Thompson and Redwood

2 days ago

You may have heard us talk about about 'complete feeds', but what is a complete feed? And why are they important?

A complete feed is a feed that when fed at the recommended rate, meets your horse's daily nutritional requirements. These are the amounts of energy, nutrients, vitamins and minerals (in the correct ratios) that they need to sustain normal function, health, production and performance every single day.

Our range of equine feeds are complete, balanced feeds that we've developed to meet the varying needs of horses based on their weight, age, workload and reproductive status. Each feed meets or exceeds the NRC Requirements when fed as directed, so we've taken the guesswork out of feeding your horse or pony.

It's important to feed a complete, balanced feed to make sure your horse can function and perform as they need to.
If you're not sure what to feed, or how much your horse needs, you can get in touch with us today.

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Thompson and Redwood

3 days ago

Look at this stunner! Introducing Kentaur Christoph, a beautiful stallion who will be starting his first season at stud at Kentaur Australia.

Christoph has been bred and raised on T&R feed, and Horse Grower Weaner Pellets have helped him to develop into the beautiful horse he is today.

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Thompson and Redwood

4 days ago

INTRODUCING JODI DUNLOP!
Jodi is joining our sponsorship team for 2021, and we are very excited to have her on board. Jodi is an accomplished polocrosse player, who has represented Australia. Keep reading to find out a bit more about Jodi:

🔹 What are your chosen disciplines?
Polocrosse, Australian Stock Horse

🔹 What is your occupation:
Planning Assistant / Fitness Instructor

🔹 Current Location:
Coolup, Western Australia

🔹 Tell us about the horses in your stable:
- Jestersflat Mem Fox / 8yr old Mare/ Australian Stock Horse
- Jestersflat Cate Kennedy / 5yr old Mare / Australian Stock Horse
- Rosebrook Oracle / 6yr old Gelding / Australian Stock Horse
- Oops / 12yr old Mare / Thoroughbred x Quarter Horse

🔹 What is your proudest moment, or favourite achievement in your riding career to date?
It is hard to go passed my first selection into the Australian Team in 2009, there is something very stirring and humbling about pulling on a shirt with our country’s emblem and hearing the national anthem! That, along with winning my first Women’s Nationals with the WA Team in 2008 would be my proudest but I still think my favorite is yet to come as I even though I still have high level aspirations I am learning to enjoy the whole experience a lot more and not take anything for granted, just enjoy the ride!

🔹 Goals for 2021:
2021 is a selection season in WA for the 2022 Australian National Polocrosse Championships which are scheduled to be held in Ballarat, Victoria in March/April. My first goal is to make the Southern Zone Women’s Team(s) which will compete at the Zone Championships in Greenough and Perth and perform well enough at these carnivals to be selected to a Western Australian Tea for the Nationals. I would also love to make the Final at the Club Championships which will be played at Kojonup in October.

🔹 Where do you get your inspiration?
I was riding horses and at Polocrosse before I could walk as my Mum and Dad both played so they are the original inspiration. There are a number of players and people across the world I have great respect and admiration for what they’ve been able to achieve on the Polocrosse field, with their horsemanship and/or breeding programmes. Mostly these days the biggest inspiration comes from my horses as without them and this sport I wouldn’t have lived the extraordinary and incredible life I have travelling the world playing a sport I love and meeting fantastic people including my husband to be!

🔹 What do you feed and why?
Might & Power and Horse Muesli.
Both these Muesli feeds are able to sufficiently meet the demanding energy requirements for our Polocrosse horses and they’re also produced in Western Australia making it readily available all over the State as we travel quite a bit for our Tournaments.

After changing the horse’s diets from basic grains to the T&R products I immediately noticed an increase in their energy levels as well as improvements in their coats, overall appearance and disposition and they never leave a scrap in the feed bin! T&R make everything simple and easy to use with plenty of information available on all products which takes out the guess work. Having a ‘complete’ feed is also very handy when I travel as I can just use the one product and not have to load the truck with various bags and containers or spend hour’s individually mixing feeds.

Since making the change, I have recommended the T&R feeds to any rider or competitor that has asked me about my feed preferences as I can whole heartedly say the Muesli’s are a major factor in my horse’s preparation, performance and continued success. The mixes are extremely palatable, easy to use and more importantly they provide everything my horses need in order to compete at the highest level.

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Thompson and Redwood

1 week ago

Ever been told not to ride your horse on an empty stomach, but been unsure about how much you should give them before you ride? Timing your rides around your feeds, or your feeds around your rides can be confusing! Here is a summary of how to time your feeds around riding:

🔹WHY SHOULDN'T A HORSE BE WORKED ON AN EMPTY STOMACH?
Working a horse on an empty stomach can cause their stomach acid (secreted constantly by the glandular section) to slosh around, and splash the very sensitive non-glandular section. When the acid comes in contact with the sensitive lining, it can cause burns and lead to ulcers.

If your horse does not have full-time access to hay or pasture, before you work them it is wise to give them a small portion of lucerne hay or chaff or meadow hay. This creates an acid cap in the stomach and helps to prevent stomach acid from splashing into the non-glandular portion of the stomach.

🔹RIDING AFTER YOU FEED
If you are riding your horse after they have had a hard feed, you should wait for 1 hour and up to 4 hours, depending on what is in your feed, and how hard they will work. And, if they are going to do strenuous exercise, you should wait to ride for between 4 to 5 hours after feeding.

🔹RIDING AFTER YOU FEED - THE IMPACT OF GRAIN
The inclusion of grain in feed is one of the main reasons to give your horse time to digest their feed properly before they are ridden.

You should avoid feeding grain and any feed high in starches and sugars within 4 to 5 hours before a ride or exercise.

🔹FEEDING AFTER YOU RIDE
If it works for you to feed your horse after a ride, you can give your horse a hard feed within 1 hour of finishing work. Allow them to cool down and their respiration/pulse rate to return to normal. ... See MoreSee Less