Nutrient Requirements of Horses: Sixth Revised Edition

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I cannot say enough good things!.......2007-09-11

I cannot say enough good things about this book! It is a must for anyone who formulates their horses' diets to any extent and needs specific information on feedstuffs. Particularly helpful if you have a horse with a nutrition-related disease, like insulin resistance or mineral deficiencies.

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very useful book
My favorite horse related book
Good Book!

Feeding and Care of the Horse
Lon D. Lewis , Bart L. Lewis , Corey Lewis , and Anthony Knight
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ASIN: 0683049674

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This is the concise, easy-to-use version of Dr. Lewis's Equine Clinical Nutrition, Feeding and Care. It includes a full-color section identifying toxic plants and provides practical information on the diversified effects of different nutrients, feeds and supplements on a horse's athletic performance, reproduction, growth, hooves, appetite, behavior and disease. The book can help prevent common, but expensive problems in horses of all ages.

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very useful book.......2007-04-12

This is an incredibly detailed book, especially in terms of the nutritional needs of horses. The nutrient and ration tables in the back have been invaluable for tailoring diets specific to my horses' needs. My only complaint is that the second edition was published in 1996 and it is getting a bit dated. There is no discussion of the newer "nutraceutical" supplements on the market these days, or new research into topics already covered. I am hoping for a third edition, but I suspect I shouldn't hold my breath.

My favorite horse related book.......2007-02-08

This book is very informative. We have 6 horses with different nutritional needs and this book is my favorite "go to" source. It has lots of tables regarding optimal growth rate, nutrient needs etc. It has a very good section on deworming and much more. There are quite a few nutrition related books for less money, however, they are not as detailed as this one and often they cite this book as their source.

Good Book!.......2000-09-09

This truly tells what to and not to let a horse eat.

Understanding Equine Nutrition (Horse Health Care Library)

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Really helpful info!
Try something else...

Understanding Equine Nutrition (Horse Health Care Library)
Karen Briggs
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ASIN: 093904997X

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What are the nutritional needs of your horse? Chances are, you might not know. Understanding Equine Nutrition discusses the various dietary needs of your horse and details the different food groups available-from pasture grass to grains and pellets to supplements. This essential information helps you make educated decisions about your horse's diet.

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Really helpful info!.......2004-02-18

This book is packed with helpful information that I can really use...Rather than providing a dumbed-down, one-size-fits-all recipe for feeding, Briggs gives horse owners the facts and formulas they need to make sure their horses' nutritional needs are met.

Try something else..........2003-02-24

This book is complete and informative, albeit a little hard to read. Horses have many different dietary requirements: fiber, fat, vitamins, minerals, protein... and Karen Briggs doesn't create any charts or guides to help you figure out which elements are likely to be lacking in your particular horses diet. Instead, try "Beyond the Hay Days" which provides equally detailed and comprehensive information as well as helpful summary charts that help you understand what your equines diet might be lacking and how best to suppliment it.

Beyond the Hay Days: Refreshingly Simple Horse Nutrition, Second Edition

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Makes horse nutrition simple.
Thank heavens--no hocus pocus!
Very entertaining to read, even for a "city girl".
A proper feeding reference for all horse owners

Beyond the Hay Days: Refreshingly Simple Horse Nutrition, Second Edition
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ASIN: 0965809846

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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.

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Makes horse nutrition simple........2004-05-19

This is an excellent book on horse nutrition. It makes nutrition easy to understand and information is presented in an easy to read format. Nutrition concepts (such as protein, fat, carbohydrates, ATP, enzmymes, minerals, vitamins, etc.) and how they are metabolized by the horse are explained. Also included is a chapter dedicated to MSM, DMG, Chondroitin Sulfates, Glucosamine, and Bromelain. The book details how much protein, fat, vitamins, minerals, etc. your type of horse needs (broken down into maintenance horse, pregnancy, lactating, growing, performance, or stallion) and how your horse's health, care and general condition contribute to his ability to absorb these nutrients. Each chapter includes charts highlighting the information presented. Additionally, at the end of the book are charts and formulas to help you determine exactly how much your horse needs of each nutrient and how much he is currently receiving in his diet. They were very easy to use, and this will allow you to see where his diet is deficient. This is a great book for the horse owner who is interested in horse nutrition, wants to optimize what he is feeding his horse, and is curious as to the benefits (or not) of all those supplements on the market.

While you can purchase either the paperback or hardcover here on amazon, if you go to the publisher (www.pixyjackpress.com), the author will sign the book for you. It's a nice touch.

Thank heavens--no hocus pocus!.......1999-12-29

This book offers a very simple, concise look at feeding horses, with an emphasis on SIMPLE. Forage is kept as the cornerstone of the equine diet, and a simple look at protein and mineral requirements is given. Written with U.S. horseowners in mind, this book differs from many books based in the UK, where grain types are much different.

Very entertaining to read, even for a "city girl"........1999-05-24

Rex Ewing captures the reader's interest easily with his relaxed writing style. He makes horse nutrition sound simple and there isn't a lot of confusing technical terms. A straight-to-the-point book.

A proper feeding reference for all horse owners.......1999-01-15

Much more is involved in optimum feeding of a horse than several flakes of hay, a mineral block, and can of grain. Rex Ewing approaches horse nitrition in a thorough, comprehensive manner by explaining the role and importance of nutrients from carbohydrates, fat, and protein to macro and trace minerals to vitamins. He discusses nutritional requirements and the effects of proper and improper nutrition on the maintenance horse, performance horse, stallion, brood mare, nursing foal, weanlings, and yearlings. Whether your horse is healthy or its coat lacks luster, or it displays a loss of appetite or energy, or a weight loss; this book will be helpful. Summary charts are provided throughout and provide a valualbe reference and summary tool. Rex's extensive background and research can benefit the new as well as the veteran horse owner.

Equine Clinical Nutrition: Feedings and Care

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Excellent information with details and research results!

Equine Clinical Nutrition: Feedings and Care
Lon D. Lewis , Anthony Knight , Bart L. Lewis , and Corey Lewis
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This solidly clinical and practical text focuses on both nutritional and general care of the horse, whether idle, equine athlete, or general working horse. Also covered are developmental problems linked to nutrition. A color augmented chapter on toxic plants is unique to this text, and provides valuable information and conversion factors for various ages and physical demands.

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Excellent information with details and research results!.......1998-05-15

Excellent source of information for those horseowners who want to optimize their horse's care instead of just throwing "any old hay" at them. Even though this book is very similar (almost identical) in content to Lewis' other book, "Feeding and Care of the Horse", I would definitely choose "Equine Clinical Nutrition" instead as it contains literary references to research. Very useful if you need supportive information and are located near a vet-med library to pull papers.

This book should be used in conjunction with the "Nutrient Requirements of Horses" (National Research Council, 1989), as Lewis' appendices do not include the full nutritional content tables of many less-commonly used feeds.

This book is well worth the price, and I am looking forward to the next edition if one is in the works!

The Horse Nutrition Bible: The Comprehensive Guide to the Feeding of Your Horse
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A comprehensive guide to horse nutrition

The Horse Nutrition Bible: The Comprehensive Guide to the Feeding of Your Horse
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A comprehensive book on feeding horses and ponies, this guide makes choosing the correct diet easy with simple advice on how to assess a horse's needs. Detailed nutrition advice on offer from leading expert, Ruth Bishop which makes problem solving quick and simple. Containing advice on everything from different climates to correctly storing food, The Horse Nutrition Bible is a comprehensive survey of the equine diet.

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A comprehensive guide to horse nutrition.......2004-04-03

The Horse Nutrition Bible is a comprehensive guide to horse nutrition and explores all the options involved in assessing a horse's nutritional needs and feeding it right, from chapters discussing introductory principles of feeding to the foundations of a horse's diet and the basic principles of feeding tactics and methods. Horse owners will want to keep The Horse Nutrition Bible on their reference shelf!

Nutrient Requirements of Horses/Book With Disk (Nutrient Requirements of Domestic Animals)

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Awesome!
The "Bible" on Horse Nutrition

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Awesome!.......2000-03-30

An outstanding and informative book that all horse owners should have (and read).

The "Bible" on Horse Nutrition.......2000-01-09

If you could only have one book on feeding horses, this is the one

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Equine Nutrition and Feeding has become the standard work on the subject, covering every aspect of the nutrition of breeding, growing and working horses, describing the basis upon which scientifically derived conclusions for nutrition and dietary requirements are reached. Following the last edition in 1998, the book has been extensively updated, revised and rewritten with reference to well over 400 papers that have been published since 1998 on equine science. It has been made more practical by setting out the implications of new research for feeding programmes and it includes a full account of the toxicology and metabolic and other diseases, related to diet. Their causes and control are discussed and comprehensive lists of definitions of the terms and abbreviations used are given.

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-Enables all owners to make informed choices when feeding their horse or pony

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-Written by a nutrition expert A comprehensive guide to feeding a horse or pony, this is the only complete reference book designed to simplify nutrition for the average horse owner without leaving anything out. The Horse Nutrition Bible provides clear advice on how to assess a horse's nutritional needs by considering his living conditions, age, health, and the demands placed on him by his owner.

Information on all the forages, mixes, cubes and supplements is linked to advice on the nutritional value they can add to a horse's diet. Readers will also find guidance on different climates, how to correctly store food, indispensable problem-solving advice, and what to do with diet-related illness.

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A must read for any horse owner

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The one issue on which all horse owners agree is that proper diet and nutrition are the most essential aspects of horse care. In Storey's Guide to Feeding Horses, equine nutritionist Melyni Worth addresses the many ways in which diet impacts a horse's health, temperament, and performance.

Worth covers the basics, discussing the details of the nutrients every horse needs, and how to calculate rations based on the horse's body weight. She also explains the benefits of grains and grasses, as well as the relative value of additives and herbal supplements. And, she teaches owners how to design a balanced feeding program for their horses.

Perhaps most important is the chapter on "Feeding for a Lifetime." Here, Worth outlines the proper diet a horse needs at every age and at every level of activity. She describes the healthiest formula for foals and the most nutritional diet for brood mares and performance horses. Nutrition for elderly horses receives special attention here, with valuable information on soft feed for aged horses that have trouble chewing. Worth also identifies the treats that are best for horses, and how to overcome a horse's food-related vices. Finally, Worth offers guidance on pasture maintenance and how to store feed safely.

This book also includes advice on seasonal feeding routines. For example, since fiber is essential for warmth, owners should make certain their horses receive plenty of hay in the winter. During the summer, horses should have free access to fresh water and loose salt. Worth concludes with a detailed discussion of nutritional disorders and their remedies.

Comprehensive and authoritative, yet easy to understand and packed with advice that is easy to put into action, Storey's Guide to Feeding Horses is an essential reference horse owners will turn to time and again.

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A must read for any horse owner.......2007-07-09

This book is wonderful. It explains what to feed, how to feed, where to feed and all the "why"s associated. It will make you want to know everything about what is in your horses feed and find the highest quality hay and pasture.

It is an invaluable resource for horse owners who have realized that trusting a feed company to supply complete nutrition is not always a wise decision. This book can give someone the tools to create their own feed mixture and save money while improving thier horses' health.

Perhaps if more horse owners were armed with this information, feed companies would be forced to supply costomers with better information about their products.

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