

Georgie is being set up for success before he ever encounters an obstacle which gets wrapped round his hoof, when he is backed and goes out hacking with me. Teaching these basics keeps you and your horse safe.

Weā€™re teaching more than where to put a foot. Weā€™re helping a young stallion feel calm and confident about using his mind.

Follow us to see Georgieā€™s progress to two tyres and beyond ā­ļø

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šŸ¦‹ There is something extraordinary about the moment you begin to see the horse through different eyes. When you have spe...
11/10/2026

šŸ¦‹ There is something extraordinary about the moment you begin to see the horse through different eyes.

When you have spent years immersed in conventional horsemanship, recognising the horse as a sentient being, capable of emotions, feelings and desires of their own, just like us, can take time. You think you know but actually you donā€™t.

It feels rather like emerging from a chrysalis and becoming a beautiful butterfly.

But there is a painful part to that transformation.

Because as you spread your wings, you look back and begin to see the ugliness of what we have normalised. The choices we have taken away. The voices we have silenced. The pressure we have justified. The freedom we have restricted. All in the name of human desires, ambitions and ego.

And you realise that loving a horse and truly understanding their needs are not necessarily the same thing.

But I promise you, when you put down the need to control and pick up the empathy in your heart, something wonderful happens.

You begin to question everything. Every piece of equipment. Every training method. Every expectation. Every time a horse says no and we have been taught to make them say yes.

Does what I am doing empower this horseā€™s spirit, or does it slowly break it?

And once you begin to see the world through their eyes, there is no going back.

Because on the other side of that awakening is a light that floods your heart with a happiness you never knew existed.

A relationship built not on control, but on trust, freedom, choice and mutual understanding.

So I want you to spread your wings. Open that door.

Welcome to the beautiful world of recognising the horseā€™s agency.

After all, it is Sunday. What better day for an awakening of the soul? šŸ¦‹šŸ‘

Your horse can still be grazing every day and quietly losing two important nutrients from their diet.This is the subject...
10/10/2026

Your horse can still be grazing every day and quietly losing two important nutrients from their diet.

This is the subject of this weekā€™s email to our Forageplus subscribers.

As autumn progresses, grass growth slows. And with it, the natural supply of two important nutrients begins to decline.

1. VITAMIN E: Fresh, actively growing grass is a natural source. As horses move onto hay or haylage, or grass growth slows, dietary vitamin E supply falls. This is why our winter balancers contain high levels of additional vitamin E.

2. OMEGA-3: Actively growing green grass is rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Conserved forage supplies much less, which is why we recommend micronised linseed to help replace what is missing.

For a 500kg horse, approximately 90g of micronised linseed daily is our recommended starting point.

And hereā€™s what many owners miss.

A horse living out 24/7 isnā€™t necessarily getting the same nutrients from its pasture in October as it was in June.

Itā€™s not simply access to grass that matters. Itā€™s whether that grass is actively growing.

You donā€™t need to wait until your horse is eating hay full-time to think about winter nutrition.

The aim is to recognise the nutritional changes happening in the forage and adjust the diet before gaps develop.

Feed for what your forage is supplying NOW, not what it supplied in summer.

08/10/2026

What if your horse could LOVE learning new movements, without ever needing a whip?

Iā€™ve always wanted to teach collection from the ground, but tapping a horse into movement or using pressure to control their posture never felt right to me.

So weā€™re exploring something different.

I change my body, he mirrors me, and when he discovers a movement weā€™re looking for, I click and reward him with food.

Thatā€™s the beauty of positive reinforcement. The horse gets to experiment, make choices and discover which movements earn rewards.

And food isnā€™t just a thank you. Itā€™s what makes those discoveries worth repeating!

Weā€™re playing with shorter steps, longer strides and gradually finding more elevation. No whip, no coercion, just two of us working out the puzzle together.

And the best bit? He keeps coming back for another go!

Imagine how different training could feel if more horses were given the opportunity to learn like this.

Follow our journey as we discover just how far we can take collection through choice, play and rewards.

Share this with someone who would love to try training without a whip.

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