Ration Balancers for Horses

Do you know what ration balancers are and how they can support your horse’s diet? Learn the importance of supplementing your horse’s hay or pasture diet with a ration balancer in this educational article by Lifestyle Product Specialist Leaha Lindsley.

Ration Balancers for Horses

What is a ration balancer?

• Ration balancers are highly concentrated nutrition for easy keeping horses. They include protein, vitamins and minerals to balance out what is typically missing in hay or pasture.

Why choose a ration balancer for your horse?

• Forages alone do not provide the necessary amount of nutrients that horses need, which causes deficiencies. Ration balancers are designed to have a low feeding rate to provide the proper balance of nutrients without excessive calories.

 

Ration Balancer Options

• Enrich Plus®  
  • High quality protein with essential amino acids for growth, development and muscle maintenance
  • Concentrated vitamins and minerals to address nutrient deficiencies and imbalances common in unfortified grains for a forage-only diet
  • Controlled starch and sugar formula-perfect for horses with sensitives
  • Corn and oat free formula
  • Added vitamin E
  • Concentrated formula- 1-2 pound feeding rate
• Omega Match® Ration Balancer
  • Concentrated formula to fill nutritional gaps in hay or pasture
  • Balances omega fatty acid ratio
  • Natural source of vitamin E and a full supplemental level of biotin
  • Formulated without soy, alfalfa, corn, wheat and molasses for horses with sensitivities
  • Controlled starch and sugar formula
  • High in fat, fiber, protein and amino acids
  • 2 pounds of Omega Match® is equivalent to 4 hours of grazing fresh pasture

Ration Balancer for Senior Horses

• Enrich Plus® Senior
  • NEW Enrich Plus® Senior provides all the same things as Enrich Plus® with added benefits
  • Activage- prebiotic technology for optimal immune function, mobility and metabolism
  • Added Outlast® Gastric Support technology- helps manage the pH of the horses stomach to prevent gastric ulcers
  • Easy soak technology for easy keeping senior horses who may have poor or no teeth
  • High quality protein with essential amino acids for growth, development and muscle maintenance
  • Concentrated vitamins and minerals to address nutrient deficiencies and imbalances common in unfortified grains for a forage-only diet
  • Controlled starch and sugar formula- perfect for horses with sensitives
  • Corn and oat free formula
  • Added vitamin E
  • Concentrated formula- 1-2 pound feeding rate

Have Questions?  

If you would like to learn more about ration balancers, caring for your horse or would like to schedule a consult or feeding trial, please contact Purina Lifestyle Product Specialist Leaha Lindsey at (920) 615-6607 or [email protected]. Visit The Country Store to pick up your new favorite feed today.