Tradition Merges With Technology At Woodford Feed
Woodford Feed is a family-owned feed and farm supply store that has served central Kentucky farm owners since 1940. Woodford Feed manufactures nutritionally sound horse feeds and sustains this high quality through its continued association with Kentucky Equine Research, Inc. KER, a world-renowned equine nutrition research and consultation company, works with international feed manufacturers to develop horse feeds and supplements suited for the particular region in which they are to be fed. KER has conducted extensive research on the digestibility of feed ingredients and feed additives, as well as the digestibility of individual minerals. Exercise physiology studies conducted at KER monitor metabolic parameters to determine factors that may aid or limit performance.
When the nutritionists at KER formulate Woodford horse feeds, they consider many factors, including forage quality and availability in central Kentucky, available ingredients, and the demands placed on the horses for which the feeds are intended. In addition, KER uses the information obtained at its own research facility and other current nutrition research. Unlike many national brands of horse feed, Woodford horse feeds are fine-tuned to complement the specific nutrient profiles of the soil, pastures, and hay fields of central Kentucky.
Woodford's feed line includes products designed for each stage of a horse's development. Woodford Feed and KER know that as horses age their nutrient demands change. Providing horses with the proper nutrition at each life stage ensures that owners and trainers obtain optimal development and performance from their equine investments. Whether your horse is sprinting around the racetrack or is nursing a foal, nutrition plays a critical role in its performance.