Weight affects not only the mare's fertility but also the stallion's sperm quality. And what many horse owners don't know is that some ingredients that are nevertheless often found in commercial feeds also affect fertility.

Inadequate nutrition of pregnant mares can lead to developmental disorders. Consider Developmental Orthopedic Disease, a collective term for a cluster of orthopedic disorders in the growing foal.

Research has shown that the bacterial diversity of foals as young as 1 month old, determines the lifetime health of the horse.

So all the reasons to support stallions, broodmares and pregnant and lactating mares with the right nutrition.