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Endurance Feeding  Continued    Stud Feeding    In Training    Eventing    Harness    Protein in the diet    Stabled Horses    Protein builds horses

Racehorse training and feeding

Pre-training feeding programme for thoroughbred racehorses

Daily ration

Guide Only

Hay and Chaff

Protein, Minerals and Vitamins

Salts and blood buffer

As needed

Treatments

Galloper Pre-Training
2 years and under
Pre-Training
3 years and over
Energy feeds - Grain/Oil

1. Oats - Basic energy source for the horse, divided over 2 feeds.

4-6kg 4-6kg
2. Corn - More concentrated energy source. Can be increased above these levels for a horse with a small appetite. Up to 1 kg Up to 750g
3. Racing Oil - High energy blend of omega 3 & omega 6. 50-100ml or up to
10% of the diet
50-100ml or up to
10% of the diet
4.Tic Bean, Lupins or Peas 500g 500g
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Hay and Chaff

5. Chaff - roughage. Mixture of lucerne and oaten or wheaten. Bulks out grain ration, prevents horse bolting feed.  Half by volume  Half by volume
6. Lucerne Hay or Chaff
Roughage - essential for normal functioning of digestive tract.
Ad lib Ad lib
7. Oaten Hay or Meadow Hay Roughage - for normal functioning of digestive tract - optional Ad lib Ad lib
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Protein Minerals and Vitamins

8. Power Formula
High quality protein, fortified with additional amino acids, minerals, vitamins for the growing horse.
600g 600g
9. Folactin Blue
Macro and trace minerals and vitamins A, D3, Folic Acid
60g 60g
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Salts and Blood Buffer

10. Salkavite
Electrolytes, B Group vitamins and Vitamin E
15-30g 15-30g
11. Neutrolene Plus
Buffer - helps maintain pH of horses blood. Helps delay onset of fatigue
60-90ml 60-90ml
12. Salt
Essential to make up for deficiencies in diet. Regulates fluid balance. Replace losses in sweat.
40-60g 40-60g
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As needed

13. Potassium Plus
Potassium supplement with minerals and vitamin E
45-90ml
if required
45-90ml
if required
14. Aminovite Plus
Multi-vitamin and trace mineral supplement
60g 60g
15. Iron Plus
Vitamin-safe iron supplement
30-60mL
first month
30-60mL
first month
16. Equitone
Iron glycero-phosphate and choline supplement for mature horses - helps maintain liver function
or
30-60mL
first month
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Treatments
The products listed below are beneficial under certain circumstances

17. Muscle-E
Vitamin E plus thiamine. To improve immune response, performance and endurance
15-30g 15-30g
18. Settle'Em
New fast acting formula based on Thiatone, Mega-Vitamin B Group and Magnesium supplement to help
calm down nervous and excitable horses.
30g 30g
19. Hoof Food
Biotin, Zinc and Amino acid supplement to aid hoof growth and the regeneration of cracked and damaged hooves
30g 30g
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