Many UK horse owners will find themselves navigating a hay shortage and higher prices this winter, after a prolonged dry summer dramatically affected farmers’ yields. Lauren Williamson finds out what the forage alternatives are and how to keep a horse’s stomach full this season

Owners are advised to seek advice from professionals, not self-proclaimed “experts”

A round-up of the strangest science stories from around the world.

Whether you’re feeding a poor-doer or a good-doer, many factors need to be considered when planning their winter ration – especially this year – discovers Catherine Welton

From mouth to manure, the journeys animals’ meals go on can be very different to human digestion

Felipe Fernández-Armesto longs to dine offaly well