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Hygain® Feeding Champions Since 1983

Hygain® has been manufacturing it's premium quality equine feeds and supplements for nearly 30 years.

Starting out as a one man operation in 1983 supplying feed to the local equine industry, today Hygain® feeds & supplements can be found around the world. Feeding high performance, breeding, competition and pleasure horses of all breeds and disciplines.

Hygain's quality and nutritional performance are supported by the use only the finest Australian ingredients available, the application of strict quality control measures throughout production and the latest nutritional research.

Patrick Payne quinellas Adelaide Cup

Congratulations to Patrick Payne having achieved the rare distinction of winning the Group II Adelaide Cup as both a trainer and a jockey.

Payne first won the Adelaide cup aboard Our Pompeii in 1994. The race now holds an even greater place in his heart, after taking the quinella with Capecover riden by Steven Arnold taking the honours and his other entry Kerdem ridden by sister Michelle Payne taking second place.

We want to hear your Zero® success story!

Since the release of Hygain® Zero®, we've had some great feed back and heard a lot of stories about horses and ponies making some amazing recoveries with the help of Hygain® Zero®. We'd like to hear even more though.

Click here to tell us your story of what it's done to improve the quality of life for your horse or pony.

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Nutritional Articles

Feeding the Senior Horse & Hygain Equine Senior®

The nutritional management of the senior horse is challenging as there are not set criteria that define “old age” or the “senior” horse.

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Rice Bran Oil - The facts & benefits

Much research has been conducted on the influence of increasing the fat level in horses’ diets and there are many oils in the market place. What are the benefits of Rice Bran Oil over other oils?

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Feeding the laminitic horse

Laminitis is quite unlike any other equine disease. Laminitis is a complex cascade of events that causes the soft tissues (laminae) within the hoof to swell, weaken and die.

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The horses digestive system

The horse is a non-ruminant herbivore. Non-ruminant means that horses do not have multi-compartmented stomachs as cattle do.

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