Equine Nutrition Services

For well over 40 years I have been heavily involved in the horse industry. Consequently I am very involved in the field of equine nutrition. My participation in everything from polo and fox hunting to the raising and racing of standardbred horses, plus experience managing a 70,000 ton per year feed mill has shown me that the horse industry is the most nutritionally ill advised consumer group in the livestock industry. The industry is awash in magic potions, secret formulas and foo foo dusts that claim to cure every equine (and some human) problem that is known to exist (for only a "small" fee). I will do my best to answer as simply and honestly as possible any reasonable question concerning equine nutrition related problems.Ration formulation and problem solving in conjunction with your equine veterinary practicioner is our specialty. You may not like my answer but it will not be clouded with the intent to sell any given product.

To make answering your question just a little easier please ensure that you have the relevant parts of the following information available to assist me with your request.

Age, Sex and Breed of the horse in question.
The type of activity you expect your horse to do
Exercise levels in hours per day, miles etc. or stage of growth or pregnancy.
Current feeding program. Type and amount of forage, grain ration (tag guarantee please) and any vitamin or mineral supplement (guarantee please). Remember I am in Manitoba , Canada and telling me you feed Super Crunch from Joes Feed Mill in Florida wont help me much.
The nature of the problem you are having. i.e.: hoof, hair coat, weight maintenance etc.
A general description of the way your horse is kept (in or out, blanket or no blanket, in a group or alone etc.).
Please remember to tell me where in the world you live. I have contacts that may be of assistance to you all over North America and the world.