Equine Nutrition in the 21st Century, Part Three. Confused about the best energy sources for your horse? Here is another installment in the award-winning series from equine nutrition expert Judy Reynolds, Ph.D., P.A.S., Divisional Equine Technical Specialist, ADM Alliance Nutrition. ©EQUUS Magazine. All Rights Reserved. Traditional horse feeding programs are based on some misconceptions about horse feeds. Table 1. Unfortunately, many people have the misconception that energy must come from grains. Advertisement Table 2. *Value as horse feed due to low pre-cecal starch digestibility **Relative value in horse due to extra-caloric effects and high digestibility fNATURAL GLO, Wolcott Farms Inc., Willows, CA. 1-800-680-8254. Fortunately, feeds in all three of the non-grain categories are easily digested by horses and, therefore, are safer to feed. So, how should we provide energy to our horses? We should start with forage. Fats and oils can be fed at up to 10% of the total ration.
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