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equine nutrition advisor I

Nutrition
Modules

Module 1

The Equine Body

  • Teaching owners how to body condition score their horse

  • Conformation and its relationship to BCS

  • Genetic potential - what is possible?

  • Goal setting

  • Equine individuality and assumptions

Module 2

Digestive Anatomy & Physiology

  • Evolution of the equine gastrointestinal tract

  • Foregut anatomy & physiology

  • Hindgut anatomy & physiology

  • Digestion basics

  • The equine microbiome

  • Pre, pro & postbiotics

Module 3

Nutrients

  • Nutrient requirements and balancing

  • Energy, Water, Protein

  • Vitamins & Minerals

  • Carbohydrates, Fiber

  • Kcal math for achieving condition goals

Module 4

Forage

  • Forage evaluation & analysis reading

  • Hay feeding rates

  • Forage alternatives

Module 5

Dietary Approaches

  • Forage-based diets

  • The 3 categories of concentrates

  • Feed tags de-mystified

  • Feed ingredients - the good, bad and questionable

  • Pathways to achieving nutritional balance

  • Pre-feeding considerations

Module 6

Best Feeding Practices

  • Maintenance (not in work)

  • Performance / Exercising

  • Reproduction

  • Growth

  • Senior

  • Hard keepers

  • Easy keepers

  • Refeeding the starved horse

  • Miniature horses & ponies

  • PPID

  • Equine Metabolic Syndrome

  • Muscle Disorders

  • Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome

  • Inflammatory conditions of the hindgut

  • Colic

Module 7

Supplement Categories

  • Gastric

  • Joint

  • Electrolytes

  • Calming

  • Herbs

  • Supplement ingredient research

Module 8

Setting up a Nutrition Program

  • Working with owners

  • Practical application to fit a horse or herd’s nutritional needs

  • Working within a farm’s operation parameters

Module 9

Certificate Proficiency Tests (optional)

  • Study guides & sessions

  • Written test

  • Verbal test