Feeding the Competition Horse

Question 1

What factors should be taken into account?

Answer 1

-appitite
-protien
-work level
-fat
- competition status
-supplimentation?

Question 2

Types of energy sources for the competition horse?

Answer 2

• fat (slow release, non-heating,)
  -starch and sugar (fast release, behaviour implications, glycogen can be stored)
  -oil (slow release, energy-dense, easy to digest)

Question 3

What is the protien requirement?

Answer 3

• requirement will inrease as workload increases
  -no performance advantages in feeding in excess

Question 4

The importance of feeding vitimins and minerals?

Answer 4

-electrolytes
-mineral balences
-supplementation requireddd

Question 5

Feeding endurance horses?

Answer 5

-high energy demand
-high sweat loss (elecrolytes)

Question 6

What can protien excess cause?

Answer 6

• increased heat production
  -acid-base balence distruption
• ammonia in urine

Question 7

Feeding before a race?

Answer 7

– do not feed a meal high in sugar and starch
- feed small ammounts of forage before a race
-a mash can be used before a race (small amounts of cereal such as bran)
- support for electrolyte loss

Question 8

What are the advantages of feeding fat?

Answer 8

-increase metabolisum
-increase muscle glycogen storage
- delay fatigue by slowing blood glycose decline
-delay absorbtion of carbs from git
-low heat production
-reduced plasma lactate