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Machinery must necessarily consist of mechanical solutions intended to make our daily work easier and to save labour. Moreover, if these machines are to be used with horses, these qualities must be backed by at least another two equally important features: safety and strength.
 In this chapter, we present a series of extraordinarily useful and profitable machines selected by LUPA for their value for money, functionality, strength, safety for horses and easy use.
Grain crushers : why should we crush oats? Firstly, because crushed oats are much healthier and secondly because it is a cheaper way to feed horses. Crushed oats encourage the horse to chew and produce more saliva which will help avoid many colics. LUPA has been selling the Feedmaster crusher for 25 years. It is a reliable, strong and maintenance-free machine with guaranteed after-sales service.
A horse walker is a tool which allows for the simultaneous working of several horses under the supervision of a single person. HORSEFIT walkers are renowned for their ease of use, resistance, safety and versatility. Only a few brands offer two models of walkers, Profesional and Pro-Hobby , and so many different diameters and types of drift fences.
 The HORSEFIT equine treadmill is an extraordinary tool to get or keep a horse in good shape, to build muscle strength, to improve its hind quarters and to do re-educating exercises, among other things.
A good maintenance of the arena footing is essential for horses’ health and for the image given by the yard or club. For this purpose, it is indispensable to use the appropriate implements. LUPA has selected a series of rastras for different types of footings. They are strong, easy to use and have an affordable price. Some can be hinged on to a tractor’s hydraulic device, but we have also thought about those yards that do not have a tractor and we offer an accessory which allows for the harrows to be towed by a 4 x 4 or a quad.
 A solarium must serve many uses apart from drying horses when they are sweating or have just been washed. The CORTON solaria which LUPA sells have been designed for the general well-being of horses and are top quality, as all CORTON products.
LUPA offers four different types of horse clippers.They have been specially designed for use with horses, have been thoroughly tested, show a good performance, and have a guarantee for spare parts and after-sales assistance.
It is well known and has been scientifically proven that horses should be fed in several small meals distributed throughout the day. Nevertheless, this may be incompatible with the efficient running of a yard and here is where automatic feeding enters the scene. LUPA offers 2nd generation automatic feeding dispensers which have a timing device to periodically measure out and serve all types of grains except molasses. Many tests have proved these machines’ high reliability, ease of use and complete safety.
LUPA has reached an agreement with Míele Professional for the domestic distribution of washing machines specifically designed to wash winter and summer rugs, numnahs, saddlecloths, bandages and other articles which are in direct contact with the horse and thus get very dirty and gather great amounts of dust and horse hairs. Keeping them clean will avoid sore patches and other minor though uncomfortable injuries and will therefore ensure the horse’s well-being.
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