Nutrition
Equine Feed Guide
Feeding Guide for High Pro Horse Developer
- If feeding more than 1% of body weight of High-Pro plus other grains per day, divide the total amount into two or more equal feeds.
- A versatile non oat, high protein, premium muesli mix formulated and balanced for optimal development and condition.
- Introduce High-Pro into the diet slowly over 7 to 14 days.
- Ensure all horses have access to clean and fresh water.
- Feed High-Pro by weight, not volume.
- If feeding more than 0.5% of High-Pro plus other grains per day, divide the total daily amount into two or more equal feeds.
- The feeding rates for High-Pro are provided as a guide only. The actual amount fed should be adjusted according to the horses age, desired rate of growth or stage of pregnancy or lactation, as well as the horses body condition and climate.
- Do not add additional vitamins/minerals without veterinary consultation.
Bodyweight for Horses
Estimating bodyweight is something even the most experienced equine professionals find difficult to do, and yet an accurate estimate of bodyweight is a crucial for feeding, worming and administering medications correctly.
The most accurate way to measure your horse's bodyweight is to use a set of livestock scales; however few of us have the luxury of a set of scales at our disposal. Fortunately, two methods of estimating mature horse bodyweight using measurements of the horse's girth and length have been developed and are summarised below.
Micronising Feed
Micronising: How it improves the value and safety of cereal grains
Dr Nerida Richards
Traditionally, grains have been fed to horses in either a whole or cracked form. In today's age however we are seeing grains presented to us in a multitude of ways including micronised, extruded, steam flaked or steam rolled, expanded and pelleted. As you will all be well aware, the grains contained in the Mi-Feed range of horse feeds are all cooked via a process we call micronising. The following article is going to look in some detail at micronising and why Mi-Feed uses the process to improve the feed value and safety of their feed for your horses.
Drought Feeding
By Dr Nerida Richards
This summer is going to present a huge challenge to horse owners all around Australia. Australia is currently gripped by what some are describing as the worst drought they have ever seen. While we have all seen droughts in our time, what makes this drought more difficult to deal with is that almost the entire country is affected. So where in the past the north was able to support the south with hay and grain, or the west could support the east and vice versa, this year everyone is affected to some degree by drought meaning that hay and grain supplies are limited everywhere in Australia.
Putting Weight on
Your Horses Just Got Easy
While in our human world one of the greatest challenges we face today is obesity and its many associated and deadly diseases, underweight horses are common. It seems that one of the biggest challenges some horse owners face is putting weight on and keeping weight on their horses. The answer to putting weight on horses is relatively simple. After you have had your horses teeth seen to by a qualified equine dentist, placed him on a regular worming routine and had your vet give him a clean bill of health, the ONLY way to achieve weight gain is to put more energy into the horse via his feed.
Gastrointestinal Physiology
The Key to Understanding Horse Nutrition
Equines in their natural environment will spend up to 75% of their time grazing and eat a large variety of grasses, herbs and shrubs. In order for horses to survive on this high fibre diet, the equine gastrointestinal tract has developed into a highly specialised structure that allows them to extract energy and protein from the often low quality diet they consume.
