Feeding your horse using forage mineral analysis is a way to determine the correct vitamins and minerals to feed to a horse based on the grass or hay eaten. The forage analysis below is fairly … [Read more...]
Understanding Quality Protein for Horses
Do you need to understand all about quality protein for horses? Horse owners should be concerned to provide their horse with protein which contains adequate and diverse essential amino acids … [Read more...]
Valine
Valine is an essential amino acid in the diet of horses and one of the branch chain amino acids. There are three branch chain amino acids, leucine and isoleucine are the other two. Valine is … [Read more...]
Tryptophan
Tryptophan is an essential amino acid in the diet of all horses. Vital for normal sleep and mood patterns this amino acid is needed as a precursor of the neurotransmitter serotonin. Tryptophan … [Read more...]
Threonine
Threonine is an important essential amino acid for horses for the brain and is capable of producing the amino acid glycine. This amino acid inhibits fat accumulation in the liver and is an … [Read more...]
