Horse feed advice for late summer and fall

In late summer and fall, the quality of the grass becomes lower. Often even to the point that you already have to supplement your horse with both roughage and concentrate feed. Every horse is different, of course, which is why there are different types of feeds. Depending on the breed, size, work, sex, age of the horse and the type of roughage you already feed, you choose the corresponding concentrate feed.

For frugal breeds and sugar-sensitive horses, you can choose the Subli Pony Chunk+ or Subli Diet Mix. For recreational horse ponies, the Subli Basic Broth or Subli Basic Muesli suffice. For older horses, horses with dental problems or horses that you want a bit fuller is the Subli Seniores Priores an extremely suitable product at this time of year.

Foals weaning

This falls around the same time of year (late summer and fall). Extra attention to nutrition is important in these young animals to prevent weaning dip. Unlimited easily digestible roughage (less coarse-stemmed ) and 2 to 3 kg of foal pellets for a foal of a large horse. For a pony foal, you can adjust this down. Start giving the pellet before weaning so they are already somewhat accustomed to this.

More common problems around autumn

Sand eating, acorns, fruit, beechnut eating and shedding can also cause some problems.

Horses & sand eating

Reduced grass growth increases the risk of sand ingestion and this can cause problems in the gastrointestinal tract. It may therefore be wise to give your horse or pony a psyllium loaf cure. This is often made from the husks of fleawort, and it ensures that any accumulated sand is removed.

Eating acorns, fruits and beechnuts

Acorns, beechnuts and fruit also fall from the trees again and if horses eat too much of these they can get sick (intestinal inflammation, diarrhea and colic). Should you have these trees in the pasture, provide plenty of roughage so they have plenty of distractions and, if necessary, cordon off the trees so the horses cannot get too close.

Horse & shedding

Adequate nutrients are needed for proper shedding because it requires energy from your horse. Vitamins, minerals, trace elements, fatty acids and proteins are important components here. You can supplement this with roughage and concentrate because of the lower quality of grass.

A number of articles from Subli are perfect for this purpose:
Subli Omega 369 mix
Subli Pony Chunk+
Subli Mare Broth

High scores for Bart Veeze and Diederik van Silfhout in Subli Competition Tolbert

In a sun-drenched Tolbert on September 4 another selection competition of the Subli Competition for Young Dressage Horses was held. A large field of participants had traveled to the far north this Sunday with their talented four- and five-year-old dressage horses. Bart Veeze was the undisputed winner in the four-year-olds with his horse Nero. Diederik van Silfhout, just like the selection competition in Wapenveld, took the win in the five-year-olds with his horse Mister Maserati.

Section four-year-old dressage horses

The class for four-year-old dressage horses was judged by judges Van Hall and Drenth. Bart Veeze was head and shoulders above the field with Nero and achieved a great score of no less than 88.40. The experienced rider from Lochem looks back on his test with a satisfied feeling: "Nero was pretty relaxed and loose in the body. It was actually our best test in the Subli Competition so far so I am very happy with that. He can walk abnormally well and we got a nine for that as well as for the trot. He is always very relaxed and goes easily through the tests, that is really his strength. This week we are also competing in a class for four-year-olds at the World Young Dressage Horse Championships in Ermelo, so this competition in Tolbert was like a test competition for us. We wanted to try out some last things and that worked out very well. We are now working towards that and then of course we hope to participate in the semi-finals of the Subli Competition in December," Bart concludes.

Heading five-year-old dressage horses

In the class for five-year-old dressage horses as many as 18 competitors participated, with certainly the top of the standings achieving high scores. Judges Patrick Berends and Piet Groen were unanimous in their verdict and both pointed out Diederik van Silfhout with Galleria's Mister Maserati as the winner. Judge Piet Groen says, "We saw many talented horses in this class with a lot of potential for the future. Diederik's horse stood out for us. Mister Maserati is a fantastic moving horse with a lot of ability to close. He was presented very kindly by Diederik and showed a lot of suppleness. It was also the horse with the most collection. Very nice to watch." Right behind, Vai Bruntink finished second with Minte Lena. Judge Piet commented, "Minte Lena is a very good moving horse with a nice touch. Had an equally good walk, but just a little less. Was also just a little less collected and less powerful, so that actually made the difference. Then we have number three Fleur Prinsen with Messy D. Also a very nice horse with a nice silhouette and a nice head-neck posture. Three good gaits and lots of power to switch gears with lots of balance. But this combination just couldn't match the horses of Vai and Diederik."

Results Subli Competition Young Dressage Horses Sept. 4 Tolbert

Four-year-olds

1. Bart Veeze - Nero (by Ferguson), 88.40
2. Charissa Buurmeijer - No Limit (by Geniaal), 84.40
3. Laura Spronk - New Star (by Everdale), 81.40 

Five-year-olds

1. Diederik van Silfhout - Galleria's Mister Maserati (by Toto jr), 85.80
2. Vai Bruntink - Minte Lena (by Wynton), 82.60
3. Fleur Prinsen - Messy D (by Dream Boy), 82.20