Equine Nutritional Consulting

At Wrenwood Equine Nutrition Consulting, we take feeding your horse to the next level. Optimal nutrition is the single most important factor for good health and performance. Understanding optimal equine nutritional requirements is our specialty and knowing how to formulate the very best combination of forage, grain and supplements is what we do to help you and your horse. The best step you can take to ensure a healthy and great performing horse is feeding a balanced, complete and healthful diet.

Our training in horse care and nutrition comes from many years of hands on experience and through extensive study of nutrition under the advanced teachings of Dr. Eleanor Kellon, VMD, www.DrKellon.com. Dr. Kellon is a well known author and editor and a highly respected authority on equine nutrition.  Under her teaching and coaching, we have helped horses to recover from a host of health issues using optimal nutrition and wise use of supplements and nutraceuticals. The dietary recommendations from Wrenwood Equine Nutrition Consulting are based on the National Research Council (NRC) 2007 guidelines of nutrition as published in Nutrient Requirements of Horses, Sixth Revised Edition. These are the researched and readily accepted standards of the equine industry.

We recommend that all equine diets are primarily forage based. The forage or hay must be routinely analyzed for nutritional content. After knowing what nutritional requirements are being met through the forage portion of the diet, we can determine what additional protein, vitamins, minerals, fiber, electrolytes, Omega 3 and Omega 6 fats are necessary to provide optimal nutritional support. All these factors must then be balanced and provided in the proper ratios to facilitate absorption and bioavailability. Each horse is different so considerations are carefully made for age, size, level of work, pregnancy, lactation, growth and other factors.

The horse owner should be sure to look for signs that horses are healthy and happy. Extra attention should be given to general well being, body condition, temperament, performance, and overall appearance. Regular inspections of coat condition and hoof quality should be performed often. Improving the diet for your horse can likely be the most cost effective and beneficial treatment for a host of equine issues. It makes much more sense to properly support your horse with good, balanced nutrition than using various supplement products that might not address your horses needs correctly or adequately. For consultations regarding your feeding program, please contact us. We are pleased to offer this service to our friends in the equine industry and as a benefit to horses everywhere.

Prices available upon request.

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