Feeding Horses with Special Needs and Conditions
Condition |
Feeding & Management Tips |
Recommended Wellness Feed |
| Bolting Feed/Choking | Mix chopped or cubed forages with feed to slow feeding rate and encourage horse to chew. | Seminole Wellness® Textured Seminole Wellness® Equi-Safe |
| Brittle/Split Hooves | Provide feed with high quality proteins and amino acids, biotin, methionine and zinc. | Any Seminole Wellness® Feed with at least 12% Protein |
| Colic Gas/Spasmodic | Feed Low-Starch diet. Feed hay at a minimum of 2% body weight daily. | Seminole Wellness® (any) |
| Colic Gas/Impaction | Feed hay at a minimum of 2% of body weight daily. Provide minerals free-choice. Do not feed horse on ground and place a mat under feed bucket. | Seminole Wellness® (any) |
| DOD | Feed diet low in starch, high in lysine or protein, with balanced levels of Calcium: Phosphorus. | Seminole Wellness Grow Safe® Seminole Wellness Grow Right® |
| Finnicky Eater | Include yeast culture in the horse’s diet. Horse may prefer sweet feed over pellets or vice versa. |
Seminole Wellness® Herbal Feeds |
| Gastric Ulcers | Avoid grains and high-starch feeds. Feed a low-starch feed. Decrease feed intake. Feed forage and hay at a minimum of 2% of body weight daily. | Seminole Wellness® Perform Safe Seminole Wellness Safe & Lite® Seminole Wellness Compete Safe® Seminole Wellness Calm & Cool® |
| Geriatric Horse (16+) | Feed a diet high in digestible fibers. Avoid whole grains. | Seminole Wellness Senior® |
| Hyperactivity | Feed low-starch, low sugar diet. Keep volume of feed low. Supplement with oils if needed. Feed hay at a minimum of 2% of body weight daily. | Seminole Wellness Perform Safe Wellness® Seminole Safe & Lite® Seminole Wellness Calm & Cool® |
| Insulin Resistance/ Cushings | Feed diet low in starch, watch for weight changes. | Seminole Wellness® Equi-Safe Seminole Wellness Safe & Lite® |
| Laminitis (At Risk) | Feed diet low in starch. |
Seminole Wellness® (any) |
| Laminitis (Chronic) |
Feed diet extremely low in starch. | |
| Orphan Foal | Bottle feed if possible along with creep feeding. |
Seminole Wellness Grow Safe® Seminole Wellness Grow Right® |
| Overweight Horse |
Feed low-starch feed to avoid laminitis. Feed a reduced calorie diet and increase exercise. | Seminole Wellness Safe & Lite® Seminole Wellness® Equi-Safe |
| Poor Teeth/Dental Malocclusions |
Follow your equine dentists recommendations. Feed an easy-to-chew feed. | Seminole Wellness Senior Mix® |
| Poor Endurance |
Feed high-calorie, high-fat feed with digestible fibers. Feed hay at a minimum of 2% of body weight daily. Mix chopped forages with feed to encourage more chewing. | Seminole Wellness Show & Sport® Seminole Wellness Senior Mix® Seminole Wellness Perform Safe® |
| RAO, COPD, Heaves, Respiratory Allergies, EIPH (bleeders) |
Avoid dusty grains, hays and dry pelleted feeds. Feed a complete textured feed high in digestible fibers. Feed chopped or cubed hay. Soak hays. | Seminole Wellness Show & Sport® Seminole Wellness Senior Mix® Seminole Wellness Compete Safe® |
| Tying Up (PSSM, EPSM) |
Avoid grain-based, high-starch diets. Feed low-starch feeds. Higher-fat feeds are recommended for EPSM, draft horses and “hard-keepers.” | Seminole Wellness® Perform Safe Seminole Wellness Show & Sport® Seminole Wellness Senior Mix® Seminole Wellness Compete Safe® |
| Underweight Horse/Hard Keepers |
Feed diet high in digestible fibers and fats. Mix chopped forages with feed to encourage more chewing. | Seminole Wellness Show & Sport® Seminole Wellness Senior Mix® |