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Ration Evaluation Request

Ask the Nutrition Experts at Kentucky Equine Research. Please provide the information requested below so we may assist you with your horse's ration.

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General Nutrition Checkup*

Contact Information

Where do you currently obtain feed or supplements?

Horse Identification

Gender
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Current Weight and Condition

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How is your horse's current weight?*
What is the desired target body condition score for this horse to achieve?
What is the desired target body condition score for this horse to achieve?

Current Weight, Condition, and Special Needs

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How is your horse's current weight?*
What is the desired target body condition score for this horse to achieve?
What is the desired target body condition score for this horse to achieve?
Special Needs
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Disease Conditions
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Digestive Issue
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DOD Condition
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Laminitis Condition
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Muscle Myopathy
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This horse is currently ...

Activity

Please select the life stage or classification
that most closely describes your horse.
Broodmare
Is your horse in work?
Is your horse being exercised?
Such as in preparation for sale or showing
What discipline or activity is this horse used for?

What is the average intensity of your horse's exercise?

  • Light - Horses in light work are exercised three or four times weekly in preparation for trail riding, pleasure driving, or as light training for low-key performance events such as western pleasure, trail, and lower-level dressage, low-level showjumping, show hunters or lower-level eventing. These horses are not expected to go "fast" as part of their performance.
  • Moderate - Horses in moderate work participate in a near daily, structured training program. Reining horses, upper-level jumpers, upper-level dressage horses, mid-level eventers, polo ponies, endurance horses, and young racehorses undergoing breaking and training would fall into this category. Horses involved in rodeo events are also included in this category.
  • Heavy - This typically encompasses training levels for horses regularly engaged in disciplines such as racing (flat, over fences, harness) or high-goal polo and some upper-level eventers. These horses are exercised almost daily and their exercise regimen includes a majority of work at the canter, gallop, and fast gallop with a smaller percentage of time spent at the trot or walk. Although exercise bouts may not be long in duration, they are intense with the horse's heart rate exceeding 180 beats per minute for extended periods.
Please describe the horse's exercise schedule and typical exercise session (duration, speed, activities).
Which best describes your horse's energy and stamina level?

Current Ration

Number of hours (0-24) that the horse is stabled.
Does your horse have access to grass pasture?
Does your horse have access to a dry lot or pen for turnout?
Number of hours (0-24) that the horse is turned out.
Which best describes your horse's turnout area?
This helps us to estimate your horse's pasture intake and its nutritional contribution to the diet.
Is supplemental forage offered during turnout? If so, please describe.
Are hay, haylage, hay cubes, etc. provided during turnout?
Hay, haylage, hay cubes or pellets, chaff, etc.
Do you have a forage analysis report to upload?
laboratory analysis
Forage Analysis
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Please list the feeds, cereal grains or other straights included in the ration with the total amount (dry weight) fed per day. Include information on the frequency of meals. If the weight of a feed or grain is not known, please include information on the measure used (size and amount).
Do you have any feed tags or guaranteed analysis to upload?
Please include label info for products for which nutritional info isn't readily available online
Feed or Grain Label Info
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List any supplements given on a daily basis, the amount given and frequency.
Supplement Label(s)
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Please upload pictures of the label for any supplements given for which nutritional information is not readily available online.
Salt block?
Does the horse have free-choice acces to a salt or trace mineralized salt block?
Are you happy with the horse's weight? Does your horse eat what is offered? Any Palatability Concerns? Do you make any changes to the diet in response to the weather or season? Is there a specific change you'd like to try or area you'd like to improve? Are you interested in a simplified ration?

Current Diet

Does your horse have access to grass pasture?
How long is your horse turned out to graze?
This helps us to estimate your horse's pasture intake and its nutritional contribution to the diet.
Supplemental Forage Provided
Type of concentrate feed or grain provided
Amount of feed or grain provided per day
Are any vitamin/mineral supplements provided?

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