Rules for proper nutrition:
then collect a set of rules that we recommend you follow to get food your pet is adequate:
1 .- Always keep a balanced diet: that is, vary the foods of the horse, taking care to not only eat grass or feed.
2 .- Give large number of meals, but each of them in small amounts: the natural state of the horse makes him eat almost constantly, we should never let more than eight hours without eating. But without giving a lot at each meal.
3 .- Create a routine and follow it: horses are creatures of habit, any change in the timing of your meals can lead to an altered bowel.
4 .- not make sudden changes in diet could cause intestinal disorders in animals.
5 .- Be prepared consistently clean, fresh water, we must give water before meals. Water is essential for the horse and accounting for 60% of their body weight and also uses it for digestion.
6 .- not oblige the horse to perform heavy work or travel just after eating.
7 .- Keep clean all areas of food storage.
8 .- Try to always stay dry hay.
9 .- Monitor the quality of all foods.
Note that each horse must be treated as an individual when designing your diet. We have to analyze their characteristics: race, weight, age, exercise performed throughout the day ... to determine precisely what kind of food and quantity.
can be guided by these parameters to determine the amount of food required by his horse
a) a horse more than 1.50 meters, between 12 and 14 kg of food daily.
b) A horse of less than 1.50 m, between 11 and 12.5 kg.
c) To determine the optimal ratio between the amount of forage and feed may do so based on these data:
or basic maintenance Eating: 100-70% 0-30% forage and concentrate feed. To keep the animal in weight, optimal diet during the summer. Pet food
doing little work: 70-60% 30-40% forage and feed. Food
workhorse medium: 60-50% 40-50% forage and feed. Food
animals developed hard work or competition: 50-40% 50-60% forage and feed. Pet food
competing in high-strength tests or doing hard work: 30-40% and 60-70% forage feed.
Food Basics:
In general we can say that the horse feed is composed of two main elements: the forage and feed. The key to adequate food is to achieve the perfect balance in the amount to provide each of these foods, an amount that will depend on the animal's breed, size, age, work done, station ...
THE FORAGE:
That is, the grass and hay to provide the necessary fiber and constitute the bulk of the volume of the diet. Its quality will depend of course on the quality of the grass we have, which should be monitored to continue throughout the year the same nutritional value for the animal.
As hay (grass clippings and dry storage), keep in mind that quality reaches its peak after flowering and before seed production. Ensure that your hay count on good, nutritious grasses, some of these are:
herb meadow.
The spikelets.
rat's tail.
moor grass.
Never give your horse hay or moldy old, might harm your respiratory system. It must also allow at least six months for a valid hay for feeding. A hay with less than this time can be indigestible and even cause colic the horse.
We recommend that if you have no quality grass, silage use (natural grass vacuum packed), since it has a high nutritional value. It can be mixed with hay to increase its volume but also be aware that silage can completely replace the hay, yes, should be introduced into the animal's diet gradually.
he thinks the horse Da
the energy it needs. We can talk about the existence of two types of feed: concentrate and compound.
The concentrated feed should never be supplied as food only, but mixed with fodder, so the horse to digest slowly. Among the different classes of this I can note:
Barley: provides energy and volume to food.
Oats: ideal for the horse because the easily digested. It is desirable to avoid crushing the drink quickly. Corn
: sumunistrárselo we cooked and flaked, it is a perfect complement to add bulk to food.
bran: it has no nutritional value, but can be added to give volume.
As for compound feed or mixing food is a much more complete, we have the following range: complete feeding
: containing concentrated feed and fodder, so that This is a very complete food, although we recommend mixing it with something natural forage to make it more digestible. Compound feed concentrate
: contains lots of minerals, proteins and vitamins that can be provided only with hay. Granules
: they have a variety of ground ingredients, steam treated and pressed.
various mixtures.
food supplements:
feeding our animal shall be added to supplements that depend on the status of each horse in particular:
Vitamins:
the basic need be provided to all horses, they are:
Vitamins A, D and K: the horse stored in fat.
Vitamins C and B: that we will dissolve in water replenished daily, mainly in horses to be performed by hard work and winter.
There are also other added vitamins, the supply of which depend directly on the needs of individual animal.
cod liver oil, which provides vitamin D and is recommended for animals that have no vegetation outdoors and especially in the winter. Flaxseed
: to promote the digestion of animal, while it will give shine to hair. Barley boiled
: particularly suitable in winter. Boiled Linseed
: should be in small quantities and mixed with other food. Is a perfect protein intake.
Candy: candy apples ... are perfect elements as a reward for the animal.
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