Case study 5: feeding a variety of horses
Emma Truswell, Derbyshire
How did you hear about WINERGY Equilibrium?
Through the WINERGY Brand Manager, Hannah Collings whilst competing in the WINERGY Burghley Young Event Horse series last year.
Why did you decide to try WINERGY Equilibrium?
We trialled two horses on WINERGY Equilibrium during September and October 2006 prior to the product launch and were delighted with the results.
What did you think of the physical form of WINERGY Equilibrium?
It appeared much more palatable and natural in comparison to traditional mixes and cubes. It’s easy to feed, no mess and no fuss.
Did your horses find WINERGY Equilibrium palatable?
We run a yard of between 15 and 20 horses, all of which are fed WINERGY Equilibrium. We feed the entire range depending on age and workload of each specific horse and haven’t yet found a horse that doesn’t love the feed.
Did you see any improvements in your horse whilst using WINERGY Equilibrium? If yes, what were they?
We regularly import horses from Ireland and often many are very poor and lack energy. The horses gain condition quite quickly and their energy levels increase with the feed. Horses don’t seem to ‘Hot up’ even the youngsters and we always receive compliments when out competing on how well our horses look. I have one horse that has always been prone to colic (Mouse) and since using WINERGY Equilibrium, she hasn’t suffered from colic.
Chance, a mare imported from Ireland and again just 6 weeks later
Another horse, Parsley (pictured top right) always had trouble maintaining energy levels and never had the stamina to complete an event. He’s now been on WINERGY Equilibrium for a year and his energy levels have improved tremendously without causing him to get silly.
Will you recommend WINERGY Equilibrium to your friends?
I have recommended the feed to many friends, most of which have switched to WINERGY Equilibrium. One friend, who events at 2* level has had problems with his horse ‘tying up’ and has recently started trying the feed with success.