It’s Kentucky Derby time and the beginning of Triple Crown season, a five-week stretch when horse-related searches online surge and the general public’s interest in horses peaks. In honor of the horses, we took this episode as an opportunity to talk about feeding Thoroughbreds as they transition from life on the track to their second careers and beyond.
You’ll learn about:
- How racehorses are fed and how that might differ from other horses.
- Why horses newly off the track still need a lot more calories than you might imagine.
- Why people in general consider Thoroughbreds “hard keepers” when it comes to feeding them.
- Getting off-track Thoroughbreds (OTTB) to eat forage-first diets.
- And the role gut health plays in the OTTB diet.