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Health & Performance introduces a new product: HP Flexi4, a complementary feed for horses that promotes the mobility and flexibility of the horse's joints. It contains a unique formula of four powerful plant extracts: Curcuma Longa (Turmeric), Yucca Schidifera, Salix Alba, and Urtica Dioica (common nettle), working synergistically, supporting the body's natural anti-inflammatory capacity and providing antioxidants.

And due to its convenient gel form with an tasty apple flavour, Flexi4 is easy to administer: either directly into the mouth or mixed with feed.

“In my experience, Flexi4 is more complete than other comparable products on the market. Professional sport stables specifically ask for it, as they clearly notice a difference when it is not being given.” – Dr. Mathias Delafortrie, Orthopaedic Specialist, Vitalis Orthocare

Which horses benefit from HP Flexi4?

Due to its broad action, HP Flexi4 can be effectively used across different types of horses and disciplines:

• Sport horses

The competition season is in full swing. Horse owners are doing everything they can to keep their horses fit and healthy alongside regular veterinary check-ups and treatments. High-quality supplementation can play a valuable role in this.

The Grovet and Health & Performance supplement range is of the highest quality and carefully formulated, with products designed to complement the horse’s diet and support the overall wellbeing of the sport horse. These supplements are suitable for daily use as well as targeted support during recovery after intensive training, competitions, or injuries.

Below, we highlight a selection from our range, specifically suitable for use during the competition season.

Our range of specialised diet feeds and the Grovet supplements now come together under one strong new brand: Health & Performance. Under this name, we combine our shared expertise, scientifically supported products, and veterinary insight into a single, powerful total concept.

A successful start for a foal is highly dependent on sufficient intake of high-quality colostrum. In this blog, we discuss the production and quality of colostrum, as well as the assessment of immunoglobulin levels in the foal’s blood using the VMRD reader. Additionally, we cover relevant products that can be used in cases where the foal has not absorbed enough colostrum.

High-Quality Colostrum

Colostrum is rich in immunoglobulins and essential nutrients. The diet of a pregnant mare significantly

Bonpard introduces a new product: Colostrum powder for foals and horses.

What is Bonpard Colostrum, and Who is it For?

Bonpard Colostrum is a pure, freeze-dried bovine colostrum powder (95%) combined with a prebiotic. This product is specifically designed to support a healthy start in life for newborn foals. It provides an effective supplement to the mare’s colostrum, which is essential for the development of the foal’s immune system. Additionally, Bonpard Colostrum can be used for horses of any age with temporarily or persistently reduced immunity due to illness, weather changes, or those undergoing intensive training.

Nutrition plays a fundamental role in veterinary medicine, where a balanced diet and proper management are of utmost importance. The product development department at Grovet is dedicated to innovating and optimising equine feeds and supplements.

In this blog, our product developer and nutrition consultant, Michelle Bakker, takes you behind the scenes to explore the steps we have taken in developing one of our latest products: Bonpard Equimel.

In 2025, Proveto will organise the 19th edition of the Veterinary Sport Horse Congress in conjunction with Jumping Amsterdam. Equine veterinarians from all over the world will come to Amsterdam at the end of January 2025 to meet, unite and share the latest developments and veterinary knowledge.

The annual Veterinary Sport Horse Congress is the highlight for international sport horse veterinarians worldwide!

At the Veterinary Sport Horse Congress, Grovet sponsors a unique Satellite Seminar covering important international topics for sport horse veterinarians, such as the optimal treatment of orthopaedic disorders in horses. This year with speakers such as: Christiana Ober (UK), Kyla Ortved (USA) and Sherry Johnson (USA). View the programme here.

The seminar will take place on Thursday 23 January, from 18:50 to 22:40 at the Novotel Amsterdam City Hotel, sponsored by Grovet.

Please note! A maximum of 150 places are available.

Curious about the rest of the programme, speakers or want to register?

The start of the new year marks a special time: the beginning of the foaling season. For many mares, this is a period of pregnancy and parturition, requiring intensive care and guidance from you as an equine veterinarian. To support you during this critical phase, we are pleased to provide information over the coming months to help ensure the reproductive cycle proceeds as smoothly as possible.

This blogpost offers an introductory overview of potential medical challenges in pregnant mares and newborn foals. We briefly discuss possible solutions and tools we can provide, starting with the early phase when fertility issues may arise. We then address the pregnancy period, the birth process, and the first days of the foal’s life.

In the coming weeks, a series of blogs will delve deeper into medical challenges and corresponding treatment options.

Fertility problems occur in approximately 15% of mares. In 70-80% of these cases, a subclinical uterine infection is the cause,

Effective January 1st 2025, the VAT rate on a wide range of animal feed and related products will increase from 9% to 21%, as determined by the Dutch Tax Office. This adjustment applies to all complementary feeds, including but not limited to feed supplements, dietary feeds, rearing milk, vitamins, minerals, and other feed additives. Consequently, Grovet is required to implement the new 21% VAT rate for all deliveries made on or after this date.

It is recommended that invoicing processes be updated accordingly to ensure compliance.

For further details, please consult the official notice issued by the Dutch Tax Office.

While nutrition has historically been considered the appropriate amount of nutrients needed for energy, to maintain weight and promote growth, the majority of dietary effects may actually occur in ways that are, in fact, not always obvious to the naked eye. This is until there is evidence of a health concern. But what is consumed through the daily diet really begins by influencing at the level of the cell and has a profound effect on each and every living animal. What the horse consumes has the ability to benefit so many areas of health, including immunity, athletic performance, reproduction, metabolism, longevity and more. But what the horse takes in daily also has the ability to interfere or take away from the health and well-being of the animal. A specific fat, the omega-3 fatty acid, has a significant role in equine nutrition due to its multiple applications on numerous health areas. The use of supplementary omega-3 fats in equine diets has given pause to many when it comes to feeding