| There is more than one aspect of horse care. From | | | | best level, a high quality of protein intake is necessary. |
| maintaining a proper living environment to building | | | | It guarantees the necessary repair of tissues and |
| proper fences, feeding and grooming, hoof care and | | | | builds stamina. Physical strength and stamina comes |
| shoeing, leg care and bandaging, vaccination- a balance | | | | mainly from muscles and muscles are in turn |
| of all these are required to give a horse a healthy and | | | | developed by proteins. For convalescing horses on the |
| long life. | | | | other hand, the diet must contain less amounts of |
| It is important to pay attention to building stamina. A | | | | carbohydrates so that the horse does not grow fat. |
| proper diet is the most important pre-requisite for this. | | | | But the protein content must be kept at a high level so |
| Horses eat food about 1.5% to 2.5% their body weight | | | | that it recovers from any injury and rejuvenates fast. |
| each day. Their food includes forage like grass or hay, | | | | Apart from the dietary requirements, regular exercise, |
| cereal grains; like oats, barley, molasses, glucose, rice. | | | | proper environment and climatic conditions also serve |
| An adequate intake of water and salts helps in the | | | | as additional pre-requisites to building stamina. A proper |
| growth process. Protein is an absolute necessary for | | | | training regime is also required to keep the horse stay |
| building stamina. Protein rich foods are a must for the | | | | fit. Trotting is a great way of building stamina. |
| horses. | | | | Depending on the level of fitness of the horse, trotting |
| Contrary to popular belief, protein helps build muscles | | | | at regular intervals can yield good results. Working on |
| and not fat. It builds the muscles, hooves, nervous | | | | various kinds of gymnastics or training exercises are |
| system, and a major part of the horse's skeleton. | | | | always part of a training routine. Without proper |
| Protein also helps enhance the growth. A deficiency of | | | | muscle strength and stamina a horse cannot perform |
| proteins in the early stages can cause irreversible | | | | at its optimum level. Depending on the physical stress |
| damages to the bones. Proteins contain amino acids. | | | | that a horse endures, the amount of dietary protein |
| Different types of proteins are rich in different types of | | | | must be varied in order to maintain body conditions. |
| amino acids. Therefore, it is important to mix various | | | | Also, there are various protein supplements and |
| types of protein sources in the diet. A few sources of | | | | injections available in the market that can be used. But |
| protein that are most commonly included in a horse's | | | | proper research about any side effects that they may |
| diet are soybean meal, sunflower seeds or sunflower | | | | have must be done. |
| meal, tick beans, linseed meal or beans, skim milk | | | | It can thus be concluded that building stamina is an |
| powder. | | | | important aspect of raising and breeding horses. It is a |
| Depending on the age of the horse and the activities it | | | | correct blend of environment, health care, proper diet |
| indulges in, its protein intake can be calculated. For | | | | and exercises that helps increase and maintains the |
| example, for a racehorse to be able to perform at its | | | | stamina and keeps the horse healthy. |