Articles Of Interest

Melofeed Antioxidant & Performance Support

MELOFEED is a unique premixture of feed additive designed to fight against oxidative stress.

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The versatility of Benchmark Balancer Mash® makes it a popular choice

There is plenty of confusion about what a “balancer” is and what purpose it serves in the equine food chain.

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Nutrient levels in Benchmark Feeds

Recently we had a dietary enquiry when a customer wanted to add Benchmark Balancer Mash and Perfect Mash into her horses diet, but she was concerned that the diet may be inadequate and low in important vitamins and minerals after using FeedXL.

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Why do horses do so well on Benchmark Perfect Mash and Super Fibre Mash?

You only have to look at the amazing images shared on our Community Facebook page to see that the Benchmark shine is a real thing. So we asked our Nutritional Consultant Dr. Mark Barnett to provide us with a science-based perspective on this phenomenon.

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We are making some changes for the better at Benchmark

Introducing a new feed concept and brand can be a little scary, no more so than in the equine market where horse owners are passionate about their charges' health, welfare, and performance and who look at new products with a healthy degree of suspicion.

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Benchmark Horse Feeds are Changing the Game

Until the launch of Benchmark Feeds in 2020 there had been little innovation to reduce the starch loading insteam extruded and pelleted horse feeds in Australia.

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FEEDING THE SENIOR HORSE RIGHT WITH BENCH MARK FEEDS & HAYLAGE

Your horse is now in its senior years.In its so-called Golden Years of life where things slow down and life is meantto be enjoyed more with less work and hassles.

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Laminitis – The What, Why and How you can help Prevent/Treat it with Soy Bean Hulls

For a long time now, laminitis has been thought to be a result of inflammation of the laminae of the hoof – the soft tissue structures that attaches the coffin bone of the foot to the hoof wall.

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Soybean Meal and Soy Hulls - Dispelling The Myths

Soybeans have one of the closest amino acid profiles, found in a plant, to the protein composition in the muscles of horses and soy is a palatable feed source for horses.

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Benefits of MELOFEED & ALKOSEL Antioxidants

The qualities of “strength” and “speed” innate to horses as a species are often exploited to their maximum to optimise performance, meaning competition horses are regularly pushed to their physiological limits.

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