A clear and friendly guide to understanding what horses often miss in their food, why it matters, and how simple changes can support better health, behaviour, and performance.
What You’ll Learn:
You’ll learn simple signs like low energy, poor coat shine, weak muscles, or tummy troubles, and how these can link to missing or extra nutrients in the feed.
You’ll learn what amino acids are (the “building blocks” that help the body grow and repair), why horses can’t make all of them, and how low levels can make a horse weak or slow to build muscle.
You’ll learn that minerals like calcium, phosphorus, zinc, and copper must stay in the right balance, and what can happen when a horse gets too much or too little of one.
You’ll learn how mixing several feeds and powders can stack up the same mineral again and again, creating dangerous levels without you noticing.
You’ll learn why long hours with no hay, big meal feeds, and stabling at night can upset the stomach and even lead to colic in some horses.
