Equine - Winners lead the way to exceptional health

Winners lead the way to exceptional health.
A yearling starts out with vast potential but never realizes it. A colt is a winner one week and a loser the next. An average performer breaks through to come into its own. What happened? In each case, factors related to performance and nutrition created a "different" horse. That's why winning owners and trainers develop their horse's nutrition as carefully as they develop their horse.

The way to exceptional health:

• Realize that exceptional equine health involves more than just providing standard health checks and shots.
• Look beyond the standard equine diet to one that reflects the close correlation between nutrition and health.
• Understand that specific nutrients affect specific aspects of equine health.
• Seek a partner in nutrition who understands the relationship between nutrition and health.
• Recognize that a healthier horse will perform at a higher level.
  

How we help you get there:

• Understanding the health/nutrition connection. We know that the proper nutrient balance can help boost immune function, help the horse resist disease under stress, and support muscle development. A keen awareness of nutrient's impact on health has lead to formulas that regulate starch and sugar levels to help reduce the risk of colic, and incorporate mineral supplementation to help reduce the risk of developmental orthopedic disease.
• In vitro digestibility studies. At our 66 research labs — including the world's most sophisticated in vitro digestibility lab — we perform in vitro research that measures nutrient availability, a critical factor in our feed formulation. Nutrena also funds related equine research at major universities around the world.
• Innovative thinking. Nutrena takes pride in redefining the standards of equine nutrition. For example, we analyzed our groundbreaking research on amino-acid balance and applied the findings to our equine feeds, adding lysine and methionine to support muscle, hair and hoof growth. Today, others have begun to follow our lead.
• American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) partnership. Winning owners and trainers lean heavily on veterinarians to provide advice that influences decision-making. As a Educational Partner of AAEP, Nutrena helps make certain veterinarians have access to the information they need.
• Environmental Responsibility. We avoid formulating feeds with an excess of nutrients, which may not only be economically wasteful for you but also may result in additional throughput affecting the environment.