2 | Mare & Foal Nutrition

Is your mare taking her prenatal vitamins? What you feed a pregnant mare now will impact the health and soundness of her baby long into his adult life.  With foaling and breeding seasons upon us it’s important to take a critical look at the nutrition program for your pregnant mare and growing foal. Nutrition plays a major role in preventing OCD’s and other orthopedic conditions (along with good genetics, proper management, and avoiding physical trauma). Show Notes: Formulated by PhD Equine nutritionists, Intensify Growth & Development (pellet) and Horseman’s Elite Mare & Foal (large pellet) are designed to meet the needs discussed in this episode. Stride Animal Health’s, 101 Diet Balancer and Competitive Edge Amino Acid Supplement, are excellent tools for filling the gaps of forage only diets, oats, and custom mixed rations. Equi-Analytical is THE PLACE to go for forage analyses! Dr. Jyme Nichols is Director of Nutrition for Bluebonnet Feeds and Stride Animal Health. For more information on these brands or a free virtual nutrition consult please contact us!