Shipston Horse Feeds

We sell Pot Bellied Pig Food too!

Shipston — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:16:26 +0000

Thanks to Phil and Rachel Goddard for sending us these wonderful pictures of their pigs, which have been brought up on our pot-bellied pig feed.

Pot bellied pigs can be quite greedy an will just about eat anything you give then. Of course this means that they can be prone to obesity which brings all sorts of foot, joint and other health problems. As with any other anumals, feeding the proper diet, limiting treats and developing a feeding routine can help prevent problems.

Pot bellied pigs need a good quality diet that is high in fiber and low in calories. Ideally, a food formulated specifically for pot bellied pigs or mini pigs should be fed, certainly you should avoid the grower and finisher type foods which are meant for optimum growth and are too rich for pot bellied pigs.

Luckily we have exactly what you need here at Shipston Feeds, so why not give us a call and place an order today?

Ross at the Championships

Shipston — Tue, 01 May 2012 09:54:22 +0000

We were really pleased with Ross at the 2012 British Dressage Winter Championships – he came 6th and we’re really proud of him.

Watch your Weight in Spring

Shipston — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:34:39 +0000

Now is the time to start weight watching. It is very easy to think that our horses and ponies are working harder than they actually are. At this tim of year it is a good idea look at what you are feeding. Try to assess whether you are feeding the appropriate amount for the work you are doing. We always recommend a balancer and chaff as a good option. You also need to keep an eye on how much hay or haylage are you feeding, particularly now that the spring grass will be coming throuh. Using a grazing muzzle is a good option ( Ross wears one at this time of year!). Just like us, though the best way to keep trim and healthy is through plenty of exercise.

Mollichaff Condition

Shipston — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:23:05 +0000

New to the Mollichaff range is their Mollichaff Condition. Mollichaff Condition is a high fibre, high oil, low starch complete feed. Mollichaff Condition contains all your horse will need for weight gain healthy skin,and shiny coat. Give us a call for best prices

It’s Worming Time Again

Shipston — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:31:12 +0000

Now is the time you should be administering a wormer to tackle small and large red worm. Equest pramox is a good example although it depends on your chosen worming plan as to which one is right for your horse this Spring. If you don’t have a worming plan, then speak to your vet, as worming is a very important part of your feeding regime.

10 Golden Rules of Horse Feeding

Shipston — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:13:50 +0000

We thought we’d start the new year gently with some simple rules for feeding.

Feed each horse as a individual
Fibre first
Little and often
Horses love routine – not only does it make for a happy horse, but it also makes it easier for you to spot any signs that something might be wrong
Fresh water at all times
Feed good quality food only
Do not work hard straight after feeding – that applies to the horse as well!
No sudden changes to diet
Always ask for help most of the feed companies have good advice lines.
Buy your food from Shipston Horse Feeds, you know it makes sense!

Christmas is Coming!!

Shipston — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:17:12 +0000

MELLOR SHAVINGS ARE CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE DUE TO SHORTAGES

Shipston horse feeds would like to thank all our customers for their support over the last year and to wish you a

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Xmas Orders

All orders need to be in by 12th December, any orders after this date we can not guarantee to delivery by the 23rd.

Deliveries will resume again on December 30th

Now Stocking Red Mills Feeds

Shipston — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:06:18 +0000

We are very pleased to announce that we are now selling the full range of Red Mills Feeds, and they are already proving to be very popular. Phone Jo on 07877 560411 for full details.

MELLOR SHAVINGS ARE CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE DUE TO SHORTAGES – We are sorry for any inconvenience

Balancing your Feeds

Shipston — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:35:30 +0000

Ruby - 2 yr old black mare by Wanniger (17hh !)

Ruby has been fed on Red Mills Grow Care since she was 6 months old. She is a big mare, so it is important that she gets all the correct vitamins etc for growth without getting too fat. We think she looks great on it.

Feed balancers are a great way of making sure your horse and pony receives all the vitamin and minerals he needs. They can be a cost affective way of feeding when added to basic feeds such as ‘Hifi’ or ‘Alpha’, ensuring that your horse will have all he needs to do any disipline. You can also add feed balancers to hard feed if needed. Our very popular Red Mills grow care is great for foals and young horses, our 2yr old Ruby has been on it since she was a foal with great results. We stock all leading makes of feed balancers from Top Spec, Red Mills, Equilibra all at competive prices.

Get up to date with Worming

Shipston — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:13:52 +0000

Autumn is the time to you need to be administering a wormer to deal with small redworm. Obviously keeping your worming up to date is important but worming your horse is not the only thing you should be doing. Worming doesn’t tackl the problem at source – to do that properly you need to keep up with your patsure maintenance.
Pasture maintenance is very important, and poo picking needs to be done daily! This makes so much difference as it greatly reduces the opportunity for parasites to go through their complete lifecycle, and is a really effective way of reducing the burden of worms on your land.
If horses are in fields together, then you really should try to arrange worming them all together. Again this will achieve a lot in helping to reduce overall parasite levels.

You will need to adminster a further (different) worming dose again in spring to combat roundworm and tapeworm. If in any doubt as to whether or not you need to do this, then have a worm count done. You can either speak to youe vet or try one of the kits which are available from places such as westgate labs.