“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” This is the oath that doctors used to swear to Hippocrates, the founder of Western medicine.
This becomes apparent when we feed horses and ponies according to their natural minimum roughage requirement. This results in far fewer problems such as colic, stomach ulcers and stable vices. If we zoom in even further on the nutrition, it will become apparent that many more veterinary problems are influenced or caused by an inappropriate ration.
Drs. Annette van Weezel Errens graduated in 2004 with a free study direction Veterinary Medicine. She was already aware that another preventive direction within veterinary medicine had her interest, a direction that meets the natural needs of the animal more. However, also one that takes nature into account and fits in with sustainable circular agriculture.
'The New Feeding', a practical manual for better horse welfare if you also choose:
- Better feed management
- Improve your horse's well-being
- Choosing circular agriculture
