Equine endo/Equi-Lab, FWEC. Postal & Mobile Yard visits.

06/05/2026

I have a few dates available during May for yard visits for weighing and worm counts. Get in touch if you would like more info or to make a booking. Because your horses are worth it. ♥️🐎

04/05/2026

COMPETITION TIME 🥳🎊 To celebrate our 10th year in business we will be holding a few competions along the way (as and when I get time).
Just a small one to start
GUESS THE WEIGHT OF THIS BEAUTIFUL Beigian Draft, hes still a baby so still growing and developing.

🌟 Comment below your guess and 👍like our main page, to win a worm count kit.
Closing date next Sunday 10th May.

28/04/2026

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YOU ARE BEING LIED TO ABOUT GRASS LENGTH !!!

Long grass is not lower in sugar and fructan for horses and ponies than short grass in terms of WHAT THEY EAT.

An attention grabbing headline?

Yes! I am getting really frustrated with this persistent nutribaloney that short grass is bad for horses, not suitable for laminitics, not suitable for weight loss or healthy weight maintenance.

This is Simply Not True.

Worryingly, it's not just uneducated people I've heard saying this, or writing it.

Even if short, overgrazed grass IS higher in sugar and fructan and lower in fibre per kilo, it is the TOTAL AMOUNT that the horse eats and the RATE they eat it that matters, not what is in the forage per kilo.

Capitalised because this is the key and why so many horse owners and even vets get this wrong.

Well-or over-grazed, short grass will generally provide more suitable grazing for a good doer or EMS / laminitis prone horse or pony.

On this type of grazing they will get LESS nutrients (less sugar, less fructan, less calories) per hour of grazing compared to the longer, stemmier grass, simply because of how much they can eat.

I cannot tell you how many owners I've had come to me for advice, and reported in my Facebook comments that their horse or pony has piled on the pounds (gained body fat) and sadly in some cases succumbed to laminitis, when they have tried putting them on free choice longer grass.

Now, the horse on overgrazed, sprouting pasture will likely need more fibre e.g. from a strip of the longer stemmier grass and/or supplementary forage like soaked hay BUT! grazing very short grass is sometimes the only way to keep a good doer slim and healthy (if they don't wear a grazing muzzle).

The key is to monitor the individual horse or pony and adjust their grass access from their bodyweight and condition, and any signs of metabolic disturbances or laminitis.

Some take home tips:
> always monitor your individual horse or pony and adjust their grass access accordingly
> never assume that long meadow grass is safe for your horse or pony prone to weight gain and laminitis
> over-grazed pasture with supplementary forage (if out 24/7) is a method used successfully by thousands of owners of good doers and laminitis-prone horse and pony owners
> if you have no option but to graze bottle-height grass (about 3" or 10cm) for overweight horses or ponies, good doers or those prone to laminitis, I recommend using a grazing muzzle (and potentially strip grazing as well)
> always monitor your individual horse or pony and adjust their grass access accordingly (yes, I meant to repeat myself!) - you can monitor their weight and condition (body fat), any signs of laminitis, their gut comfort and their droppings

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26/04/2026

The process that nobody sees after a busy day testing 🪱, to ensure there is no cross contamination and everything is ready for the following day. Steralised scrubbed and rinsed. 😀

25/04/2026

All set up at -sign tack & feed for our worming clinic, looks to be a lovely day. Samples starting to roll in already

10/04/2026

OWNER STILL NOT FOUND.

I have recieved a sample today with no Paperwork enclosed.
The sample is for a horse called Salim with Owner name of Leighton.
Postcode is DN213SH which is Scotter area. Please get in touch for your results and to give me Salims history.

06/04/2026

More and more yard owners/managers are making faecal egg count testing mandatory at there premises. This is a very sensible approach to your worming regime. If you would like to book in for a yard visit or would like postal kits sent out to you, please get in touch. ♥️🐎🪱

31/03/2026

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GRASS CONFUSION! 🥴🌱🐴

Don’t mix up the total amount of grass your horse eats with the nutrient content per kilo of that grass!

The total amount of grass your horse eats and at what rate they eat it are much more important factors than the amount of fructan, sugar or total WSC per kilo of that grass.

It is a common error to focus just on the WSC or sugar content per kilo of grass when for example comparing very short grass to longer more mature grass - rather than considering how much WSC or sugar or calories the horse can actually eat during the time they are grazing.

Annette Longland and her team at the University of Aberystwyth confirmed that very short pasture does limit dry matter intake of grazing ponies i.e. they eat less grass on them.

There are a number of considerations to be made when matching and managing grass pasture to and for individual horses and ponies, and the best results will come from thinking carefully about our individual situation.

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29/03/2026

To avoid delays, please plan ahead to post samples with the upcoming Easter holidays