Feeding for Longevity in Draft Horses
Like so many things in life, draft horses are a living, breathing juxtaposition: massive bodies and immense power contrasted by a signature gentleness and deep desire to please. See how the right nutrition can support these larger-than-life horses, helping point them toward long careers in a hitch or on the farm.
How to Choose the Right Nutrition for Your Draft
Digging further into the unique feeding requirement of drafts, you will find that multiplication is often required. Most feed labels are designed for a 1,100-pound horse, not for these big-boned giants. Learn how to craft the ideal diet for your drafts.
Feeding the DraftBuild the Perfect Supplement Plan
Step 1: Choose the Right Wellness Formula
The Equine Wellness & Performance Formula
Platinum Performance® Equine was created out of clinical necessity as a comprehensive omega-3 formula to transform equine health at the cellular level. Because of its comprehensive nature, the ingredients work synergistically to support every aspect of health and performance, including joints, muscles, hooves, skin and coat, digestion and more.
Equine Wellness & Performance with Digestive Care
Platinum Performance® GI provides a gastrointestinal-focused approach to total horse health. Because an estimated 70-80 percent of the immune system lives in a horse’s digestive tract, gut health is not only important for proper digestion but also has far reaching implications on immune health and comprehensive wellness. This veterinary-developed formula provides omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, vitamins and trace minerals for total body health, along with Bio-Sponge®, prebiotics, probiotics and glutamine for advanced digestive support.
Equine Wellness & Performance with Digestive + Joint Support
By combining advanced support for healthy digestion and joint function with premium wellness ingredients, Platinum Performance® DJ is an innovative one bucket solution to horse health and longevity. This veterinary developed formula combines the benefits from Platinum Performance® Equine with probiotics and yeast extracts that support intestinal integrity and immune health. Additionally, this formula introduces a novel combination of tamarind and turmeric extracts that maintains healthy levels of inflammation and provides powerful joint nourishment.
Equine Wellness & Performance with Complete Joint
Our most potent joint support formula combines a whole-horse wellness formula with comprehensive joint support. Popular with performance horses and senior horses, Platinum Performance® CJ was developed in veterinary practice and is the only supplement of its kind to provide extensive joint support with all of the benefits of Platinum Performance® Equine to support every part of the horse from digestion, skin & coat, hooves, and more.
Step 2: Choose Additional Formulas for Targeted Support
Advanced Hoof Support Formula for Horses
Platinum Hoof Support was designed to support healthy hoof strength and growth in horses by providing concentrated levels of highly bio-available Biotin, as well as trace minerals Zinc, Manganese, Copper, Cobalt, and important amino acids L-Lysine and Methionine.
Helps Maintain Normal Equine Histamine Levels
Platinum Skin & Allergy is a unique allergy formula that may support horses experiencing seasonal skin or respiratory allergies. Seasonal allergens may include grasses, molds, spores or insect bites. Signs your horse may have an allergic response include watery eyes, hives, itching or hair loss.
A Healthy Source of Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Rich in omega-3 fatty acids, Healthy Weight is supportive in many ways including skin, coat, gastric, and muscle health. For horses that need to gain weight, Healthy Weight provides calories in addition to forage. It is made from flax oil, a rich source of omega-3 fatty acids, which makes it a healthy alternative to corn oil.
The Uniqueness of Drafts
With great power and size comes certain nuances that make the care of drafts similar to lighter breeds but with marked differences. Hear leading veterinarians discuss caring for draft breeds.
A Veterinary View of Drafts
“I’ve seen a lot of undernourished drafts. They need the right calorie sources, fiber and a good hay source just as lighter horses do. We focus on recommending those components, and we’ve added Platinum Performance® Equine in as well to help meet their needs in terms of vitamins, minerals and those good fats.”
— Dr. Kris Harris
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