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Fri,24May2013

Why is Renew Gold™ 15% protein, and is this too much for my horse?

How much additional protein to add to your horse’s diet is one of the most misunderstood topics that I encounter when discussing equine nutrition with horse owners. While most horse owners base the feed concentrate that they add to their horse’s roughage source (hay) on its protein level, many don’t really understand how that affects the total nutritional profile.

Understanding the percentage of protein in a feed supplement seems to be a very confusing issue. Do I feed a 10% instead a 12%, a 12% instead of a 15%? Let’s take a look.

Where protein is concerned, the considerations should be total protein added to the diet, what proteins are actually provided, and what you are trying to achieve.  Renew Gold™ is 15% natural vegetable sourced protein. Is this too much if your horse seems to get along with a current product that is 10%, or 12%? Looking at the total amount that is contributed to the diet will give you a clearer picture of just what the true protein numbers are and what effect they will have on your horse.

One pound of Renew Gold provides 68 grams of quality, highly usable, vegetable-sourced protein. This would be a typical daily inclusion of Renew Gold in most horse’s diets.

One pound of a “Brand X”, you fill in the name, 10% protein grain-based feed concentrate provides 45 grams of protein. But, according to feed instructions typically found on their label, you will be told to feed four or five pounds, or more, of this product. If we take the lower number of four pounds, you are adding 180 grams of protein per day into your horse. Even if you only feed several pounds of a 10% feed, you are still adding almost 1/3 more total protein than you are with Renew Gold. As you can see, if you are concerned about too much total protein added in the diet, Renew Gold adds much less, even though the label guarantee per pound is higher.

If your goal in adding protein is meeting additional energy needs, we feel that there is a better way. Rather than rely on more added protein in your horses diet like most feed companies do, we designed Renew Gold to provide the type and amount of quality protein necessary in the diet to support tissue repair, healthy growth, and to help meet essential amino acid needs. Then, instead of more added protein as an energy source, Renew Gold provides additional cooler energy more efficiently by the inclusion of three sources of high quality, easily digestible natural vegetable fats. Additionally, Renew Gold’s digestive aid and light foot print in the system promotes an overall improvement of digestive efficiency.

Not relying on additional protein for energy support allows you to take high amounts of added feed out of the diet. Doing this has additional benefits. Less grain means lower total NSC numbers which, in turn, can lower colic risk, and moderate temperament. At the same time, Renew Gold supports a digestive system that can then function closer to how nature intended. Our goal in the end is better use of the roughage that your horse eats, improved efficiency and a consistent predictable energy level from one day to the next. All of this gives you a greater ability to adjust that energy level to your needs.

When you think about it, doesn’t this make more sense?

If you have questions contact us today.

 

 

 

The Phoenix Company

Is Renew Gold™ a Feed or a Supplement?

We are commonly asked if Renew Gold is a feed or a supplement. Interesting question, so let’s look at what the difference is when talking about equine nutrition.

What’s a feed?

An equine feed is most often sold in large bags with recommended feeding rates of five pounds per day or more, sometimes much more. The most common source of energy in feeds is a blend of grain and grain by products. The protein source in most feeds is also usually grain based, but, in low quality feeds may be from other sources.

Many feeds are formulated to meet their printed label guarantees at the lowest cost by reformulating every week with different components. This is called “least cost formulating”. While the protein, fat and fiber levels may be the same from bag to bag, the actual product inside may not be. In general, the easiest way to spot a “least cost formulated” feed is to look for a tag on the bag that lists the nutritional information rather than having that information printed directly on the bag. If the manufacturer is constantly changing the formulation as ingredient pricing varies, it is easier to change the ingredient list on a tag than on a pre-printed bag.

When a feed product is made to the same formulation every time, no matter how the ingredient costs vary, it is called “Fixed Formulating”. Usually, a fixed formulated product will have the ingredients printed directly on the bag. The exception to this might be bulk packaging for large users, but in general, fully printed retail store packaging means “Fixed Formulation” and the consistency that goes with getting exactly the same product every time you buy.

What’s a supplement?

When we think about supplements for horses, we usually imagine a small bucket with a little scoop inside. The recommendations for use commonly tell us to feed one or two of these little scoops per day. The goal here is to supplement deficient, or totally missing, pieces of the nutrition puzzle. This can be of value in some situations, but many supplements are not what they seem

As a person who has formulated many equine supplements over the last twenty years, I can speak with some authority on the subject. Not all equine supplements are created equal. The equine supplement market is a very competitive place, and quite price sensitive. There are a number of different ways to compete in this market. Let’s take a look at some of those ways.

The first is to use low quality components and provide an inexpensive product. For the horse owner, this is usually money wasted, no matter how inexpensive the product may seem. If the ingredient quality is low, it is seldom utilized by the horse in the manner promised on the label.

The second is to lie about what you put in the product. This is more common than you might think, and very hard for the consumer to detect, other than lack of result from the product. With the financial problems we have in most states, product testing by state regulatory agencies is not as common as it used to be. Many low quality manufactures know this and take advantage of the situation by making products that simply do not contain what the label states.

The third is to use high quality ingredients and charge more for the finished product. If the product is well formulated, and the feeding rate is proper, the results can justify the added expense in some cases.  The best equine supplements follow this course, and, while usually expensive, can work for the horse and its owner unless you fall into the next scenario listed below.

The fourth might be the most confusing. That is to use quality ingredients and have accurate ingredient guarantees, but lower the recommended feed rate to hit a lower price per day. I see this often with higher priced supplements. They may work well if you use a higher feed rate, but the maker is afraid that you will not buy the product if you really knew how much you needed to feed, and how much that would cost, for your horse to get the response from the product that the maker promises.

This is where Renew Gold is different.

Renew Gold creates its own category between feeds and  supplements. It could best be called a bio-supplement. While we commonly refer to the value of Renew Gold in replacing high starch grain based feeds in the ration, we also see significant benefits in its ability to reduce or eliminate the need for many supplements in the ration. Unless there are specific underlying health problems in a horse there should be little need for added supplementation in a proper diet being digested by a healthy and efficient digestive system.  If you are adding a digestive aid, hoof conditioner, coat conditioning product, or vitamin supplement, Renew Gold, with its ability to maximize digestive efficiency can greatly simplify your program.

While we see benefits from Renew Gold with very small inclusions in the diet, this product is feed at significantly higher feed rates than commonly used in “equine supplements”. The result of this is that you actually feed enough to make the desired changes that you seek, while commonly lowering total daily costs.

It is interesting that, as a group, horse owners who use large amounts of grain based feed also use large amounts of supplements to try to address the problems generated by those large feed inclusions. Renew Gold is a better answer. Removing the high starch, grain based roadblocks and maximizing digestive efficiency in your horse can provide much of the health support that you try to address with a long, expensive list of additives. In addition, simplifying your feeding program saves money, and makes consistent day to day nutrition more assured. Something we all can enjoy.

If you have questions contact us today.

 

 

 

The Phoenix Company

How do I incorporate Renew Gold into my feedig program?

We receive calls daily from customers asking how best to incorporate Renew Gold into their feeding program. To get the most out of Renew Gold, and the rest of your horses’ diet, you need to consider the entire feeding program, and what you are trying to accomplish.

Basic diet:

Most horse owners do not have the luxury of permanent year-round pasture with a mixed roughage source for their horses to graze at their own pace. Instead, most horses live a somewhat confined life with food available in large quantities once or twice per day. An average performance horse diet commonly starts with several flakes of hay of some sort in the morning and evening.  Most horse owners feel that additional energy, beyond that provided by the hay will be needed. Therefore, some sort of grain based concentrate gets added to each feeding. Most feed manufacturers recommend between four and ten pounds of their grain concentrate. If the concentrate is palatable most horses will eat that first. This creates a most unnatural situation that greatly lowers efficiency of the entire digestive system.  In many cases horse owners feel that they now need additional support for horses that for some reason are not thriving. This is where the supplements start. Hoof conditioners, pro-biotics, ulcer treatments, coat conditioners, herbs, magic powders and enough bags, tubs and bottles in the tack room to fill every available corner and shelf. If one does not seem to work try, another one.

The Renew Gold point of view

Let’s take a look at this from the Renew Gold point of view.  The diet described above is inefficient because it simply does not fit in the horse’s digestive system in the way that horses evolved to convert their food into usable energy.  Take a step back, take a deep breath, and start over.

Some things can’t easily be changed. Most horses will continue to live in a relatively confined area and be fed once or twice per day. By limiting the concentrate portion of the ration with one pound of Renew Gold in place of four pounds of higher starch, grain based concentrate, a significant roadblock to efficiency of the system is eliminated. The benefits from such a change start at the stomach and continue to the small intestine and through to the hind gut. The result is that a smaller amount of concentrate can contribute more to the energy needs, and a fully functioning hind gut becomes more efficient in utilizing the major source of fed nutrition, the hay.  In some cases, less really is more. This is one of those cases. In almost every situation, changing to a Renew Gold diet is less expensive at the end of the month, and results in a bloom in condition and usable energy that can be seen with the use of one bag.

How much do I feed?

When planning a diet around Renew Gold, I like to use the one half pound per job rule. Living is a job.  Growing is a job.  Training/competing is a job. Pregnancy is job. High stress is a job. Using this as a rule, results in the following feed rates.

Adult horses in low use ½ pound (living job)

Adult horses in training /competition 1 pound (living job, training job)

Growing horses in training / competition 1 ½ pound (living job, growing job, training job)

Brood mare 1 pound (living job, Pregnancy job)

Senior horse little or no use ½ pound (living job)

As you can see, once you identify the jobs that the horse is doing, figuring how to use Renew Gold in the diet is easy.

Is there ever a place for additional concentrates?

The potential problems in the digestive system that may result from high concentrate feeding does not mean that there is never a use for those types of concentrates at all. Once the entire system is running at its peak potential some horses may in fact benefit from a limited addition of grain based feed. This varies from horse to horse and also with hay quality. The difference, when combined at very low rates of one to two pounds with Renew Gold at recommended rates, is that the grain based concentrate is now efficiently digested higher in the digestive system rather than causing the disruption in the hind gut that can come from feeding it at higher rates. Additionally, the effect of that added feed is very predictable as far as energy production and behavior. This is because there is a direct effect from its use, not a rollercoaster of reactions that can come from overloading the system with starch that can’t possibly be used in a consistent beneficial way. Remember, undigested grain in manure has only been rented, not bought, and is a great indicator of how potentially disrupted the digestive system may be.

The answer is easier than it seems.

In the end, supporting healthy utilization of the entire diet you feed is easier than it seems.  Feed the best quality hay that you have access to, and then follow these simple steps.

(1) Assess how many jobs your horse has.

(2) Assign ½ pound of Renew Gold per Job

(3) Reduce or eliminate up to four pounds of grain based feed concentrate per pound of Renew Gold.

(4) If you have very poor hay and you still feel the need to feed some additional grain based concentrates, do not feed over 1 ½ pounds of it at any given feeding.

(5) Reduce or eliminate additional supplements for hoof condition, coat condition, and pro-biotics.

So, this is how it is done. It really can be that simple, cost effective and rewarding. Renew Gold carries a money back guarantee of satisfaction.

If you have questions contact us today.

 

 

 

The Phoenix Company

 

 

Feeding Renew Gold

We receive calls daily from customers asking how best to incorporate Renew Gold into their feeding program. To get the most out of Renew Gold, and the rest of your horses’ diet, you need to consider the entire feeding program, and what you are trying to accomplish.

Basic diet:

Most horse owners do not have the luxury of permanent year-round pasture with a mixed roughage source for their horses to graze at their own pace. Instead, most horses live a somewhat confined life with food available in large quantities once or twice per day. An average performance horse diet commonly starts with several flakes of hay of some sort in the morning and evening.  Most horse owners feel that additional energy, beyond that provided by the hay will be needed. Therefore, some sort of grain based concentrate gets added to each feeding. Most feed manufacturers recommend between four and ten pounds of their grain concentrate. If the concentrate is palatable most horses will eat that first. This creates a most unnatural situation that greatly lowers efficiency of the entire digestive system.  In many cases horse owners feel that they now need additional support for horses that for some reason are not thriving. This is where the supplements start. Hoof conditioners, pro-biotics, ulcer treatments, coat conditioners, herbs, magic powders and enough bags, tubs and bottles in the tack room to fill every available corner and shelf. If one does not seem to work try, another one.

The Renew Gold point of view

Let’s take a look at this from the Renew Gold point of view.  The diet described above is inefficient because it simply does not fit in the horse’s digestive system in the way that horses evolved to convert their food into usable energy.  Take a step back, take a deep breath, and start over.

Some things can’t easily be changed. Most horses will continue to live in a relatively confined area and be fed once or twice per day. By limiting the concentrate portion of the ration with one pound of Renew Gold in place of four pounds of higher starch, grain based concentrate, a significant roadblock to efficiency of the system is eliminated. The benefits from such a change start at the stomach and continue to the small intestine and through to the hind gut. The result is that a smaller amount of concentrate can contribute more to the energy needs, and a fully functioning hind gut becomes more efficient in utilizing the major source of fed nutrition, the hay.  In some cases, less really is more. This is one of those cases. In almost every situation, changing to a Renew Gold diet is less expensive at the end of the month, and results in a bloom in condition and usable energy that can be seen with the use of one bag.

How much do I feed?

When planning a diet around Renew Gold, I like to use the one half pound per job rule. Living is a job.  Growing is a job.  Training/competing is a job. Pregnancy is job. High stress is a job. Using this as a rule, results in the following feed rates.

Adult horses in low use ½ pound (living job)

Adult horses in training /competition 1 pound (living job, training job)

Growing horses in training / competition 1 ½ pound (living job, growing job, training job)

Brood mare 1 pound (living job, Pregnancy job)

Senior horse little or no use ½ pound (living job)

As you can see, once you identify the jobs that the horse is doing, figuring how to use Renew Gold in the diet is easy.

Is there ever a place for additional concentrates?

The potential problems in the digestive system that may result from high concentrate feeding does not mean that there is never a use for those types of concentrates at all. Once the entire system is running at its peak potential some horses may in fact benefit from a limited addition of grain based feed. This varies from horse to horse and also with hay quality. The difference, when combined at very low rates of one to two pounds with Renew Gold at recommended rates, is that the grain based concentrate is now efficiently digested higher in the digestive system rather than causing the disruption in the hind gut that can come from feeding it at higher rates. Additionally, the effect of that added feed is very predictable as far as energy production and behavior. This is because there is a direct effect from its use, not a rollercoaster of reactions that can come from overloading the system with starch that can’t possibly be used in a consistent beneficial way. Remember, undigested grain in manure has only been rented, not bought, and is a great indicator of how potentially disrupted the digestive system may be.

The answer is easier than it seems.

In the end, supporting healthy utilization of the entire diet you feed is easier than it seems.  Feed the best quality hay that you have access to, and then follow these simple steps.

(1) Assess how many jobs your horse has.

(2) Assign ½ pound of Renew Gold per Job

(3) Reduce or eliminate up to four pounds of grain based feed concentrate per pound of Renew Gold.

(4) If you have very poor hay and you still feel the need to feed some additional grain based concentrates, do not feed over 1 ½ pounds of it at any given feeding.

(5) Reduce or eliminate additional supplements for hoof condition, coat condition, and pro-biotics.

So, this is how it is done. It really can be that simple, cost effective and rewarding. Renew Gold carries a money back guarantee of satisfaction.

If you have questions contact us today.

 

 

 

The Phoenix Company

 

 

I have a HYPP positive Quarter Horse. What is the Potassium level of Renew Gold?

The potassium level of Renew Gold is 1.5%.  Current research shows that HYPP positive horses benefit if a potassium level of 1% of the total diet can be maintained. That number limits many feeding options for effected horses. All grain based feed products will contribute some potassium to your horses diet. The difference is that Renew Gold is fed at a low rate compared to other feeds so the total potassium contribution to the diet is only 7.1 grams per day. Remember, the issue is total dietary potassium, not just what is contributed by one ingredient in that total diet. In many cases, eliminating large volumes of other feed products with a smaller inclusion of Renew Gold can help lower the total potassium fed in the total diet. All HYPP horses require a close look at the entire diet. Before adding Renew Gold, or any product that contains potassium to the diet of a HYPP horse a review of the entire program is recommended.

If you have questions contact us today.

 

 

The Phoenix Company

 

When I get to the bottom of a bag of Renew Gold I notice that there is some fine material, and some broken pellets. Why?

When some of the pellets break up in the bag the resulting material at the bottom of the bag is call “fines”.  Making a hard pellet that has minimal fines is not difficult if you add enough binding material. For visual appearance, this is typically what feed manufacturers do.  We took a different approach with Renew Gold™. In an effort to provide a pellet that was more efficient when fed, we intentionally made our pellets softer than other feeds. We feel a soft pellet has a better mouth feel for the horse, is more difficult for the horse to bolt down, can’t lodge in a horse’s throat, and breaks down faster in the horse’s digestive system. When we make a pellet this soft there will be some fine material in the bottom of the bag. That is Renew Gold too. Feed it just as you would the pellets. It is there for a reason.

If you have questions contact us today.

 

 

 

The Phoenix Company

 

Why is it that I can take so much grain out of my horse’s diet and get a better result with only one pound of Renew Gold™?

Renew Gold is formulated to support each part of your horse’s digestive system. While providing serious energy dense nutrition on its own, it also enables your horse to use its roughage source more completely.  In diets that use large inclusions of feed, roughage digestion can be challenged. This can waste much of the nutrition that your horse should be getting from its fed hay. By giving your horse a better environment for digesting its roughage that nutrition can now be used. The result of this is more total digestible energy.

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Protein and the Total Nutritional Profile

How much additional protein to add to your horse’s diet is one of the most misunderstood topics that I encounter when discussing equine nutrition with horse owners. While most horse owners base the feed concentrate that they add to their horse’s roughage source (hay) on its protein level, many don’t really understand how that affects the total nutritional profile.

Understanding the percentage of protein in a feed supplement seems to be a very confusing issue. Do I feed a 10% instead a 12%, a 12% instead of a 15%? Let’s take a look.

Where protein is concerned, the considerations should be total protein added to the diet, what proteins are actually provided, and what you are trying to achieve.  Renew Gold™ is 15% natural vegetable sourced protein. Is this too much if your horse seems to get along with a current product that is 10%, or 12%? Looking at the total amount that is contributed to the diet will give you a clearer picture of just what the true protein numbers are and what effect they will have on your horse.

One pound of Renew Gold provides 68 grams of quality, highly usable, vegetable-sourced protein. This would be a typical daily inclusion of Renew Gold in most horse’s diets.

One pound of a “Brand X”, you fill in the name, 10% protein grain-based feed concentrate provides 45 grams of protein. But, according to feed instructions typically found on their label, you will be told to feed four or five pounds, or more, of this product. If we take the lower number of four pounds, you are adding 180 grams of protein per day into your horse. Even if you only feed several pounds of a 10% feed, you are still adding almost 1/3 more total protein than you are with Renew Gold. As you can see, if you are concerned about too much total protein added in the diet, Renew Gold adds much less, even though the label guarantee per pound is higher.

If your goal in adding protein is meeting additional energy needs, we feel that there is a better way. Rather than rely on more added protein in your horses diet like most feed companies do, we designed Renew Gold to provide the type and amount of quality protein necessary in the diet to support tissue repair, healthy growth, and to help meet essential amino acid needs. Then, instead of more added protein as an energy source, Renew Gold provides additional cooler energy more efficiently by the inclusion of three sources of high quality, easily digestible natural vegetable fats. Additionally, Renew Gold’s digestive aid and light foot print in the system promotes an overall improvement of digestive efficiency.

Not relying on additional protein for energy support allows you to take high amounts of added feed out of the diet. Doing this has additional benefits. Less grain means lower total NSC numbers which, in turn, can lower colic risk, and moderate temperament. At the same time, Renew Gold supports a digestive system that can then function closer to how nature intended. Our goal in the end is better use of the roughage that your horse eats, improved efficiency and a consistent predictable energy level from one day to the next. All of this gives you a greater ability to adjust that energy level to your needs.

When you think about it, doesn’t this make more sense?

If you have questions contact us today.

 

 

 

The Phoenix Company

Sticker Shock????

$30.00+  for a thirty pound bag???

Wow, can I afford Renew Gold™?

Seems like a lot, so let’s clear up a few misconceptions regarding just what it costs to feed Renew Gold, and how the price affects your feeding program.

Renew Gold is a very energy dense, low starch, ration balancing product that commonly replaces, or greatly reduces, a number of other commonly used feeds and supplements in your feeding program.
Let’s suppose that you are feeding one of the popular “premium” grain based horse feeds on the market. Let’s say Brand X, (you fill in the name) costs $12.00 for a fifty pound bag. The label tells you to feed four to six pounds per day based on the weight of your horse, and level of use. Many feeds recommend much more, but let’s give them the benefit of the doubt and split the difference by feeding five pounds per day split into two feedings.

Your cost on this will be, at a minimum, $1.20 or more per day. This is certainly a very average scenario for many horse owners. In addition, you might add some flax, Rice Bran, or beat pulp to the program, let’s throw in some direct fed microbials, to try to get your horse to digest all this in a digestive system that was really not designed by nature to handle that much concentrate and you can easily have $3.00 to $5.00 or more per day into the feeding program without considering what you are paying for hay.

What do you get for this? We feel that you get a system that is overburdened with concentrate and starch, a hit and miss level of efficiency in digesting your hay, and a lot of the nutrition that you paid for on the ground behind your horse. Take a hose to the manure and see how much undigested feed is in there.
Now let’s look at Renew Gold. Feeding one pound per day costs 93 cents. This provides concentrated energy in a package that fits in the horses digestive system while providing real support to hind gut efficiency to better utilize your hay. No additional, or greatly reduced, feeds, No additional Flax, no additional Rice Bran, no additional beat pulp, no additional pro-biotics. The result? No starch overload to disrupt hind gut function, no grain high, cooler usable energy, and a higher level of natural efficiency throughout the entire digestive system. Guaranteed. This is sound science and sound nutrition from horse people for horse people.

If your goal is a comprehensive feeding program that makes usable energy without stressing your horse’s digestive system, you will get more for your feed dollar with Renew Gold.

If you have questions contact us today.

 

 

 

The Phoenix Company

The Thing About Supplements

We are commonly asked if Renew Gold is a feed or a supplement. Interesting question, so let’s look at what the difference is when talking about equine nutrition.

What’s a feed?

An equine feed is most often sold in large bags with recommended feeding rates of five pounds per day or more, sometimes much more. The most common source of energy in feeds is a blend of grain and grain by products. The protein source in most feeds is also usually grain based, but, in low quality feeds may be from other sources.

Many feeds are formulated to meet their printed label guarantees at the lowest cost by reformulating every week with different components. This is called “least cost formulating”. While the protein, fat and fiber levels may be the same from bag to bag, the actual product inside may not be. In general, the easiest way to spot a “least cost formulated” feed is to look for a tag on the bag that lists the nutritional information rather than having that information printed directly on the bag. If the manufacturer is constantly changing the formulation as ingredient pricing varies, it is easier to change the ingredient list on a tag than on a pre-printed bag.

When a feed product is made to the same formulation every time, no matter how the ingredient costs vary, it is called “Fixed Formulating”. Usually, a fixed formulated product will have the ingredients printed directly on the bag. The exception to this might be bulk packaging for large users, but in general, fully printed retail store packaging means “Fixed Formulation” and the consistency that goes with getting exactly the same product every time you buy.

What’s a supplement?

When we think about supplements for horses, we usually imagine a small bucket with a little scoop inside. The recommendations for use commonly tell us to feed one or two of these little scoops per day. The goal here is to supplement deficient, or totally missing, pieces of the nutrition puzzle. This can be of value in some situations, but many supplements are not what they seem

As a person who has formulated many equine supplements over the last twenty years, I can speak with some authority on the subject. Not all equine supplements are created equal. The equine supplement market is a very competitive place, and quite price sensitive. There are a number of different ways to compete in this market. Let’s take a look at some of those ways.

The first is to use low quality components and provide an inexpensive product. For the horse owner, this is usually money wasted, no matter how inexpensive the product may seem. If the ingredient quality is low, it is seldom utilized by the horse in the manner promised on the label.

The second is to lie about what you put in the product. This is more common than you might think, and very hard for the consumer to detect, other than lack of result from the product. With the financial problems we have in most states, product testing by state regulatory agencies is not as common as it used to be. Many low quality manufactures know this and take advantage of the situation by making products that simply do not contain what the label states.

The third is to use high quality ingredients and charge more for the finished product. If the product is well formulated, and the feeding rate is proper, the results can justify the added expense in some cases.  The best equine supplements follow this course, and, while usually expensive, can work for the horse and its owner unless you fall into the next scenario listed below.

The fourth might be the most confusing. That is to use quality ingredients and have accurate ingredient guarantees, but lower the recommended feed rate to hit a lower price per day. I see this often with higher priced supplements. They may work well if you use a higher feed rate, but the maker is afraid that you will not buy the product if you really knew how much you needed to feed, and how much that would cost, for your horse to get the response from the product that the maker promises.

This is where Renew Gold is different.

Renew Gold creates its own category between feeds and  supplements. It could best be called a bio-supplement. While we commonly refer to the value of Renew Gold in replacing high starch grain based feeds in the ration, we also see significant benefits in its ability to reduce or eliminate the need for many supplements in the ration. Unless there are specific underlying health problems in a horse there should be little need for added supplementation in a proper diet being digested by a healthy and efficient digestive system.  If you are adding a digestive aid, hoof conditioner, coat conditioning product, or vitamin supplement, Renew Gold, with its ability to maximize digestive efficiency can greatly simplify your program.

While we see benefits from Renew Gold with very small inclusions in the diet, this product is feed at significantly higher feed rates than commonly used in “equine supplements”. The result of this is that you actually feed enough to make the desired changes that you seek, while commonly lowering total daily costs.

It is interesting that, as a group, horse owners who use large amounts of grain based feed also use large amounts of supplements to try to address the problems generated by those large feed inclusions. Renew Gold is a better answer. Removing the high starch, grain based roadblocks and maximizing digestive efficiency in your horse can provide much of the health support that you try to address with a long, expensive list of additives. In addition, simplifying your feeding program saves money, and makes consistent day to day nutrition more assured. Something we all can enjoy.

If you have questions contact us today.

 

 

 

The Phoenix Company

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