Some five or six years ago, the “back-to-earth” philosophy we see so frequently these days, began to manifest itself in the human psyche. Increasingly, people are embracing their origins again, and part of the process involves a growing awareness of the benefits of naturally produced foods, not to mention the dangers of those that carry artificial
substances or have questionable beginnings.
In line with the innovativeness the world has come to expect of them, South Africa’s Champion Racehorse breeders, Summerhill Stud, set out on their Championship trail more than a dozen years ago, long before the back-to-earth concept had taken root in the human realm. The revolution centred on several pillars, two of the most important of which included a complete revision of their approach to nutrition, as well as a world “first” in their environmental management policies.
Summerhill would be the first to concede that their new stance on these issues came about as a result of a realisation that, with the limited financial resources available to them at the time, they were never going to be able to get in a serious blow against competitors with almost limitless funds and whose monopoly over the best genetics was not likely to go away. As it’s biggest supplier of raw materials, Vuma was able to leverage off Summerhill’s venture towards the holistic management of its agricultural production, and increasingly this partnership has witnessed the miraculous benefits accruing from organically generated ingredients.
Today, wherever possible, Vuma sources its materials from those that share these values, and together these partnerships have developed a range of products that have set new benchmarks in the worldwide horsefeeds revolution. A glance at the leaderboard in most of South Africa's equine disciplines reveals the wisdom of those who've recognised that their success hinges on the technology of those whose international leadership in the nutritional field, is right here. In South Africa. After all, Summerhill have always acknowledged that without Vuma's pioneering efforts with organics, their Championship aspirations might never have been realised, andthe same could be said for all of those leaders of their professions whose horses know the taste of the most naturally produced horse feeds in the
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