Feeding overweight horses | Purina Animal Nutrition
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How do you get an overweight horse to lose weight? Diet and exercise are key but there’s more to it! It may sound simple to decrease the caloric intake and increase the amount they exercise but there are a few considerations to keep in mind while making feeding adjustments.
When feeding overweight horses to help them lose weight, there are drawbacks to the levels of nutrients they receive from the reduced feed intake. With proper monitoring and feed choices however, you can help your easy-keeper horse lose the extra weight. Check out these horse feeding tips for feeding “easy keepers” by Dr. Katie Young, PhD Equine Nutritionist at Purina Animal Nutrition.