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| |  | Helpful Tools | Home » » Beyond the Hay Days. A Refreshingly Simple Guide to Effective Horse Nutrition. | | | | | | | Description: | | 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. CONTENTS
Foreword by Cherry Hill
Prologue
Author's Note
Chapter 1 The Art of Nutrition
Chapter 2 Feeding as a Function of Design
PART I - Nutrients that Supply Energy and the Horse's Needs
Chapter 3 Energy: Fuel for the Equine Engine
Chapter 4 Nutrients that Supply Energy
Chapter 5 Putting Things into Perspective
Chapter 6 The Fundamentals: Energy & Protein Requirements
- Maintenance Horses
- Older Horses
- Performance Horses
- Stallions
- Broodmares
- Nursing Foals
- Weanlings, Yearlings & Beyond
Part II: Nutrients that Don't Supply Energy
Chapter 7 Enzymes: Catalysts of Life
Chapter 8 Minerals: Elemental Necessities
- Macrominerals
- Trace Minerals
Chapter 9 Vitamins: The Missing Puzzle Pieces
- Fat Soluble Vitamins
- Water Soluble Vitamins
Part III: The Extras and The Basics
Chapter 10 Exotic Nutrients
- MSM
- DMG
- Chondroitin Sulfates & Glucosamine
- Bromelain
Chapter 11 Closing Considerations: The Basics
- Teeth & Parasites
- Wood, Sand and Sundries
- Feeding Tips
- Forages
- Grains, Fats and Extra Protein
- Basics of a Successful Feeding Program
Acknowledgments
Appendix A: Guide to Supplemental Feeding
Appendix B: Helpful Formulas & Conversion Factors
| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Rex A. Ewing | | Paperback:
| 128 pages | | Publisher:
| PixyJack Press, LLC | | Publication Date:
| October 01, 1997 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0965809803 | | Package Length:
| 8.3 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.4 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 6 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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65 of 65 found the following review helpful:
A proper feeding reference for all horse ownersJan 14, 1999
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.
36 of 36 found the following review helpful:
 Thank heavens--no hocus pocus!Dec 29, 1999
By Lynn Cronin
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.
14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
Makes horse nutrition simple.May 19, 2004
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.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
The book to buy for horse nutrition!Nov 22, 2007
By Dana Lim
"barn shoveler"
I've been involved with horses since 1970. A lot of books have come and gone that claim to teach you everything you need to know about feeding your horse correctly, but getting through them is a challenge. This book is clear, easy reading. It covers feeds normally fed to horses in the US, and it gives good practical advice. Hay Days will not collect dust on your bookshelf - you'll be referring to it often.
Great for Your HorseAug 04, 2008
By W. E. Baehr
"whipperin1"
Learn how to feed your horse properly and avoid health problems because of mindless feeding practices.
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