Jansson, Anna
- Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
Although nutritional management (i.e., diet composition, feeding management) will not improve the intrinsic ability of a horse, a sound nutritional program enables the horse to train and compete to its athletic potential, while poor or inappropriate nutrition may impose limits on the animal’s ability to perform and stay healthy. This chapter provides an overview of the nutrient requirements of athletic horses and discusses key aspects to consider in the development of an appropriate ration. Given the large array of equestrian disciplines and circumstances, it is not feasible to make specific feeding recommendations (i.e., diet recipes). Also beyond the scope of this chapter is discussion on nutrition during growth (i.e., from gestation to adulthood), which is clearly fundamental to the development of a horse that is athletically sound.
Keywords
concentrate feeds; dietary energy; dietary starch and sugar; feeding management; forages; minerals; nutritional supplements; vitamins; water
Published in
Title: Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery : Basic and clinical sciences of the equine athlete
Publisher: Elsevier
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Medical Bioscience
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-7020-8370-9.00041-2
- ISBN: 9780443105951
- eISBN: 9780702083709
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/142795