How to do it - Introduction
If you want to feed your horse correctly, safely and purposefully, it starts with understanding the most important building blocks of horse nutrition. How to do it is your practical guide to the key elements that together create a healthy and sustainable feeding strategy – regardless of the horse's age, activity or challenges.
In this section, we delve into the basic nutritional principles and the choices you make in your everyday life. Here you will learn about:
- Roughage as a foundation – why dry matter, quality and quantity are crucial to everything else you do.
- Vitamin and mineral supplements – how to choose the correct balance for your horse.
- Omega-3 in practice – RC O3 Algae Oil – what it can do for muscles, immune system and recovery.
- Salt and fluid balance – a simple but often underestimated key to health, performance and well-being.
- Mash – more than just fun – how Regulator Complete's mash can be a functional tool, not just fun.
- Sugar – balance is crucial for the horse's health – why balance is essential and how to avoid classic feeding mistakes.
- Protein – the key to muscles and well-being – what it means for muscles, hoof quality, development and performance.
- How to weigh your horse – and why it's important – why correct weight control is fundamental to good feeding.
- Feeding during stressful periods - specific guidelines for intense training, stress, rehabilitation and stomach ulcer challenges.
The guide is structured so that you can read it from start to finish and get an overall understanding – or look up individual topics when you need knowledge about that particular area.
The purpose is simple:
To provide you with reliable knowledge, clear recommendations and practical tools so you can confidently make the right feeding decisions for your horse – every day.
