Spring Horse Feeding Considerations
Longer days and warmer temperatures can only mean one thing: Spring is on its way.
Longer days and warmer temperatures can only mean one thing: Spring is on its way.
There are steps that can help older equids stay at a proper weight through their golden years.
Dietary P comes from many common feed ingredients, including forages, oats, corn, and soybean meal. The P found naturally in grains and forages is considered organic; feed manufacturers might also add inorganic P to commercial horse feeds.
Researchers in Mexico have shown that adding supplementary fibrolytic enzymes (which break down important components of forage) to horses’ diets could help maximize digestibility and, thus, nutrient utilization.
Horses digest proteins and then use the amino acids to help grow and repair bodily tissues.
Water is always the most important ingredient in a horse’s ration.
Of all the grains commonly fed to horses, oats are generally considered the closest to the “perfect” feed, but even oats fail to supply sufficient quantities of some vitamins and minerals, and their relative energy density is low