1. Welcome to Tribute Equine Nutrition
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...will provide the best nutrition for your horses? RESEARCH :: In the past 10 to 15 years, there has been more research in the area of equine nutrition than in the previous 50 years. By being a partner ...

2. WEG Sponsorship
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Tribute Equine Nutrition® is proud to sponsor Laurietta Oakleaf at the 2010 World Equestrian Games. Here is her story:   My name is Laurietta Oakleaf and I am 30 years old. I have GBS, CIDP,

3. Tribute Social Hour 2009
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...performing Waiting for refreshments  This young man was thrilled to pose with Trigger Making more music  Tribute's Doug Sutherland hamming it up for the camera Getting some re...

4. Vet or Nutritionist?
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...tated, many Veterinarians pursue their undergraduate degree in Animal Science. Others will go through a more structured "Pre-veterinary" curriculum outside the Department of Animal Science. ...

5. State Trail Ride
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On June 27th, Tribute Equine Nutrition participated in the Annual Ohio Horse Council State Trail Ride. Chip Jackson and Kay Tracy brought the pink "Spreader of Hope II" that is to be raffled

6. Tribute Alfa Assist Mineral & Vitamin Block
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A VITAMIN/MINERAL SUPPLEMENT FOR ALL HORSES CONSUMING FORAGE ≥ 50% ALFALFA OR CLOVER. PRODUCT CODE: 9610BLK FEEDING DIRECTIONS: Provide free-choice to horses eating forages greater than 50% legume

7. Tribute Grass Assist Mineral & Vitamin Block
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A VITAMIN/MINERAL SUPPLEMENT FOR ALL HORSES CONSUMING GRASS OR MIXED FORAGE. PRODUCT CODE: 9206BLK FEEDING DIRECTIONS: Provide free-choice to horses eating grass or mixed forages. Also provide Tribute

8. Winterizing Your Horse
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...to understand what is happening to the horse's body, then the nutritional part will make sense. THERMOREGULATION is the fancy term for how the horse maintains his optimal internal temperature desp...

9. September 2010
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...ngton, Ohio. The show and rodeo will be held at the Robert's Arena on September 25th and 26th. More details to follow as they become available. 100% of the proceeds to benefit the Stephanie S...

10. Performance Feed Matrix
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...ed. Diets too high in NSC for a particular horse can result in hyperactivity and/or tying-up. Supplying more calories from fat and highly digestible fiber sources, like beet pulp, soy hulls and dehydr...

11. Tribute Right Choice 14
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A TEXTURED HORSE FEED DESIGNED FOR HORSES ON GRASS OR MIXED HAY WITH DEMANDS SUCH AS PERFORMANCE, LACTATION, GESTATION OR GROWTH. PRODUCT CODE: T914 ♦ 6% Fat for improved performance and body co

12. Tribute Min-Plex
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A MINERAL SUPPLEMENT FOR ALL HORSES. PRODUCT CODE: 9191TMS FEATURES AND BENEFITS: DESIGNED TO SUPPLY TRACE MINERALS THAT ARE TYPICALLY LOW OR IMBALANCED IN FORAGES. SUPPLIES Bioplex® ESSENTI

13. Tribute Alfa Assist
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...T ARE TYPICALLY LOW OR IMBALANCED IN FORAGES GREATER THAN 50% LEGUME (alfalfa, clover, etc.). SUPPLIES MORE PHOSPHORUS THAN CALCIUM to help balance the high calcium:phosphorus ratio commonly seen in ...

14. Tribute Grass Assist
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A VITAMIN/MINERAL SUPPLEMENT FOR ALL HORSES CONSUMING GRASS OR MIXED FORAGE.  PRODUCT CODE: 9206GRAS FEATURES AND BENEFITS: • FORMULATED WITH Sel-Plex® AND Bioplex® . &bull

15. Metabolic Conditions
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...igs or humans!!!!!!! We often assume feeding practices for other species are acceptable for horses. The more we learn about the horse, it’s digestive tract and nutritional requirements, the more...

16. Conditioning vs. Diet
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...uring work. Faster return to normal resting state after performing work.    A horse becomes more fit due to physical and biochemical changes elicited by exercise over time.  This pape...

17. Sound Growth
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...es and skeleton) system of the horse during growth and development. DOD is multifactorial, meaning more than one factor plays a role in the development of these syndromes. These factors are: &bu...

18. Max Athletic Performance
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...rke, Ph.D., Director of Tribute Equine Nutrition at Kalmbach Feeds  FITNESS A horse becomes more fit due to physical and biochemical changes in his muscle and cardiovascular system elicite...

19. HYPP
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...for elevated levels of potassium in the blood. Hyperkalemia causes the muscles in the horse to contract more readily than normal. This makes the horse susceptible to sporadic episodes of muscle tremor...

20. Nutrition for Seniors
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...metabolic conditions such as Insulin Resistance (IR) or Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS), also discussed more fully in other articles.   In addition, Cushing’s horses often lose muscle mass ...

21. Deciphering that Feed Tag
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...If you feed less than the manufacturer's recommended amount, you are risking deficiencies in one or more nutrients.   These calculations do not address the many supplements horse people love ...

22. Assessing the Total Diet
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...aniel J. Burke, Ph.D., Director of Tribute Equine Nutrition at Kalmbach Feeds     As we learn more about the nutritional needs of our horses, it becomes increasingly apparent we must think i...

23. Low Starch Diet
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...AR level in feeds gives us % NSC. Thus, for the balance of this article, we will use "NSC" to more correctly represent what is commonly called just "STARCH".   What other fact...

24. PSSM
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...ding minimum of 3 - 4x/day  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Amounts of hay recommended above are MINIMUMS - more hay can be fed if desired. Amounts of ESSENTIAL K and COOL OMEGA 40+ are rounded to the ne...

25. Metabolic Syndrome
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...horse owners need to seriously consider feeding lower NSC feeds to nearly every type of horse. EMS is a more current name for a syndrome that had been referred to as hypothyroidism and peripheral Cush...

26. Cushing's Syndrome
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...ght with little insulin response. The fat supplements can be fed at fairly high rates (up to a pound or more, if necessary) without a significant insulin response. Do not increase the ESSENTIAL K to m...

27. Underfeeding Effects
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...l (kcal=digestible energy), whereas 2 pounds of ESSENTIAL K supplies 2,640 kcal. Horse will lose weight more quickly on ESSENTIAL K. Click here for starch chart. Starch intake with 2 pounds of Brand &...

28. DOD in Horses
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...muscles and skeleton) system of the horse during growth and development. DOD is multifactorial, meaning more than one factor plays a role in the development of these syndromes. These factors are: &bu...

29. Max Racing Performance
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....D., Director of Tribute Equine Nutrition at Kalmbach Feeds, Inc.   FITNESS: A horse becomes more fit due to physical and biochemical changes in his muscle and cardiovascular system elicite...

30. Breeding Farm Recommendations
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... most rapid growth of the fetal foal occurs during this time.  However, nutrition is important for more than just the late gestation broodmare.  It is vital for helping open mares to co...