Consulting

Performance Feeding Inc provides nutrition evaluations for all classes of horses.  Performance Feeding is not affiliated with any specific feed company and is able to work with brands of feed available in your area.

We can work with you to evaluate your horse’s diet over the phone, via email or in person.  Please see below for a detailed description of the services we offer:

• Initial phone call, email or visit to collect the necessary data to perform an evaluation
• Comprehensive scientific evaluation of your horse’s diet
• Representation of your horse’s current diet and our suggestions using easy to understand color graphs
• Written summary of our findings, including a glossary of terms and pertinent fact sheets
• Follow up phone call, email or visit to discuss our suggestions

Fees

Performance Feeding charges $75.00 per horse per evaluation.  If visiting your farm, appropriate travel charges may apply. 

For this fee, you will receive:

• Actual or estimated body weight of your horse
• Body condition score
• Written summary including cost analysis of your current ration, depictions of your current ration along with our suggestions, glossary of terms, pertinent fact sheets
• Follow up phone call to discuss our findings
• Email access for follow up questions

Resources

• Video Tutorial about measuring your horse to estimate weight
  
• Body Condition Scoring Chart

Density Measurements of Horse Feeds

Feed Form	Estimated Pounds per US Dry Quart
Pelleted Feed	1.50 lbs
Beet Pulp Based Textured Feed	1.10 lbs
Grain Based Textured Feed	1.40 lbs
Pelleted Rice Bran	1.35 lbs
Alfalfa Pellets	1.45 lbs
Alfalfa Cubes	0.75 lbs
Wheat Bran	0.50 lbs
Dry Shredded Beet Pulp	0.50 lbs