Information to Take to the Farm:
- Horses lost weight when WellSolve W/CŪ horse feed was fed at 0.3% - 0.5% body weight with moderate quality grass hay at 1% body
weight (customer must restrict grazing using drylot, muzzle, etc).
- Horses lost 1-1.5 pounds per day on WellSolve W/CŪ horse feed with horses on exercise regimen losing the most weight (measured by body weight, body condition score and rump fat thickness).
- Horses on an exercise regimen 3 days a week of 10 minutes warm-up, 30 minutes of trot work at initiation of exercise working up to 60 minutes of trot work at end of 12 week program, and 10 minutes cool-down showed improved fitness as evidenced by increased VO2 peak.
- Lower insulin response to a glucose load and lower leptin level concentrations were
documented for horses on WellSolve W/CŪ horse feed program.
With recent survey results indicating an alarming increase of overweight and obese horses, it is important to let horse owners know Land OLakes Purina Feed has developed a proven, effective program to manage these horses that will fit almost any management situation. Once again, we are first to the market with new and innovative products to improve the health and happiness of our equine companions.
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