Get Sound. Stay Sound. minerals for muscle and bone development without complications. The stress of weaning during this growth period complicates matters. Therefore, proper nutrition is critical during this stressful time. Palatable, well-balanced, mineral-rich feed is required along with proper roughage and nutrients from hay and grazed fiber. Ingested roughage maintains gut motility and health, along with supplying protein and mineral balance.
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This type of diet is maintained until horses become yearlings. Since about 70 to 80 percent of musculoskeletal maturation occurs throughout the yearling stage until a young horse becomes a two-year-old, calcium and phosphorous and their balance in the diet are very important. Most muscle development during this period is genetically related, because the young horses aren’t being ridden, and forced exercise is minimal. Thus the majority of growth is mainly skeletal development and long bone growth. These are highly genetically related and nutritionally controlled. The limits placed on this key development can be driven by environmental factors with the quality of nutrition being very high on that list. Digestible, balanced protein and adequate carbohydrates from quality rations are key to reaping the benefits of the genetic potential in which an owner has invested. Avoiding the pitfalls and gimmicks of rapid-growth products can also minimize metabolic diseases and their effects on a young horse’s development. Epiphysitis and OCD lesions can occur in many developing young horses and, in large part, appear to be highly environmentally and nutritionally related. Avoiding these pitfalls can be key to a successful program.
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