Diary Dates
Spring Fayre in aid of The Laminitis Site
Sunday 25 May 2014 11 am - 5 pm at Le Soleil Couchant, 16310 Verneuil Hobby Horse Racing – several races during the afternoon Games - Toss the Welly, Guess the weight of the cake, Splat the Rat... Live music by Je Dis Jazz Tea, coffee & cakes by Les Papillons Tea Rooms Bar food available all day Stalls include Crafts, Books, magazines, CDs and DVDs, Bric-a-Brac, Local produce, Clothes, Plants, Horse tack and equipment, Ttouch, Artwork, Jewellery, Gifts, Beauty & Health Products… Raffle prizes include: Dinner at Exclusive Dining, Tea at Les Papillons, A3 animal portrait commission by artist Sara Bowles, massage, fruit basket, model helicopter, slow cooker, rice cooker, box of chocolates, chocolate biscuits, box of sweets ... Short talks throughout the day on horsey subjects by Charente Horse Group members, to include laminitis, riding/schooling, driving, also (TBC) native ponies, TREC, feeding … Le Soleil Couchant will be open all day with full bar menu, toilets, children's play area. Full details, updated daily, can be found at https://www.facebook.com/TLSSpringFayre2014 Space still available for stall holders – a small donation to The Laminitis Site is all we ask. Donations of labelled produce (jams, chutneys, fruit, vegetables, eggs, honey, cakes, biscuits, sweets…), plants, books, magazines, DVDs, CDs, good quality bric-a-brac and clothes gratefully received. For more details contact: https://www.facebook.com/TLSSpringFayre2014 Jenny tel: 05 55 77 35 03 Paul or Roslyn, Le Soleil Couchant tel: 05 45 65 23 67, email [email protected] |
Training Demo with Lynne Varley
Le Mas David
16270 Nieuil
31st March 2pm.
Our first meet of the year, and I hope we get a good turnout.
Directions and further details (CHG Members)
The Coursera Equine Nutrition course started on 28 Jan - it is free, and is being run by Jo-Anne Murray who heads up the Equine Science MSc at Edinburgh University:
Equine Nutrition - Coursera
The talk is open to CHG members only and places must be reserved in advance, members can find more details on the forum.
If you could like to join the Charente Horse Group, please contact us
Equine Nutrition - Coursera
The talk is open to CHG members only and places must be reserved in advance, members can find more details on the forum.
If you could like to join the Charente Horse Group, please contact us
Friday 01 February (new date) 2 pm Champsac 87230
Talk on Equine Nutrition by Andrea Jones To complement the Coursera Equine Nutrition course (start date 28 Jan) which several CHG members have signed up for, Andrea will give a basic introduction to equine nutrition: the anatomy of the digestive system and how it relates to what the horse eats and where things go wrong, and the basic nutrient requirements - energy (carbohydrates/fibre), protein, minerals, vitamins, fats, water, and the best sources for these, based on feeding horses for maintenance and light work. Anyone intending to come should watch at least the first and ideally also the other videos below beforehand: Gastrointestinal Tract of the Horse 1.32 mins The Horse's Digestive System 7.13 mins 3D Horse Digestion Guide 8 mins Andrea, who runs The Laminitis Site, has studied nutrition with Dr Eleanor Kellon and independently, and tries to keep up with the latest research into equine nutrition and digestion, which are often closely linked to her research into laminitis. |
Just a few of the questions the talk will aim to answer:
Which is chewed more - hay or oats? What are the consequences of increased/decreased chewing? What causes gastric ulcers? What's the difference between digestion by hydrolysis and digestion by fermentation, and do they take place (mostly) in the small or large intestine? What's a volatile fatty acid - is it good or bad? Which basic nutrients are essential for the horse? Does a 6 month pregnant mare need more energy and protein than a horse in light work? Does vegetable oil provide more energy than flaked maize? What about protein? Where would you find the brush border membrane? Is lactate (lactic acid) good or bad? Should you feed less haylage than hay? Are carrots high in sugar? |
If you are not a member of the Charente Horse Group but would like to come to one of our meetings, please email [email protected] for details