Understanding Equine Nutrition: Your Guide to Horse Health Care and Management

About this book

Feeding horses wasnt supposed to be so complicated. At least thats not what Mother Nature intended. All horses in the wild really needed was a good source of grass and water and a natural salt lick of some kind. But as man began using horses for specific purposes such as working fields riding for pleasure or performance or for breeding so too did the kinds and amount of feeds owners gave to their animals. In Understanding Equine Nutrition Karen Briggs a horsewoman and equine nutritionist sets out to make feeding horses simple again. Whether your horse is a growing yearling a high-performance athlete a mom-to-be or a favorite pasture horse this important guide will help you make sense of the jargon sort out the ingredients and make a feeding plan and menu that is best for your horse.