Custom Forage Based Ration

Designed for owners who already have a laboratory forage analysis and want the horse’s diet built around the actual nutrient profile of the hay or forage being fed.

Rather than relying only on average hay values, this consultation uses the available forage analysis as the foundation of the ration. From there, we evaluate what the horse still needs from commercial feed, ration balancers, vitamins, minerals, and supplements.

What’s Included

• Review of the horse’s complete intake and history

• Laboratory forage-analysis interpretation

• Evaluation of current hay and forage intake

• Digestible energy and calorie assessment

• Protein and amino acid evaluation

• Vitamin and mineral review

• Calcium and phosphorus assessment

• Copper and zinc assessment

• Magnesium and other major mineral review

• Sugar and starch evaluation when provided on the forage analysis

• Fiber evaluation when provided on the forage analysis

• Commercial feed and ration-balancer review

• Supplement analysis

• Identification of deficiencies, excesses, and unnecessary overlap

• Individualized feeding recommendations

• Written Klepinger Equine nutrition plan

• One follow-up adjustment within 30 days

Appropriate For

• Owners who already have a current hay or forage analysis

• Horses on forage-focused feeding programs

• Performance horses

• Growing horses

• Senior horses

• Easy keepers

• Hard keepers

• Horses requiring closer vitamin and mineral balancing

• Barns wanting to formulate diets around a consistent forage source

The goal is to understand what the forage is already providing and then build the remainder of the ration around the horse’s actual needs rather than adding unnecessary feed or supplements.