THE ART OF BODY CONDITION SCORING September 2016 Written by Performance Horse Nutrition All horse owners want their horses to be healthy, look good, and be physically fit athletes. Nutritional management is a simple, yet cost effective tool that we can apply to ensure, improved performance and health in our horses. Body condition scoring serves[…]
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[…]
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[…]