About Capstone Horse Feeds
Capstone has formed an alliance with Kentucky Equine Research (KER) to formulate and support the Capstone premium feed range. It is a partnership we at Capstone are particularly proud of.
Since KER was founded in 1988, its goal has been to advance the horse industry's knowledge of equine nutrition and apply this knowledge to produce healthier, more athletic horses. KER accomplishes this goal through prolific research, collaboration with prominent universities and dissemination of the latest findings throughout the world via consultation with feed manufacturers, horse owners, breeders, trainers and riders.
Through communication with KER nutritionists, Capstone has access to a base of knowledge and technical support unparalleled in the equine nutrition industry. All Capstone products are fixed formulation feeds and do not change in relation to fluctuating raw material costs.
The brainchild of former top South African racehorse trainer, Ricky Maingard, Capstone Horse Feeds was launched in South Africa in 2004. The range of feeds offers superior equine nutrition. The range utilises micronized cereal grains, which involves an infrared-cooking process aimed at greatly improving and enhancing the nutritional value of certain cereal grains by increasing digestibility and performance. Capstone Horse Feeds are formulated by the expert nutritionists at KER, a company based in Kentucky and Australia. KER is the most prominent private equine nutrition and exercise physiology research company in the world.
Capstone Horse Feeds is manufactured by Straight A's in a dedicated horse feed mill, fully owned in partnership by Capstone 335 (Pty) Ltd and Afresh Vention (Pty) Ltd, and is distributed by Afresh Brands and a dealer network throughout South Africa. Straight A's also owns a steam-chafing, cleaning, micronizing, automated mixing and bagging factory.
KER is a research and consultation company with the primary goal of increasing the industry's knowledge of equine nutrition and exercise physiology to produce healthier, more athletic horses. Discoveries made at KER's research farm in central Kentucky have changed how horses around the world are fed and managed.