Endurance 14 Muesli (20kg)
Feed for endurance
Horses engaged in endurance (or long-distance-riding, Distanzreiten or Raid) should be counted among those horses that really have to "perform".
Endurance-racing is a relatively new but very fast-growing equestrian sport, especially in the Middle East and Europe. Total distances in endurance races add up to 160 km in 1 day or 200 km in 2 days.
Of course, the general health, condition, and stamina of the horse are of utmost importance. And feed and feeding is very important.
In general, endurance racing requires older and experienced horses, especially for longer distances.
It all starts with the feed for the breeding mare and foal and continues with the right feed for all horses in training and competition.
For performance horses, feed quality, energy, and protein content have a direct effect on muscle power, speed, and stamina. Energy can be derived from glycogen (reserve carbohydrate stored in muscle tissue), glucose (digestion), or fatty acids (directly from feed and fermentation of fibers).
On the cellular level, all energy needs to be presented in form of ATP or Adenosine-Tri-Phosphate, which can be produced from glycogen, glucose, or fatty-acids through one of the two metabolic processes:
- AEROBIC degradation (with oxygen; for long-lasting performance, e.g. in endurance);
- ANAEROBIC degradation (without oxygen, for "explosive" performance, e.g. in racing)
Feeding:
In general, feeding horses in (training for) endurance follows the same global guidelines, but of course, there are differences in "when to feed what and in what quantities".
While in training, a choice can be made between one or more of the following performance feeds. However, the feeding of endurance horses is sometimes difficult and different.
Our new Muesli ENDURANCE 14 is specially developed for endurance athletes.
Endurance 14 is a premium Power & Protein muesli for horses in long-distance performance
These are horses that really have to “perform”. Nutrition has a great influence on the performance of an endurance horse. The feed quality, energy source, and protein level have a direct effect on muscle power, speed, and stamina.