Beyond the Hay Days: Refreshingly Simple Horse Nutrition

by Rex A. Ewing

An easy-to-read, common sense handbook for all horse owners, from greenhorns to old hands. BEYOND THE HAY DAYS covers everything from simple hay-and-grain basics to vitamins, minerals and supplements, including the latest word on glucosamine, Omega fatty acids, bromelain and more. Learn how to meet the nutritional demands of horses at various ages and levels of activity, from pleasure horses to mares, foals and yearlings, to stallions and performance horses. Handy charts and tables put the information at your fingertips, and helpful formulas for calculating feed rations make this the one book on equine nutrition you'll read and refer to again and again. CONTENTS
Foreword by Cherry Hill
Prologue
Author's Note
Chapter 1 The Art of Nutrition
Chapter 2 Feeding as a Function of Design
PART I - Nutrients that Supply Energy and the Horse's Needs
Chapter 3 Fuel for the Equine Engine
Chapter 4 Nutrients that Supply Energy
Chapter 5 Putting Things into Perspective
Chapter 6 The Energy & Protein Requirements
- Maintenance Horses
- Older Horses
- Performance Horses
- Stallions
- Broodmares
- Nursing Foals
- Weanlings, Yearlings & Beyond
Part Nutrients that Don't Supply Energy
Chapter 7 Catalysts of Life
Chapter 8 Elemental Necessities
- Macrominerals
- Trace Minerals
Chapter 9 The Missing Puzzle Pieces
- Fat Soluble Vitamins
- Water Soluble Vitamins
Part The Extras and The Basics
Chapter 10 Exotic Nutrients
- MSM
- DMG
- Chondroitin Sulfates & Glucosamine
- Bromelain
Chapter 11 Closing The Basics
- Teeth & Parasites
- Wood, Sand and Sundries
- Feeding Tips
- Forages
- Grains, Fats and Extra Protein
- Basics of a Successful Feeding Program
Acknowledgments
Appendix Guide to Supplemental Feeding
Appendix Helpful Formulas & Conversion Factors

Genres: Horses

160 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1997

Reviews

[Tatjana · Rating 4 out of 5]

This books was a good read as I was moving to a place where the grass and hay were unfamiliar. If you can't get a copy of Storey's Guide to Feeding Horses, this is a solid second. It's a great reference to have in your equine library. Most public libraries don't seem to carry it, so it might be available used from a book purveyor.