Finding The Right Integrity Feed
Classification | Life Cycle Stage | Integrity Formula |
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Maintenance | Companion, inactive/slightly active adult, retired pleasure/show, aged seniors, “weekend” pleasure | Lite Adult/Senior |
Light Work | Light pleasure, pleasure-trail, halter, long-line, horses transitioning to moderate work levels, horses in recovery, working horses during a maintenance interval | Lite Adult/Senior Timothy |
Moderate Work | Show, equitation, youth competition, hunter on-the-flat, lower level hunter over-fences, lower level endurance, some ranch working-type events, some game horses | Adult/Senior Timothy (↑ fat, add Rice Bran) |
Intense Work | Ranch work, cutting, barrel, roping, competitive show, competitive endurance, competitive hunter over fences, open jumpers, lower level polo, competitive game horses | Performance Adult/Senior with Rice Bran Timothy with Rice Bran |
Heavy Work | Racing, elite 3-day eventer, some open jumpers, elite polo | Performance (↑ fat, add Rice Bran) |
Growth – Nursing & Weanling | Nursing foals – creep feeding as early as 3 weeks of age but not later than 8 weeks of age Weanlings – up to 10 – 12 months of age | Mare & Foal |
Growth – Yearling | Integrity Growth for Yearlings up to 3 years Integrity Mare & Foal can be fed to yearlings particularly if a pellet feed form is preferred |
Growth Mare & Foal |
Growth & Training | 2 to 4 year-olds in training, conditioning, or long line | Growth |
Pregnancy, first 6 months | Pregnancy, first 6 months | Any balanced formula being fed |
Pregnancy, 7th & 8th month | Pregnant mares – 7th thru 8th month If mare is also worked, feeding levels may be higher | Growth |
Pregnancy, 9th month transition | Pregnant mares – 9th month transition from Integrity Growth to Integrity Mare & Foal |
Growth or Mare & Foal |
Pregnancy, 9th month to foaling | Pregnant Mares – 9th month to foaling | Mare & Foal |
Lactation, Early | Early Lactation – first 12 weeks after foaling | Mare & Foal |
Lactation, Late | Late Lactation – 12 weeks after foaling to weaning | Mare & Foal or Growth |
Lactation, 10 -14 days prior to weaning | Prior to weaning Integrity Growth or Integrity Mare & Foal should be gradually transition/replaced with the Integrity product relative to how the mare will be used | Lite, Adult/Senior or Timothy |