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EQUI-FEEDS is proud of its many and continuous milestones over the years:

  • 1993   Western Cape based, EQUI-FEEDS is founded.
  • 1996   La Fabulous trained by Vaughn Marshall wins the J & B Met. The first of seven winners of this prestigious race won by trainers using EQUI-FEEDS.
  • 1997   EQUI-FEEDS' Rival ridden by Steve Shalom is our first South African show jumping Derby winner.
  • 1998   EQUI-FEEDS invests in 3 extruders and becomes the first horse feed company in South Africa to manufacture steam extruded maize.
  • 1999   The legendary Horse Chestnut raised on EQUI-FEEDS is crowned Horse of the Year.
  • 2001   Outsider Bunter Barlow, trained by Mike Bass, wins the J&B Met, breaking the race record which still stands today.
  • 2001   EQUI-FEEDS invests in a factory in KZN to help meet escalating demand.
  • 2001   Trademark, trained by Mike Bass, wins the Vodacom July, breaking the race record which still stands today.
  • 2004   EQUI-FEEDS invests in new technologies to produce precision cut, steamed chaff and machine cleaned, clipped and dressed oats.
  • 2005   Wilgebosdrift Stud bred Colt, Wonder Lawn, is knocked down for R3,3m at the TBA National Yearling Sales, the most expensive yearling ever.
  • 2006   EQUI-FEEDS supplies the top four vendors by aggregate sales at the TBA National Yearling Sales including Highlands Stud Farm, Maine Chance Farms, Wilgebosdrift Stud and Klipdrif Stud.
  • 2007   At the National Yearling Sales 21 out of 25 horses that sold for R1m or more are raised on EQUI-FEEDS.
  • 2007 At the same sale, the top three vendors by aggregate sales are also supplied EQUI-FEEDS.
  • 2007   Pocket Power, trained by Mike Bass, is crowned Horse of the Year having won the Queens Plate and J & B Met.
  • 2008 Pocket Power, fed on EQUI-FEEDS wins the 2008 J&B Met and goes down in history beside the great Politician after double wins in the Queen's Plate and the J&B Met for two consecutive years.
  • 2008   EQUI-FEEDS supplies the top six vendors by aggregate sales at the TBA National Yearling Sales including Highlands Stud Farm, Maine Chance Farms, Wilgebosdrift Stud and Klipdrif Stud, Klawervlei, Avontuur Thoroughbred Farm.
  • 2008   Klawervlei Stud's Romanesque, fed on EQUI-FEEDS, takes the joint Highest Priced Yearling at R3 million at the TBA National Yearling Sales.
  • 2008   At the National Yearling Sales 7 out of 8 yearlings that garnered more than R2 million and 26 out of the 36 that fetched R1 million or more are raised on EQUI-FEEDS.
  • 2008   EQUI-FEEDS-fed Pocket Power and Dancer's Daughter dead-heat in the 2008 Vodacom Durban July. EQUI-FEEDS feeds three of the first four horses past the post in the race.
  • 2008  Afresh Brands, manufacturer of EQUI-FEEDS, Blenheim, Capstone and Romix Horse Feeds is the major supplier to 7 out of 8 trainers who saddled 100 or more winners in the 2007/2008 season.
  • 2008  Mike Bass-trained racing champion Pocket Power takes home the title Horse of the Year for the second year running.
  • 2009 Legendary Pocket Power, fed on EQUI-FEEDS, wins the J&B Met for a third consecutive year and the first five horses past the post in the showpiece race are all fed on EQUI-FEEDS.
  • 2009 EQUI-FEEDS fed horses scoop top three places in the Gold Cup at Greyville.
  • 2009 Champion Pocket Power retains his crown as Horse of the Year for a third consecutive season.
  • 2010 Bass-trained EQUI-FEEDS-fed River Jatez, sister to the legendary Pocket Power, wins the J&B Met with EQUI-FEEDS- fed Pocket Power and Fort Vogue taking third and fourth places respectively.
  • 2010   Equi-feeds-fed yearlings knock down at 9 of the top 10 priced horses at the 2010 Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale and EQUI-FEEDS supplied Highlands Stud bags both the highest priced yearling colt, Divine's Jet, for a record R4m and the highest priced yearling filly, Enchanting Cathy, for R1.9 million as well as the highest aggregate sales.

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