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Making healthy, natural and fresh stock feed since 1985
Thompson & Redwood makes affordable and nutritionally balanced stock feed for the horse and agricultural
industries. Our recipes never change and are milled daily from Western Australian grain so you know what
you’re feeding is healthy, natural and fresh.
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horse feeding challenge?
- Fizzy horse?
- Poor keeper?
- At risk of laminitis?
Let our veterinary team support you and your horse with our carefully formulated complete horse feeds.
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What's your
horse feeding challenge?
- Fizzy horse?
- Poor keeper?
- At risk of laminitis?
Let our veterinary team support you and your horse with our carefully formulated complete horse feeds.
Find the feed most suited to your horse or pony.
#tiptuesday - one of our frequently asked questions is "how do you feed a horse to build topline?" So here are 5 things you need to know about building topline and condition in your horse...
1. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱 - 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗔𝗟!
Topline building requires specific types of exercise. Think of it this way, if we sit on the couch watching TV we can't build strong biceps and a six-pack even if we eat the right food 🏋️
2. 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲 (𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆) 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵:
Horses need energy to fuel their work, but if you're looking to build condition, there needs to be enough 'left over' to allow the body to repair and build. If they need to dip into energy stores to fuel their work, they can actually break down their topline.
3. 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘁 - 𝗻𝗼 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱!
Feeding enough calories doesn't mean throwing heaps of any old feed at your horse. Think about it, a human athlete can't build healthy muscle and fitness on a diet of donuts, bread and sugar! 🍩🍞🍨 Make sure they are getting a nutritious, balanced feed with quality fibre and protein.
4. 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀
Building topline is building muscle, and muscle is made up of 70% protein so protein is key! But not all protein is created equal. Your horse’s diet needs to include superior quality sources of protein and amino acids, not just vast quantities. Why? Feeds classed as better sources of protein (like lupins) contain higher amounts of essential amino acids like lysine which are needed for muscle building.
5. 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝘀
Their diet needs to meet all of their vit & min requirements, because deficiencies or imbalances (e.g. zinc deficiency) can impact topline building.
Remember that breed, genetics and age can impact how well your horse can build topline, and how muscly their topline can get - an Arabian will have a different topline capacity to a Quarter Horse!
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