THE LOW DOWN ON FAT May 2015 Written by Performance Horse Nutrition Fats and oils are commonly used in horse feeds to increase the calorie content of the feed or to replace the calories supplied by carbohydrates. Fat supplementation has many benefits including, providing calories for weight gain and providing essential fatty acids to improve[…]
Importance of Minerals: Minerals are vital to health. They are the building blocks that make up muscles, tissues, and bones…
UNDERSTANDING PROBIOTICS – PREBIOTICS June 2016 Written by Performance Horse Nutrition Horses have a unique digestive system. The front portion of the digestive system, the stomach and small intestine, utilizes enzyme digestion to break down food material. The bag portion of the digestive system, the cecum and colon, have a microbial population (bacteria, yeast, fungi)[…]
MOWING HORSE PASTURE July 2014 Written by Performance Horse Nutrition “Mowing” is a term used to describe the cutting or trimming of grass. The mowing process cuts grass to a uniform height in a pasture or lawn. Do pastures, paddocks or fields used to graze horses require mowing? Is there a potential benefit of mowing? At[…]
THE USE IN HORSES AND PONIES OF GRAZING MUZZLES June 2014 Written by Performance Horse Nutrition The horse has evolved as a grazing animal; pasture plays a pivotal role in equine nutrition. Reported intakes of fresh pasture by horses can range from 1.5 to 5.2 % of body weight/day. With such a large intake of[…]
PASTURE TURN OUT STRATEGIES TO LIMIT NSC INTAKE February 27, 2018 Written by Performance Horse Nutrition Nonstructural carbohydrates from forage for sick or at risk horses. Research has shown that pasture-induced laminitis occurs at times of rapid grass growth. The accumulation of certain carbohydrates including fructans, starches, and sugars (Non-Structural Carbohydrates, NSC) in pasture forage during the[…]
A BALANCED DIET March 2014 Written by Performance Horse Nutrition For those people who own horses, properly feeding them is an important responsibility. A nutritionally balanced diet will allow horses to perform, reproduce, grow and maintain their health. However, with the current grain market and good quality hay in short supply, it can make feeding horses[…]