Poseidon Equine Nutrition Library

Overweight horses are more prone to serious health issues, including potentially life-threatening problems such as laminitis. Excess weight also places increased pressure on your horse’s bones and joints. And if your horse is too fat, they are much more likely to suffer from heat stress in hot weather. So what can you do if your horse is getting a little rotund?

Don’t just mask the effects of stress. Give your horse the tools to deal with it! Even with the best of care, our modern-day horses experience stre...

I have found the range incredibly reliable, effective, and easy to use and have never experienced a negative outcome nor have I even experienced a neutral outcome.  Whenever I use Poseidon Products I see definite benefits over cases in which we haven’t incorporated the Poseidon range. 

There are so many things that I wish I could have learnt early on in my horse career that I have now learned as a practicing vet. 

Groundbreaking research out of the US shows that not only does physical stress (such as infection, inflammation, or trauma) activate the immune system but that psychological stress has the exact same impact.

When feeding horses, reviewing our horses diet regularly can help prevent problems. It's good to check our horses diet with changes of season, workload or location, or if we see changes our horse like behaviour, topline and condition, hooves or dull coats.  Here are 3 times to check your horses diet and the reasons why it's important.

Performance horses can be at much greater risk of poor gut health and associated problems including: gastric ulcers, colic, diarrhoea, poor performance, and behavioural issues.

We really believe that knowledge is so important, so we have gathered all the information we can on the most commonly asked questions about our supplements for horses. 

Most horse owners are aware that selenium can be toxic to horses, but also it is an essential trace mineral for horses in New Zealand where the soil is often low in selenium. We ask our expert to explain how to manage your horses selenium.

In New Zealand we love our Thoroughbreds! We've had so many beautiful Thoroughbreds bred here - from legendary racehorses like Phar Lap, Sunline an...

Unlike many countries, most horses in New Zealand do spend most of their life out in the pasture, eating relatively lush grass, all year around. This has benefits and risks, and the more you know about grazing your horse on grass, the better you can care for their health (and gut health).

Felicity Davies is an Australian Horsemanship & Mindset Mentor, who hosts the Equestrian Perspective Podcast. She is obsessed with helping hors...