Metabolic & Special Needs Nutrition

$250.00

Metabolic & Special-Needs Nutrition

$250

Designed for horses with veterinarian-diagnosed metabolic conditions or other nutritional needs that require more careful ration management.

This consultation evaluates the complete feeding program with particular attention to calorie intake, sugar and starch, forage selection, body condition, vitamin and mineral balance, and any medical considerations that affect feeding.

What’s Included

  • Complete intake and health-history review

  • Current forage and feed evaluation

  • Sugar and starch assessment

  • Calorie and energy evaluation

  • Body condition and weight-goal assessment

  • Protein and amino acid review

  • Vitamin and mineral evaluation

  • Key nutrient-ratio review

  • Supplement analysis

  • Forage-selection considerations

  • Feeding-frequency recommendations

  • Identification of deficiencies, excesses, and unnecessary overlap

  • Review of relevant veterinary information provided by the owner

  • Individualized feeding recommendations

  • Written Klepinger Equine nutrition plan

  • Two follow-up adjustments within 60 days

Appropriate For

  • Horses with insulin dysregulation

  • Horses with Equine Metabolic Syndrome

  • Horses with a history of or increased risk for laminitis

  • Horses with PSSM

  • Overweight or easy-keeping horses

  • Horses requiring controlled calorie intake

  • Horses requiring lower sugar and starch intake

  • Horses with digestive or feeding sensitivities

  • Horses with other veterinarian-diagnosed conditions that affect nutrition

The goal is to create a practical nutrition program that supports the horse’s individual needs while working alongside appropriate veterinary care.

Important

Nutrition consultation does not replace veterinary diagnosis or treatment. Horses with suspected or active medical conditions should be evaluated and managed by a veterinarian. Nutritional recommendations may be adjusted based on veterinary findings, laboratory results, medications, or other relevant medical information provided by the owner.

Metabolic & Special-Needs Nutrition

$250

Designed for horses with veterinarian-diagnosed metabolic conditions or other nutritional needs that require more careful ration management.

This consultation evaluates the complete feeding program with particular attention to calorie intake, sugar and starch, forage selection, body condition, vitamin and mineral balance, and any medical considerations that affect feeding.

What’s Included

  • Complete intake and health-history review

  • Current forage and feed evaluation

  • Sugar and starch assessment

  • Calorie and energy evaluation

  • Body condition and weight-goal assessment

  • Protein and amino acid review

  • Vitamin and mineral evaluation

  • Key nutrient-ratio review

  • Supplement analysis

  • Forage-selection considerations

  • Feeding-frequency recommendations

  • Identification of deficiencies, excesses, and unnecessary overlap

  • Review of relevant veterinary information provided by the owner

  • Individualized feeding recommendations

  • Written Klepinger Equine nutrition plan

  • Two follow-up adjustments within 60 days

Appropriate For

  • Horses with insulin dysregulation

  • Horses with Equine Metabolic Syndrome

  • Horses with a history of or increased risk for laminitis

  • Horses with PSSM

  • Overweight or easy-keeping horses

  • Horses requiring controlled calorie intake

  • Horses requiring lower sugar and starch intake

  • Horses with digestive or feeding sensitivities

  • Horses with other veterinarian-diagnosed conditions that affect nutrition

The goal is to create a practical nutrition program that supports the horse’s individual needs while working alongside appropriate veterinary care.

Important

Nutrition consultation does not replace veterinary diagnosis or treatment. Horses with suspected or active medical conditions should be evaluated and managed by a veterinarian. Nutritional recommendations may be adjusted based on veterinary findings, laboratory results, medications, or other relevant medical information provided by the owner.