SPILLERS® RESPONSE™ - a winning choice for competition
May 2007
Poor nutrition can impose limitations on performance. The provision of the right balance of energy and control for your horse’s individual requirement is one of the most important factors in competition performance. McGuigan, the powerful stallion who took time off stud duties to partner Jeanette Brakewell to victory at the CICs*** at Chatsworth International Horse Trials last weekend relies on SPILLERS® RESPONSE™ for a winning performance. With The SPILLERS® RESPONSE™ feeding system you can easily provide the optimum feed for any competition horse.
Horses need extra fuel to perform well. Exercise and competition makes your horse’s body work harder and his energy requirements will increase in tandem with his workload, but every horse is different. Some might need added sparkle to perform at their best while others may simply become over-excitable. When formulating your horse’s diet it is very important to consider different sources of energy as well as the overall amount.
Clare Lockyer BSc (Hons) RNutr, registered nutritionist and the technical manager for SPILLERS®, explains: “In simple terms horses predominantly use starch, sugar, fibre and oil as fuel for energy. Each provides energy at different rates. Slow release energy, supplied by fibre and oil, provides long-lasting power and control. Instant energy, supplied by starch and sugar helps give sparkle and presence.”
McGuigan’s owner Alastair Holder, who runs Potwell Farm Stud in Dorset continues: “I have trusted SPILLERS® for years and use their products for all my horses. McGuigan is only 15.3hh and quite laid-back. SPILLERS® RESPONSE™ Slow release gives him the extra oomph he needs to tackle the three star tracks with the scope to win. Jeanette is also a big fan of the brand and it seems to me to be more than coincidence that the fabulously reliable Over To You and Jazztime III, who won with Jeanette at Aston Le Walls last week, are also fed on SPILLERS® RESPONSE™ .”
The SPILLERS® RESPONSE™ system lets you choose the optimum supply of energy to suit your horse’s individual requirement. You can choose from SPILLERS® RESPONSE™ Slow release Cubes, SPILLERS® RESPONSE™ Slow Release Mix, SPILLERS® RESPONSE™ Instant Energy Cubes or SPILLERS® RESPONSE™ Instant Energy Mix. Each feed has identical levels of high quality protein and similar levels of energy. Each feed contains the same high specification micronutrient pack, including chelated minerals and antioxidant vitamins to support athletic performance.
The critical difference between the feeds is the source and output of energy. SPILLERS® RESPONSE™ Slow Release feeds are higher in fibre and oil and lower in starch – ideal for horses needing control and power.
SPILLERS® RESPONSE™ Instant Energy feeds contain higher levels of starch to give instant release energy for laid back horses needing extra sparkle.
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Further information from: Bright Bay PR, telephone 01986 784562 or 07768 958911
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