How heavily is your horse loaded?

When calculating the dosage of vitamins, minerals and herbs for your horse, the workload is the most important factor, in addition to the horse's weight. The rider and the horse's physical and mental health also have an influence.

The horse's work effort

The most important factor in the calculation, besides your horse's weight, is its work effort. The table below will guide you to a correct assessment. The amount of work is given in minutes.

Workload Step Trot/tölt Gallop medium Gallop fast Total time
per workout 		Weekly
training
Lightweight/foldable 20 minutes 10 minutes 10 minutes 0:40 1-6 times
Moderate 30 minutes 20 minutes 35 minutes 1:15 4-6 times
Demanding 40 minutes 35 minutes 50 minutes 15 minutes 2:30 2-3 times

Rider and equipment

The weight of the rider and equipment also affects the load on your horse.

The optimal ratio between the weight of rider/equipment and the horse's normal own weight is 1:5.

If the weight of you and your equipment exceeds 20% of the horse's weight, you must compensate with a larger daily dosage, as the load on the horse has increased.

Correct balance

Your balance on the horse and correct placement of equipment also influence the load.

A rider and/or equipment that sits crookedly on the horse increases the strain and requires a greater daily allowance of vitamins, minerals and herbs. It is of course best that you and your equipment are well balanced so that your horse remains healthy.

Physical and mental health

Health generally has a major influence on the stress on your horse.

Physical health is defined by:

  • Health status
  • Body build, musculature and weight
  • Stable and pen
  • The riding arena surface
  • Forest floor, beach and water

Mental health and stress level is affected by:

  • Health status and injuries
  • Social skills and relationships
  • Physical environment

It is important to have a full overview of these different elements, some of which are very often forgotten or overlooked and in the long run harm the horse.

Contact our nutritionist for help with an individual assessment and feeding plan for your horse.

FAQ about feeding

Yes, it is good for the horse to mix Regulator Complete products in water.

This applies to both Balancer Peak Performance and Every Day Happy/vitamin and mineral supplements, as well as to both fiber mash, salt and electrolytes.

The information in our dosage charts is always in dry weight.

Fiber mash soaked in water with vitamin/mineral blend and salt/electrolytes acts as a storage depot that travels through the horse's intestinal system.

The transfer of nutrients from the intestine to the bloodstream is optimized, as the horse is thus given the opportunity to absorb them at the pace it needs.

Studies show that when vitamins and minerals are fed without fiber, they are transported too quickly through the horse's intestines, which means that the horse does not get optimal benefit from them.

Use 1 part +Fiber Mash to 5 parts water.

For example, 250 gr. +Fiber Mash to 1.25 liters of water.

  • The water can be cold or lukewarm depending on what your horse needs.
  • Let the mixture rest for 5-10 minutes.
  • If your horse prefers a thinner mash, add more water as needed.
  • If you add Every Day Happy or Peak Performance vitamin, mineral and herbal supplements to fiber mash, do not increase the amount of water.

Yes, if your horse doesn't like wet food, you can feed it dry, but we recommend that you soak it.

If your horse is prone to esophageal constipation, we recommend that you always soak the fiber mash.

Use 1 part +Energy Fiber Mash to 4 parts water.

For example, 250 g +Fiber Mash and 1 liter of water.

  • The water can be cold or lukewarm depending on what your horse needs. Let the mixture sit for 5-10 minutes.
  • If your horse prefers a thinner mash, add more water as needed.
  • If you add Every Day Happy or Peak Performance vitamin, mineral and herbal supplements to the fiber mash, do not increase the amount of water.

This increases the horse's water intake and thus benefits fluid balance.

Reduces the risk of dehydration and electrolyte depletion, thereby optimizing the horse's well-being and performance.

Benefits the horse during hard training/riding, fluid loss due to sweat, long-term transport or other stressful situations.

Very hungry horses and ponies

They achieve more peace of mind as the food is filling and allows for longer slurping/eating time.

Dustbinds the crib feed.

Make the mash slurp-thin with a lot of water. Many horses really like to eat mash when it is thin like soup, rather than thick like porridge.

Helps with digestion

Soaked feed stabilizes the horse's digestion.

Mash helps the horse's digestion, both because it contains liquid-filled fibers and because they

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It can be easy to get confused when it comes to the different feed terms. There are several types of feed that are essentially the same and there are no rules for when to use which term. Below you will find an overview describing the individual types.

Roughage

Roughage is grass, hay or wrap.

Roughage is also called straw fodder.

Straw feed

Straw feed is grass, hay or wrap.

Straw feed is also called roughage.

Crib food

Manger feed is a collective term for the feed your horses receive in the manger, for example concentrate feed, complete feed or supplementary feed.

Concentrated feed

Concentrated feed is a mixed feed with many feed units/is high in calories.

The composition of concentrates often consists of vitamins, minerals, protein and carbohydrates/grains such as oats, barley, fiber, muesli, etc.

Concentrated feed is also called complete feed.

Complete feed

Complete feed is a mixed feed with many feed units/is high in calories.

The content often consists of vitamins, minerals, protein and carbohydrates/grains such as oats, barley, fiber, muesli, etc.

Complete feed is also called concentrate feed.

Supplementary feed

Complementary feed is a concentrated feed with few feed units/is low in calories and often consists of vitamins, minerals and protein.

Complementary food does not contain carbohydrates/grains such as oats, barley, fiber, muesli, etc.

Every Day Happy and Peak Performance are both supplementary foods.

Complementary feed is also called concentrate feed.