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Location: The Great Northwest | I feel my horses need a source of quality protein for the performance work they do. I like to keep it as natural as possible and simple too. I feed Alfalfa because of the quality protein that provides the essential amino acids that the horse can not make it self. It is important to ensure you are providing the building blocks needed for protein synthesis. Without adequate levels of essential amino acids , protein sythesis is at risk of being reduced, which impacts all turn over, hormons production, enzyme production, immune function and of particular interest for your horse, formation of collagen, which is the foundation of tendons, ligaments, and bones. I have also added Hemp meal because the availability and digestability of the protein sometimes over Alfalfa. I all so top of the diet with Hemp oil. Horses need essential fatty acids. Two fatty acids linoleic (LA) and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA are plentiful in fresh grasses and alfalfa. Hay loses these EFA's as storage time progresses. It is essential that a source of LA and ALA be supplemented in most diets. I like Hemp oil because of Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA). GLA helps reduce the inflammation that occurs from normal work and muscle fatique. Unlike flax seel oil, Hemp seed oil can be used continuously without developing a deficiency or other imbalance of EFA's. I provide all the grass hay they can eat. | |
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Location: Georgia | YoullNeverGuess - 2018-04-06 5:55 PM
mandita8907 - 2018-04-06 3:17 PM
YoullNeverGuess - 2018-04-06 1:20 PM
I see a lot of people discuss their feed program and the supplements they use. Generally its hobbyist, and weekend barrel racers. Upon scrolling through their photos, I find their horses well cared for, but often either too FAT or not muscled enough... They are still well cared for, none the less. I think when discussing a feed program, it's always important to take your end goal into consideration because there are a lot of ways to achieve different results. Are you wanting to achieve leaner muscle or heavier muscle? Do you want shiny dapples just to say hey look mine has dapples...
For me I focus on Leaner muscle and a more athletic stature, so I stay away from high fat feeds. I feed a 14% protein and a 5% fat. I chose to free choice my salt with red salt blocks and mineral in tubs from Equi-Pride, which they have during their turn out time. I stay away from putting salt or mineral blocks installs because horses WILL eat them due to boredom and PEE like you've never ever seen before. I feed 2 flakes of alfalfa one in the AM one in the PM, along with 4-6 lbs of grain at each feeding depending on the horses' needs.
As far as supplements I feed animal element detox with their breakfast, I did find that most of my horses no matter how GREAT they looked did improve a touch. If I have a horse with ulcers I will feed that horse a touch of grain at lunch with neighlox advance, and one horse gets Finished First by AE because he has hock issues and he has drastically improved, I just can't afford to feed it to them all. And with dinner we do remission for one horse who has a touch of weird feet, one mare gets a mare supplement, everything gets 1 cup of aloe vera juice and a tablespoon of Apple Cider Vinegar.
So, that's kind of my feed program.
When I have one that comes home and I can see ribs or their top line isn't so built up it holds water we do 60 days of 15cc of oral Gamma Oryzanol via "Body Builder".
And anything we compete on or that is going back into training we ALWAYS do a B.C.A.A. supplement. And we use Power Pak Surge before long 3 days weekends. If its just a saturday show we will do JC X Tie Up Paste the week of, and maybe a good JUG paste after they run. But, if we are leaving for a SHOW for days those Power Pak Surges are life savers they are worth the $40!!!!!!
What do all those abbreviations mean 
What abbreviations?
Finished First by AE, Animal Element
B.C.A.A. stands for branch chain amino acids? We feed a supplement which is CALLED B.C.A.A. by Peakperformance
Those are the only two I found.
JC x tie up paste & JUG paste? | |
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