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Photot: Beatriz Ferrer-Salat from Spain with her horse Faberge.
Frequently asked questions about horsefeed and feeding a horse:
1. What should I feed my horse to put on weight without becoming too heated or unmanageable?
2. How should you feed a foal in order to prevent OCD?
3. What kind of feed does a horse need after surgery or equine colic?
4. My horse had laminitis, what feed does it need now?
5. What kind of diet do trotters and race-horses need?
6. My horse is competing at high level dressage competitions, so I am feeding it extra Vitamin E. Is this necessary and should I also feed the horse extra Selenium?
1. What should I feed my horse to put on weight without becoming too heated or unmanageable?
The fastest and easiest way is to feed one of the HAVENS Horsefeeds with high levels of maizeproducts and/or starch such as Derby-Compact, Reform-Herbal-Muesli, Power-Plusmix or Slobber-Mash.
These products have a few common characteristics:
- high percentage of maize / maizeproducts
- high levels of vitamins, especially the “muscle-vitamins” B and E
- extra trace-elements (such as iron, copper, etc)
The extra maize and starch in combination with the muscle-vitamins and trace-elements supports an optimal development of muscle-tissue.
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2. How should you feed a foal in order to prevent OCD?
Breeding strong and healthy foals starts with the right feed for the mare, because during gestation the foal is dependent on the feed ration of the mare.
Especially for the mare we have Ferto-LAC 3 Mare-cubes in our product range. Ferto-Lac is perfectly tailored to the needs of the gestating and lactating mare. It contains among others extra copper and Multi-Calcium-Complex which in scientific tests showed positive outcomes in preventing the development of OCD.
After birth one should continue feeding the mare with Ferto-LAC so that the foal receives the important nutrients through the mothermilk. After a few weeks of age, one can start feeding the foal with HAVENS Foalcubes . The Foalcubes contain a.o. extra milkproducts and the important Multi-calcium-complex). After weening HAVENS Foal cubes should be fed until an age of appr. 1,5 years.
In this way you can easily supply your foal with all essential nutrients and help prevent OCD.
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3. What kind of feed does a horse need after surgery or equine colic?
This strongly depends on the kind of surgery and the kind of equine colic. Please always consult your vet in such drastic events.
Generally, it is recommended to supply feed that is highly digestible and not too concentrated. Ideally use small portions of HAVENS Slobber-Mash (best to be served soaked with warm water) or alternatively small portions of cubes/muesli and always provide enough fresh water.
HAVENS Slobber Mash is a very palatable mash, rich in vitamins and fibers, with purifying action. It consists of flaked cereals, toasted lineseed, wheatbran and dehydrated alfalfa, complete with extra vitamins and minerals – especially designed for horses with digestion problems or equine colic.
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4. My horse had laminitis, what feed does it need now?
A normal ration with limited energy. Laminitis is based on a disturbed energymetabolism, mostly in the tissue of the hoofs. This is generally caused by a too high intake of energy, sugars and/or proteins. Often laminitis occurs in the spring when the grass is young and full of sugar and proteins.
Always make sure that the ration that you feed your horse is in right proportion to the amount of work/training. In the horsefood-range of HAVENS, Muesli-without-oats and Slobber-Mash are best suited to prevent laminitis, since these feeds have low energy and protein-levels.
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5. What kind of diet do trotters and race-horses need?
Trotters as well as thoroughbreds in trotting, racing or endurance are horses that can be seen as top-athletes. Their feed-intake should be accordingly. Trotters and race-horses use in an explosive way in relative short period of time a lot of energy. Furthermore do trotters have a relatively small bodyweight so that they have a smaller feed-intake. As a result, the feed needs to be concentrated.
The ideal feed for these horses are feed which contains a high energy level from starch.
HAVENS Derby-Compactcubes, Kentucky Lite E, Power Plus-Mix and also the reform-Herbal-Muesli meet this requirement.
Accordingly we advise to divide the feed ration over multiple small quantities a day (up to 5 times a day) to ensure a constant flow of feed into the gastrointestinal tract. This way the horse has all the important nutrients and energy that is needed for top-performances constantly at its disposal.
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HAVENS Horsefeed is also used in Greece (see HAVENS in GREECE), for ex. at the large Varibopi Riding Club in Athens, managed by Stavros and Ioanna Georgopoulos (on the photo with Mr. Joris Kaanen).
Ioanna is a famous dressage-rider/trainer, and succesfully participated at the 2006 World Equestrian Games. Stavros specialises in jumping and in the past has been a rider at the Ludger Beerbaum-stables in Germany.
6. My horse is competing at high level dressage competitions, so I am feeding it extra Vitamin E. Is this necessary and should I also feed the horse extra Selenium?
This depends on the diet that you feed your horse. The feed in the HAVENS horsefeed range are ale complete feeds with all essential vitamins and minerals and especially the feeds that are designed for high-performance horses have high levels of a.o. Vit. E and Selenium.
In case you feed your horse only loose grains and cereals without any cubes of muesli it is recommended to add extra vitamins and minerals, since grains and cereals originally contain insufficient vitamins and minerals.
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