How to provide your horse with a good diet

excitability andor play a role in clinical conditions such as colic laminitis and tying up says Clare.
Protein in horse diet
This is required for the renewal of healthy cell tissue milk production and is also a source of energy.
Protein is made up of a chain or sequence of amino acids which in your school biology lessons may have been referred to as the building blocks of life explains Clare. Proteins are differentiated by the type structure and sequence of amino acids. There are 22 amino acids in total 10 of which are essential including methionine lysine and threonine in a horses diet.
Essential amino acids cant be synthesised made by the horse and must be provided in their diet continues Clare. Protein is not a primary energy source for horses and will not cause or exacerbate conditions such as laminitis tying up or excitability.
Fats and oils in horse diet
While the natural diet of a horse doesnt contain a large amount of fat it is easily broken down in the small intestine and is well utilised as an energy source.