The Horse Nutrition Bible : The Comprehensive Guide to the Correct Feeding of Your Horse Book

	Introduction	6
	Digestive Physiology	8
1	The Ingredients of a Horse's Diet	17
	The horse feed spectrum	18
	Water	20
	Forages	22
	Grass	22
	Hay	28
	Haylage	30
	Silage	32
	Straw	33
	Chaffs and hay replacers	34
	Forage analysis	35
	Straights	36
	Cereals	36
	Bran	38
	Sugar-beet pulp	39
	Linseed/full fat soya	40
	Compound Feeds	42
	Ingredients of compound feeds	44
	GMOs and horse feeds	45
	Supplements	46
	Oil	47
	Succulents	49
	Nutrient supplements	49
	Herbs	50
	Digestive aids	50
2	Science into Practice: Feeding Principles	53
	Making the choice	54
	The rules of good feeding	55
	Calculating the basic ration	60
	Feeding for a contented horse	62
	Feed management	64
	Types of feed	68
	Choosing a product	74
3	Problem Solver: Feeding to Requirement	77
	The horse feed year	78
	Feeding your first horse or pony	80
	Feeding the pony	82
	Feeding the excitable horse	84
	Feeding the competition horse	86
	Feeding the older horse or pony	90
	Feeding the brood mare	92
	Feeding the stallion	96
	Feeding youngstock	98
	Feeding the orphaned foal	100
	Feeding the racehorse	102
	Feeding box-resting horses	104
	Feeding to put condition on a horse	106
	Feeding to lose weight	110
4	Diet-related Ailments and Feeding Myths	113
	Poor performance	114
	Colic	116
	Laminitis	118
	Equine Rhabdomyolosis Syndrome	122
	Gastric ulcers	126
	Allergies and intolerances	128
	Ailments associated with growth	130
	Choke	132
	Liver damage and disease	134
	Stereotypical behaviours	136
	Recurrent airway obstruction	138
	Common feeding myths	140
	Sugar in a horse's diet	140
	Feeding bran	142
	Performance boosters	143
5	Nutrition Fundamentals	145
	Water	146
	Energy	148
	Carbohydrates	150
	Heating and non-heating	154
	Fats and oils	156
	Protein	158
	Minerals	162
	Antioxidants	168
	Vitamins	170
	Physiology in Perspective	172
	Exercise physiology	174
	Growth physiology	176
	Glossary	178
	Useful Addresses	181
	Conversion Table	181
	Index	182