Australian College of Animal Tactile Therapy

Naturally Balanced Horse Feeding

What can we help you with?
- Equine Health Assessment
- Horse Nutritional Analysis - where to gain this
- Horse Pasture Assessment - what to look for
- Equine Diet Formulation - guide you in proportions

What to consider in your horse's feed:
- Age,
- Breed,
- Activity,
- Pasture Availability,
- Equine Health issues and
- Any special needs your horse may have
- What are optimal feeds to choose for your horse?
- What horse feeds are available in your area

Do we recommend specific horse feeds?
- Generally we recommend formulating your diet using the horse feeds you currently use
- Using single natural type feeds provides you greater control and avoid and reduces input of nonnutritional compounds
- Horse diets with a basis of roughage, to maintain digestive health

What should you look for in selecting an Equine Nutritional Consultation?
- An independant equine nutritional advisor - hence no brands nor any of our products are pushed
- Full assessment of your horse's current diet using professional computer based software
- Printed report on current diet including full nutritional break down
- Printed report on suggestions to rebalance the diet.
- Discussion and full explanation of the new formulation and guidance on timing of introduction - Follow up on tolerance of the diet within a few weeks with further followups at a later date

Why do we suggest natural horse feeds rather than commercial mixes?
- It gives us, and you, greater control over the feed your horse consumes
- Allows a more thorough assessment of content
- As many commercial feeds do not provide full nutritional content information, assessment is difficult, if not impossible
- We believe natural nutritional management is the key to ongoing health
- We find it is more economical to feed this way
- Allows more effective diet alteration at times of pasture change or deviations in activity, biological status
   or health.
- It removes the inclusion of feeds that contain synthetic vitamins and minerals. Some methods of commercial feed mixture production practices destroy vital nutrients.  
- No need to coat feeds in molassess to make it attractive to your horse

Take control of your horse's diet and ensure you know what substances your horse is ingesting.

Most of all enjoy providing your horse a balanced diet and watch your horse glowing with health.