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Understanding how to provide support for the mare and newborn both before and after her giving birth is crucial.
Having put huge efforts into selecting horses for the sales, it is vital they are in optimum condition with great topline and coat shine to ensure they look their absolute best and stand out in the sales ring.
The initial days of a young horse's life have the potential to shape its future health and performance for a lifetime, making it essential to get things right from the start.
Colostrum or “first milk” is the thick, yellow secretion from the mammary gland.
Having put significant efforts into selecting horses for the annual sales, it is crucial that they are in peak condition with an impressive topline and a glossy coat, ensuring they present their absolute best and stand out in the sales ring.
It is important to stay on top of changing nutritional requirements as young horses grow, develop, and become less reliant on their mother's milk.
The key to successful breeding starts long before mating and it has been shown that nutrition plays a big role in the reproductive health of a broodmare. From broader aspects such as body condition, all the way down to specific macro and micronutrients, fertility is influenced by what is fed
Copper is a vital component in the equine diet, especially for young horses. While forage like hay or haylage contains some copper, it typically falls short of the requirements necessary for breeding mares, stallions & young horses.
The broodmare can fulfil all the nutritional needs of her baby for growth, development, and immune protection during the initial three months of life.
Group Commercial Manager GCC Region
Based in the UAE, Nicolas Gaumerais is the Commercial Manager of the Connolly's RED MILLS Group which includes Foran Equine supplements and Connolly's RED MILLS horse feed in the GCC region. Nicholas regularly travels across the Gulf.