Reviews

"If this is the only book you ever buy on equine nutrition, you won't go wrong."
The Gaited Horse

"Ewing doesn’t strike me as a man who’s in love with calculators and analytical chemistry. He’s a horse lover. He speaks our language and he’s a practical man. On matters of equine nutrition, he cuts to the chase....Ewing hands it to you on a silver platter and makes it downright palatable. I particularly liked the chapter on minerals, which, in my opinion, is the biggest black hole in the average horseman’s nutritional knowledge…. Buy this book, and read it."
Horse & Rider

"This gem of a paperback is a treasure trove of facts about what every horse-keeper needs to know about feeding horses. Years as CEO of an equine feed company gave him the fodder to write this handy little reference book, suitable for greenhorns and weathered trail hands alike--healthy doses of common sense interspersed with science make it very palatable and easy to digest."
In & Around Horse Country

"Simple is the operative word. What could’ve been a scientific treatise is instead a user-friendly, easy-to-read equine nutrition guide. In addition to traditional rations, such as grain and hay, Ewing also discusses vitamins, mineral, nutraceuticals and supplements."
Western Horseman

"Practical and easy to understand, this helpful book has a new edition with more information and the latest details on equine nutrition. Supplementation has become an art, and Ewing brings you up-to-date with the latest on glucosamine, fatty acids and many other natural supplements. If your feed room looks like a health food store, this book might help you make better use of some of that inventory. The new edition lives up to my opinion of the original version: ‘This fascinating and folksy book takes a very dry subject and makes it interesting. For those not seeking a doctorate in equine nutrition, this book pretty well covers what we need to know.’ The book has a tremendous amount information to offer."
Horse Illustrated

Beyond the Hay Days cover 

Beyond the Hay Days:
Refreshingly Simple Horse Nutrition
2nd Edition

by Rex A. Ewing

ISBN 978-0-9658098-4-9
$18.95 paperback

ISBN 978-0-9658098-2-5
$26.00 hardcvoer

160 pages
PixyJack Press (2004)

binding
Beyond the Hay Days

"Hay Days was originally conceived as a mere booklet, a short tome to share the fundamentals of horse nutrition that I had picked up over my many years of feeding and developing rations and nutritional products for horses. My final contribution to the equine industry, in other words. But like so many other writing projects it quickly took on a life of its own and grew into a book-length manuscript. Which, as it turned out, was exactly what it needed to be."
Rex A. Ewing

 
Synopsis

An easy-to-read, common sense handbook for all horse owners, from greenhorns to old hands. Beyond the Hay Days covers everything from simple hay-and-grain basics to vitamins, minerals and supplements, including the latest word on glucosamine, Omega fatty acids, bromelain and more. Learn how to meet the nutritional demands of horses at various ages and levels of activities, from pleasure horses to mares, foals and yearlings, to stallions and performance horses. Handy charts and tables put the information at your fingertips, and helpful formulas for calculating feed rations make this the one book on equine nutrition you’ll read and refer to again and again.

 

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Table of Contents & Prologue

Chapter 1
 
Contents

The Art of Nutrition
Feeding as a Function of Design

Part I: Nutrients That Supply Energy and the Horse’s Needs

  • Energy: Fuel for the Equine Engine
  • Nutrients That Supply Energy
  • Putting Things Into Perspective
  • The Fundamentals: Energy & Protein Requirements (Maintenance Horses, Older Horses, Performance Horses, Stallions, Broodmares, Nursing Foals, Weanlings, Yearlings & Beyond)

Part II: Nutrients That Don’t Supply Energy

  • Enzymes: Catalysts of Life
  • Minerals: Elemental Necessities (Macrominerals, Trace Minerals, Chart of Daily Requirements)
  • Vitamins: The Missing Puzzle Pieces (Fat Soluble, Water Soluble)

Part III: The Extras and The Basics

  • Exotic Nutrients (MSM, DMG, Chondroitin Sulfates & Glucosamine, Bromelain)
  • Closing Considerations: The Basics
    - Teeth and Parasites
    - Wood, Sand and Sundries
    - Feeding Tips
    - Forages
    - Grains, Fats and Extra Protein
    - Basics of a Successful Feeding Program

Appendix (Guide to Supplemental Feeding, Helpful Formulas & Conversion Factors, Suggested Reading), Index

 


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