Newton, WI, July 29, 2011 – Omega Fields® and Kristina Hiney, Ph.D., are pleased to release a series of articles discussing lipid nutrition for horses. The series discusses how fat is digested and handled in the equine, the types of fats fed to horses, and the many beneficial effects that can be realized through the addition of fat to the diet of our horses.

 

Besides being necessary for normal body function, the benefits of adding fat to the equine diet are many, including meeting the animal’s caloric needs in a more efficient and beneficial manner, enhancing a horse’s performance, lowering digestive risk associated with a diet higher in high energy cereal grains, lowering heat production of horses living in hotter climates, and producing a calming effect on horses.

 

Perhaps more than the owners of other animals, horse owners tend to want to know about what is best for the health and welfare of their animals. They learn from their veterinarians and farriers, and search for advice from experts like Dr. Hiney, desiring more in-depth knowledge of how their horses grow and develop in order to decide what’s best for them. The Lipid Nutrition Series is just the latest in a succession of articles authored by Dr. Hiney for the benefit of the horse owner.

 

Dr. Hiney is a professor of Equine Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Wisconsin—River Falls and Omega Fields’ Equine Nutrition Advisor. She has authored or co-authored seven peer-reviewed publications as well as numerous abstracts. She is also a member of the American Quarter Horse Association, the National Reining Horse Association (where she is a carded judged), and the North Central Reining Horse Association.  She trains and shows her own horses in the reining horse industry. Dr Hiney is a monthly contributor to Omega Fields’ Health-E-Letter, writing about all aspects of equine health.