Kentucky Óptimo is a pelleted balancer feed developed by Horse1 in collaboration with Kentucky Equine Research (KER) (www.ker.com), an international reference center in applied equine nutrition.
Horse1 has been a technical partner of KER since 2003, ensuring formulations that are permanently optimized for the sport horse and professional breeding operations.
Nutritional concept
Kentucky Óptimo is a highly concentrated balancer in:
It is specifically formulated to complete diets based on:
Its objective is not to provide large amounts of energy, but to ensure that the overall nutritional profile of the ration is correct and balanced.
When a horse responds well to a cereal-based diet, the logical approach is not to change what works, but to balance it properly.
Practical application
Combined with quality forage and/or a cereal mix in the appropriate proportion, Kentucky Óptimo covers the basic requirements of:
It is also a particularly useful alternative for horses with a tendency to gain weight (“easy keepers”), as it allows the volume of energy concentrate to be reduced while maintaining the vitamin-mineral balance.
Growth and reproduction
In foals, mineral imbalance is one of the main risk factors in developmental osteoarticular problems. Kentucky Óptimo provides the necessary profile to reduce this risk when used correctly alongside the energy base.
In pregnant and lactating mares, it provides the micronutrients required for:
Sport performance
In working horses, it guarantees the supply of:
This allows performance to be optimized when the energy base comes from cereals or forage.
The pellet format improves mix homogeneity, prevents ingredient selection and provides greater stability against heat.
If you wish, at Horse1 our team can review your horse’s complete diet to correctly adjust the proportion between cereals, forage and balancer according to its age, physiological status and workload.
Nutritional specifications:
| Analytical constituents | per Kg |
|---|---|
| Digestible energy (DE) | 11.00 MJ |
| Crude oil & fats | 2.00% |
| Crude protein | 17.20% |
| Crude fibre | 10.20% |
| Starch | 27.00% |
| Crude ash | 14.10% |
| Sodium | 0.61% |
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Nutritional additives:
| Vitamins | per Kg |
|---|---|
| Vitamin A | 30,800 UI |
| Vitamin D3 | 3,080 UI |
| Vitamin E | 277.20 mg |
| Trace elements | per Kg |
|---|---|
| Iodine | 1.40 mg |
| Copper | 105 mg |
| Manganese | 173.60 mg |
| Zinc | 308 mg |
| Selenium | 1.40 mg |
| Iron | 112 mg |
| Cobalt | 0.29 mg |
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Composition (in descending order by weight):
Wheat, Barley, Roasted and decorticated soybean meal extraction (produced from genetically modified soya), Partially decorticated sunflower meal, Dicalcium phosphate, Calcium carbonate, Cane molasses, Sodium chloride (salt), Soybean oil (produced from genetically modified soya).
To confirm the exact composition of the product, please contact us. The composition may show slight variations due to natural differences in the nutritional contribution of different batches of raw materials.
Feeding Directions:
Recommended amount for a 500 kg bodyweight horse: 0.5 to 1.5 Kg (depending workload) per day with 2-3 Kg of cereals and a of 1.5% bodyweight in forage
| Life stage | Quantity of Optimo (kg/day) | Quantity of cereals (kg/day) |
| Foal 3 - 6 months | 0. 3 - 0.9 | 0.3 - 0.7 |
| Foal 6 - 12 months | 1.0 - 1.2 | 0.7 - 1.0 |
| Foal 12 - 24 months | 1.0 - 1.5 | 0.8 - 3.0 |
| Pregnant mares first 8 months | 0.5 - 1.0 | 2.0 - 4.0 |
| Pregnant mares last 3 months | 1.0 - 2.0 | 3.0 - 5.0 |
| Lactating mares first trimester | 1.0 - 2.0 | 3.0 - 5.0 |
| Lactating mares second trimester | 0.5 - 1.0 | 2.0 - 4.0 |
| Stallions | 0.8 - 1.0 | 2.0 - 4.0 |
