GAIN Equine Nutriton PDF - 25 April 23

Welcome To GAIN Equine Nutrition

From Tirlán, a global leader in nutrition, GAIN Equine Nutrition is trusted by its customers to provide a wide choice of expertly formulated nutrition for high performance horses.

Through science, technology and research, we use the latest production techniques and product formulations to create the best consistent nutrition for your horse.

Our expert team are dedicated to supporting our customers by providing tailored nutritional plans to ensure that every horse receives maximum nutrition from their diet.

“It is essential that my horses receive consistent and nutritious feeds throughout the racing season, that is why I use GAIN Equine Nutrition.”

Jim Bolger Racehorse Trainer

“The team at GAIN Equine Nutrition are passionate about the Equine Industry. We care deeply about the quality and performance of the products we produce and the service we provide our customers in every market we serve.”

Joanne Hurley Head of Equine GAIN Equine Nutrition

GAIN Equine Nutrition is proudly Irish

Feeding Excellence in Equine Nutrition

At GAIN Equine Nutrition we take great care and attention in formulating and producing the best horse feed for every horse. We constantly strive for highest quality standards in everything we do, from sourcing quality ingredients to the training and development of our expert team. We are a passionate leader, combining our heritage, expertise and strength to ensure your horse consistently receives the very best nutrition.

Our Raw Materials

We are committed to sourcing only the best raw materials for our equine feeds. Our dedicated ‘Supplier Assurance Programme’ and ‘Agronomy Programme’ ensure that we use only the nest ingredients. Our cereal specialists monitor the crops from when they are rst sown right through to harvest. We closely evaluate each ingredient and only those that meet our strict criteria are used in our formulations. Our oats and cereals are thoroughly screened and cleaned on entry to our processing facility. Then they are moistened, toasted, rolled and pressure cooked at speci c temperatures, all to achieve the correct moisture and digestibility level.

Our Balanced Formulations

Our expert team of nutritionists formulate our feeds to suit the digestive system of the horse and to ensure maximum absorption. Our feeds are formulated to ensure that horses with different requirements and life stages are catered for. Our unique formulations contain Alltech’s nutritionally advanced vitamins and minerals; Bioplex® and Sel-Plex®. These vitamins and minerals work in harmony with the horse to optimise digestion and nutrient uptake.

Our Feed Safety and Quality Management Program

We operate a robust feed safety model based on scienti c HACCP based risk assessment. GAIN Equine Nutrition products are manufactured in our licensed premises using quality assured ingredients under strictly controlled production conditions and conforms to the requirements of EU and Irish legislation governing the manufacture of animal feeding stuffs. This system is benchmarked against industry leading practices and certi ed independently to UFAS (Universal Feed Assurance Scheme) and BETA NOPS Certi cations.

Our Production Process

The raw materials are weighed out according to the formulation, then mixed together and dry-milled. Liquid ingredients are then mixed-in prior to hightemperature steam-conditioning in preparation for extrusion through the pelleting press.This precisely controlled process, involving heat and pressure, enhances the feed’s nutritional value and palatability, and destroys natural toxins, moulds and bacterial pathogens. The pellets are then cooled, and nally screened prior to packing to produce a dust-free product.

Our Nutra Lock Guarantee

We have the capability to pack and seal our products using our Nutra Lock guarantee to ensure the highest quality feed and goodness is delivered to you and your horse as fresh as the day it was packed.

Our Nutra Lock bags are made from a strong foil material and when used in conjunction with our modi ed atmospheric packaging process protects the safety and quality of the feed throughout its shelf life. Packed in this way our feed has a shelf life of up to twelve months

Our Expertise

Our expert team of nutritionists and business managers are dedicated to developing new equine nutritional solutions. We work closely with universities and industry bodies to bring the latest in research, technology and world leading testing methodologies into our feeds. Ultimately the customer’s needs are at the centre of everything we do.

“Our expertise in nutrition, focused ingredient selection and quality-led production provides for a winning combination and ensures the GAIN Equine Nutrition range is fit for the best horses in the world.”

Chris Miller B.Agr.Sc. Head of Nutrition, GAIN Equine Nutrition

GAIN & Alltech

We incorporate Alltech’s nutritionally advanced technologies in many of our our performance horse feeds.

The Alltech equine solutions include Bioplex® copper, zinc and manganese, and Sel-Plex® organic selenium. These products work in harmony with the horse to optimise digestive health and nutrient uptake as well as providing key minerals in their most bio-available form for better absorption and utilisation by the horse.

Our Partners

Partnerships play an important role in the success of GAIN Equine Nutrition. Along with our on-going relationships with customers and suppliers, we are committed to supporting the equine industry through a number of key partnerships.

Designed to closely match the natural trace elements in forages and grains, Bioplex® minerals nutritionally ‘fit’ animal metabolism to become more absorbable during digestion and more readily available to meet physiological demands in organs and tissues.

Benefits of Bioplex® Mineral Nutrition

• Allows the horse to cope with oxidative stress

• Maintains keratin structure for quality hoof horn

• Helps build skeletal tissue in foals

• Supports mare milk quality, which in turn promotes healthy growth in young foals

• Supports tissue and bone strength in foals

Sel-Plex® offers selenium to horses in its natural form. Horses need selenium to support immune response and reproductive function, support exercise tolerance and for overall health. Selenium is added to equine feeds and supplements because their components typically provide inadequate levels. Sel-Plex® maintains high selenium status to meet performance horse demands while preserving a healthy immune response.

Benefits of Sel-Plex®

• Healthy antioxidant status

• Supports production of quality colostrum and the nutritional status of the foal

• Higher milk selenium content available to foal

• Normal immune function

• Normal reproductive function

• Exercise tolerance *References available

We have a long standing relationship with the IHWT and we are delighted to continue our support towards such a worthy charity. The IHWT do incredible work in the rehabilitation and rehoming of both horses and ponies and we are very happy that we can offer them nutritional support to help them enrich the lives of these horses and ponies. The Irish Horse Welfare Trust was established in 1999 to help the plight of horses in Ireland. They rescue, rehabilitate and rehome horses that have been abandoned, neglected or ill-treated.

GAIN Equine Nutrition have extended their partnership with The Curragh racecourse to create a three race series known as the ‘Champion Collection’ series. The three part series acts as a stepping-stone for two-year-old horses graduating from listed (First Flier) through to Group 3 (Marble Hill Stakes) up to Group 2, which is our prestigious Railway Stakes race that takes place on Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby Day. Many of our customers are deeply involved in both the racing and bloodstock industries and we see this collaboration as a unique opportunity to underpin our commitment to these sectors.

GAIN Equine Nutrition are delighted to support the eventing sector through our partnership with Camphire International, which is a highly competitive 3 star event that attracts top class international event riders to the beautiful setting along the Blackwater River in West Waterford.

Point to Points are the heartbeat of the Irish National Hunt racing industry. We are delighted to be involved at the grass roots level of this important sector. For the last three decades we have sponsored the GAIN Mares Series. This Series covers 20 legs across six counties with the much coveted final taking place in Ballynoe in the spring.

Along with our partner Alltech, we continue to support show jumping sector through our support of the National Grand Prix Series. This series runs across Ireland throughout the summer months and is the cornerstone of the national calendar. With a lucrative prize fund of over €80,000, it attracts top quality horses competing at 1.40m level.

GAIN Product Guide

Our Sport & Leisure Range

The GAIN Sport & Leisure Range has been formulated to ensure that horses of all disciplines get the nutrients they need for optimum performance.

Key Requirements For Sport & Leisure Horses

• Energy requirements will vary depending on workload or level of performance, however energy with a more even distribution is preferable for sport and leisure horses.

• Low starch levels are more suitable for horses and ponies and will help support positive temperament.

• High quality protein sources containing essential amino acids, are vital to aid muscle tone.

• A good quality trace mineral and vitamin pack will help to keep the horse’s system working at optimum levels.

• Good oil levels are required to ensure a healthy coat and hoof.

• Maintaining a healthy and efficient digestive system is key to the overall health of all leisure and performance horses and ponies.

• Proviox a natural plant antioxidant, is important for supporting Vitamin E utilisation.

GAIN Equestrian Cubes

Highly Digestible, Multi-Purpose Cube

Key Features

• 12% protein, good energy level, with an excellent equine vitamin and mineral pack.

• Convenient, consistent, dust-free pellets.

• Ideal for leisure horses in light to moderate work.

• Very suitable for riding, equestrian and trekking centres.

• Useful for store horses and mares up to 3 months before foaling.

• Inclusion of high quality soya oil provides a useful calorie source in addition to benefits for coat shine and hoof health.

Main

Oats, Wheat feed, Sunflower meal, Oat feed, Soya bean hulls, Molasses, Alfalfa, Beet pulp, Soya bean oil.

Instructions For Use

Feed to adult performance horses and leisure horses and ponies in light to medium work. Suitable for store horses and mares up to three months before foaling. Feed to a maximum rate of 1.0kg/100kg bodyweight per day, along with forage and water.

“I feed GAIN Equine Nutrition products to every horse in my yard: pre-trainers, runners and horses heading to the sales, my horses always look and run well.”

Colin Bowe Racehorse Trainer

GAIN Easy Go Cubes

Controlled Energy Release From An Oat Free, Low Starch Formulation; Suitable For Horses And Ponies With Laminitis

Key Features

• High-fibre, low-protein, ‘cool’ composition suits excitable types.

• Oat-free, Alfalfa based low starch formulation provides slow releasing energy.

• Fully fortified with major mineral, trace elements and an excellent vitamin pack.

• Bioplex® Copper and Zinc help to guarantee maximum mineral availability.

• Sel-Plex® organic selenium helps to maintain additional antioxidant support.

• Useful for early stages of fittening programmes, good doers or overweight animals.

• Low starch levels provide nutritional support for horses and ponies prone to laminitis.

• Inclusion of live yeast increases fibre digestion.

• Inclusion of high quality soya oil provides a useful calorie source in addition to benefits for coat shine and hoof health.

GAIN Sport 10 Mix High Specification Oat Free, Low Protein Performance Mix

Key Features

• Suitable for high performance horses, eventers, showjumpers and trotters.

• Concentrated energy from a combination of cereals, super fibres and oils provide both slow and quick release energy to maintain condition and performance.

• Highly palatable ingredients including herbs help to maintain consistent intakes and encourage fussy feeders.

• Elevated oil level contributes to energy supply and helps to maintain a healthy coat.

• High levels of antioxidants including elevated Vitamin E help support muscle and immune function.

• Bioplex® trace minerals including Copper, Zinc and Manganese ensure maximum availability to help maintain performance and well being.

• Sel-Plex® helps to maintain additional antioxidant support.

• Proviox natural plant antioxidants support Vitamin E utilisation.

• Inclusion of live yeast increases fibre digestion.

• Inclusion of high quality soya oil provides a useful calorie source in addition to benefits for coat shine and hoof health.

Analytical Constituents

Main Ingredients

Soya bean hulls, Wheat feed, Alfalfa, Molasses, Maize, Beet pulp, Sunflower meal, Soya bean oil.

Instructions For Use

Suitable for adult horses and ponies in light competition and leisure activities. Feed to a maximum rate of 1.25kg/100kg bodyweight per day, along with forage and water.

Soya hulls, Barley flakes, Maize flakes, Wheat flakes, Lucerne, Soya bean meal, Soya oil, Molasses, Pea flakes.

Instructions For Use

Suitable for all high performance horses and ponies as a supplement to ad lib forage and water. Feed to a maximum rate of 1.5kg/100kg bodyweight per day along with forage and water.

GAIN 12% Competition Mix

Oat Free Controlled Energy, ‘The Feed Of Champions’

Key Features

• Ideal for competition and leisure horses and ponies in light to medium work.

• Balanced blend of cereals, super-fibres and oils provides fuel for sustained performance.

• Cooked flaked cereals guarantee high digestibility and maximise energy release.

• Oat-free composition provides an equine fuel option without oat starch.

• 12% protein provides the essential amino acids to support muscle tone.

• Bioplex® trace elements including Copper, Zinc and Manganese maximise availability.

• Sel-Plex® organic selenium helps to maintain additional antioxidant support.

• Vitamin E included at 300IU/kg provides antioxidant support.

• Proviox natural plant antioxidants support Vitamin E utilisation.

• Mint provides extra palatability and helps support performance.

• Inclusion of live yeast increases fibre digestion.

• Inclusion of high quality soya oil provides a useful calorie source in addition to benefits for coat shine and hoof health.

Main Ingredients

Soya bean hulls, Barley flakes, Wheat flakes, Maize flakes, Alfalfa, Molasses, Soya bean meal, Pea flakes, Soya bean oil, Sunflower meal.

Instructions For Use

Feed to adult performance horses and leisure horses and ponies including eventers and showjumpers. Feed to a maximum rate of 1.25kg/100kg bodyweight per day, along with forage and water.

“The reason we use GAIN is because it works! The horses look well, they compete well and they are very happy and healthy.”

Cian O’Connor International Showjumper, European and Olympic Medallist

GAIN Cool ‘N’ Easy Mix Oat Free, Low-Protein Muesli

Key Features

• Superb quality, medium-energy, low-protein muesli.

• Free from oats, therefore ideal for excitable horses and ponies.

• Bioplex® minerals included, together with a full range of essential vitamins.

• Sel-Plex® organic selenium helps to maintain additional antioxidant support.

• Proviox natural plant antioxidants support Vitamin E utilisation.

• Inclusion of live yeast increases fibre digestion.

• Inclusion of high quality soya oil provides a useful calorie source in addition to benefits for coat shine and hoof health.

GAIN Hi-Grade Horse & Pony Cubes Scientific Blend Of Super Fibres And Cereals To Optimise Performance

Key Features

• Consistent and palatable, with quality sources of energy and protein.

• Fortified with an excellent equine vitamin and mineral pack.

• Sel-Plex® organic selenium helps to maintain additional antioxidant support.

• Suitable for competing horses and ponies in medium level work.

• Inclusion of live yeast increases fibre digestion.

• Inclusion of high quality soya oil provides a useful calorie source in addition to benefits for coat shine and hoof health.

Analytical Constituents

Main Ingredients

Soya bean hulls, Barley flakes, Wheat flakes, Maize flakes, Molasses, Soya bean meal, Alfalfa, Sunflower meal. Soya bean oil.

Instructions For Use

Feed to adult competition and leisure horses & ponies requiring a cool feed. Feed to a maximum rate of 1.25kg/100kg bodyweight per day, along with forage and water.

Feeding Guidelines

Analytical Constituents

11.0

Main Ingredients

Wheat feed, Oats, Oat feed, Alfalfa, Soya bean hulls, Beet pulp, Wheat, Soya bean meal, Molasses, Sunflower meal, Soya bean oil.

Instructions For Use

Feed to adult performance horses and leisure horses and ponies. Feed to a maximum rate of 1.25kg/100kg bodyweight per day, along with forage and water.

GAIN 14% Equine Cooked Mix

Nutrient Rich With Energy Dense Ingredients For Added Sparkle

Key Features

• High energy cooked flaked cereals provide readily available energy for stallions.

• Garlic and Herbs provide extra palatability and encourages good intake even amongst fussy eaters or shy feeders.

• High quality protein sources containing essential amino acids to support muscle tone.

• Good fibre levels help to maintain efficient digestion.

• Bioplex® trace elements including Copper, Zinc and Manganese maximise availability.

• Sel-Plex® organic selenium helps to maintain additional antioxidant support.

• High vitamin levels including Vitamin E help support the immune, respiratory and muscular systems.

• Proviox natural plant antioxidants support Vitamin E utilisation.

• Suitable as a high energy feed for competition horses and stallions.

• Inclusion of live yeast increases fibre digestion.

• Inclusion of high quality soya oil provides a useful calorie source in addition to benefits for coat shine and hoof health.

Analytical

Main Ingredients

Oats toasted rolled, Maize flakes, Barley flakes, Soya bean meal, Soya bean hulls, Wheat flakes, Soya bean toasted flakes, Molasses, Soya bean oil, Sunflower meal, Pea flakes, Alfalfa.

Instructions For Use

Feed to adult competition and leisure horses & ponies. Feed to a maximum rate of 1.25kg/100kg bodyweight per day, along with forage and water.

“My horses are looking and feeling great since switching to GAIN Equine Nutrition. I am delighted with the support and nutritional advice I have received from the team and am looking forward to the future and having them as our feed suppliers.”

William Whitaker International Showjumper

Our Racing Range

GAIN Equine Nutrition takes pride in its reputation for feeding some of the greatest racehorses of all time. The combination of high nutrient specifications and consistent quality is one of the keys to unlocking the potential of such great equine athletes.

Key Requirements For Racehorses

• High energy levels coming from a combination of quick releasing energy sources and slow releasing oils and fibres.

• Quality protein providing essential amino acids are vital to aid muscle tone.

• Bio-available trace minerals support the skeletal system and help maintain healthy connective tissue.

• A high level of antioxidant support is essential to help maintain muscle tone.

• A healthy digestive system is key to the overall health and performance of the racehorse.

• Proviox a natural plant antioxidant, is important for supporting Vitamin E utilisation.

“I recognise the importance of quality nutrition for horses in training. GAIN Equine Nutrition stood out above the rest; I believe my horses are fed the best.”

David O’Meara Racehorse Trainer

GAIN Racehorse Mix

Golden Cooked Mix, ‘The Winning Formulation’

GAIN Racehorse Cubes

High Performance Feed, ‘The Winning Formulation’

Key Features

• Concentrated energy sources from cereals and oils provide quick and slow release of energy for sustained performance.

• High quality cooked flaked cereals guarantee high digestibility.

• Inclusion of live yeast increases fibre digestion.

• Bioplex® trace minerals including Copper, Zinc and Manganese maximise availability.

• Sel-Plex® organic selenium helps to maintain additional antioxidant support.

• Proviox natural plant antioxidants support Vitamin E utilisation

• Elevated oil level contributes to energy supply and helps maintain a healthy coat.

• Suitable for all high performance horses including eventers and showjumpers.

• Particularly useful for shy feeders to encourage and maintain appetite

• Contains mycotoxin binders.

Key Features

• Scientific mix of starch, fibre and oil provides the ideal energy supply for racing.

• Quality protein providing essential amino acids to support muscles.

• Inclusion of live yeast increases fibre digestion.

• Bioplex® trace minerals including Copper, Zinc and Manganese maximise availability.

• Sel-Plex® organic selenium helps to maintain additional antioxidant support.

• Extra vitamins, including elevated Vitamin E, support maximum athletic performance.

• Proviox natural plant antioxidants support Vitamin E utilisation.

• High intake is achieved through consistent formulation of palatable ingredients.

• Suitable for high performance horses including eventers and showjumpers.

• Contains mycotoxin binders.

Analytical Constituents

Main Ingredients

Oats toasted rolled, Maize flakes, Soya bean toasted flakes, Soya bean meal, Molasses, Sunflower meal, Soya bean oil.

Instructions For Use

Suitable for racehorses and all adult high performance horses and ponies including eventers and showjumpers. Feed to a maximum rate of 1.5kg/100kg bodyweight per day, along with forage and water.

Discipline

Analytical

Main Ingredients

Oats, Wheat feed, Alfalfa, Barley, Maize, Wheat, Soya bean meal, Soya beans toasted, Molasses, Sunflower meal, Soya bean hulls, Beet pulp.

Suitable for racehorses and all adult high performance horses and ponies including eventers and showjumpers. Feed to a maximum rate of 1.5kg/100kg bodyweight per day, along with forage and water.

Our Stud Range

The GAIN Stud Range provides a specific feed for all stages of reproduction, lactation and growth. This range is designed to cater for foals, weanlings, yearlings, mares and stallions and is scientifically formulated to meet their critical nutrient requirements at various stages. Precise feeding of broodmares during gestation and lactation and then of youngstock during growth and development is vital in order to maintain optimal growth, health and well-being.

Key Requirements For Breeding Stock

• High quality protein is necessary to ensure optimal skeletal growth and development throughout gestation, as well as ensuring youngstock have the building blocks for good bone and muscle development during their early life.

• Bio-available trace minerals maximise availability to the horse and are pivotal in ensuring normal bone growth and development.

• Digestible energy sources ensure that the horse’s requirements are easily met during stages of the life-cycle where there is a large demand on the body’s energy reserves, such as during early lactation for the mare, weaning for foals and the breeding season for stallions.

• High levels of Vitamin E nutritionally support the reproductive system.

• A choice of more concentrated feeds is essential when low intakes are required such as for an overweight mare, active breeding stallions and overtopped youngstock.

• Good levels of biotin, methionine and Zinc are necessary to nutritionally maintain healthy hoof growth.

• High fibre and oil levels are necessary to maintain a healthy digestive system and keep the horse’s coat in good condition.

• Proviox a natural plant antioxidant, is important for supporting Vitamin E utilisation.

GAIN Foal Pellets

Concentrated Nutritional Support For Foals

Key Features

• 20% protein with milk solids and extra calcium to help support healthy growth.

• Supports foal nutrition when mares’ milk is declining in quantity and quality.

• Helps support foals during weaning stress.

• Small pellet format eliminates feed sorting and optimises intake.

• Bioplex® minerals support mineral utilisation and bone development.

• Sel-Plex® organic selenium helps to maintain additional antioxidant support.

• Proviox natural plant antioxidants support Vitamin E utilisation.

• Can be introduced from three weeks of age.

• Inclusion of live yeast increases fibre digestion.

Protein % 20.0

Oil % 5.0

Fibre % 9.0

Vit. A iu/kg 15,000

Vit. D3 iu/kg 2,000

Vit. E iu/kg 350

Ca:P 1.5

Cu mg/kg 50

Se mg/kg 0.4

Discipline

Main Ingredients

Soya bean meal, Oats, Wheat feed, Barley, Soya beans toasted, Wheat, Maize, Molasses, Alfalfa, Sunflower meal, Whey powder, Soya bean oil.

Instructions For Use

Feed to growing foals from 1 to 8 months of age as a supplement to forage and water. Do not exceed the feeding rates in feeding guidelines table. Over-topped foals may be fed GAIN Opti-Care Balancer or GAIN StudCare 32 Balancer as an alternative. This feed is not for equines competing under rules.

“We have been feeding GAIN Stud Cubes as an integral part of our nutrition plan for our broodmares and young stock here at Baroda for over a decade. We have always been impressed by the quality and consistency of the product as well as the service provided by the GAIN team both here at the Stud and also when we travel abroad for the sales.”

David

Cox Baroda Stud

GAIN Stud-Care 32 Balancer

Premium Low Starch Balancer, Concentrated Nutrition For Optimum Development

Key Features

• 32% protein balancer with elevated levels of vitamins and minerals

• Power-packed with vital amino acids, minerals, vitamins and nutritional supplements.

• Feeding 100g/day/100kg bodyweight provides a sound diet base for adult horses and ponies.

• If extra energy is required this can be supplied by feeding oats or reduced amounts of other GAIN Stud feeds.

• Excellent for broodmares to meet protein, mineral and vitamin requirements at all stages of pregnancy and lactation.

• Ideal for foals, weanling and yearlings not requiring further condition.

• May also be used as a 32% protein balancer for non-breeding horses.

• Soya bean and milk powder provide essential available amino acids such as lysine and methionine.

• Linseed provides omega 3 fatty acids to support a healthy coat.

• FOS prebiotic maintains fibre digestion and a healthy gut.

• Bioplex® trace elements including Copper, Zinc and Manganese maximise mineral availability.

• Sel-Plex® organic selenium helps to maintain additional antioxidant support.

• Proviox natural plant antioxidants support Vitamin E utilisation.

• Biotin addition helps maintain hoof growth.

• Inclusion of live yeast increases fibre digestion.

Analytical Constituents

DE MJ/kg 11.5

Protein % 32.0

Oil % 5.5

Fibre % 7.5

Vit. A iu/kg 75,000

Vit. D3 iu/kg 10,000

Vit. E iu/kg 1,000

Ca:P 2.2

Cu mg/kg 210

Se mg/kg 1.6

Main Ingredients

Soya bean meal, Soya beans toasted, Sunflower meal, Alfalfa, Molasses, Linseed, Whey powder, Soya bean oil.

Instructions For Use

Concentrated stud balancer for foals, broodmares and stallions for low-rate feeding with forage and water. Can be fed with forage alone as a concentrated source of protein, minerals and vitamins where energy supply is adequate. Can also be fed along with reduced quantities of other feeds e.g. GAIN Stud Cubes to reduce the total feed quantities. 1kg of GAIN Stud-Care 32 Balancer replaces 5kg of a standard GAIN feed. Feed GAIN StudCare 32 Balancer to a maximum rate of 0.4kg/100kg bodyweight per day. For specific advice consult your GAIN Equine Nutrition representative. This feed is not for equines competing under rules.

“We have used GAIN Equine Nutrition for 15 years, the horses really thrive on it. The consistency is vital and the results speak for themselves. Backed up by the nutritional support, it’s the best and most cost effective feed on the market.”

Jenny Norris Norris Bloodstock

Gloam (IRE) sold for 4 million gns at Tattersalls

GAIN Stud Cubes

High Specification Formulation Suitable For All Breeding Stock

GAIN Stud Mix

High Specification Formulation Suitable For All Breeding Stock

Key Features

• Highly digestible energy dense palatable pellets to support optimal condition and skeletal development.

• Provides concentrated nutrition when foal growth restricts intake in late pregnancy.

• Full fat soya supplies essential amino acids including lysine and methionine to aid growth and development of the foal and to support maximum milk yields.

• Bioplex® trace elements including Copper, Zinc and Manganese maximise availability.

• Sel-Plex® organic selenium helps to maintain additional antioxidant support.

• High levels of Vitamin E support the reproductive system.

• Proviox natural plant antioxidants support Vitamin E utilisation.

• Ideal for picky feeders who select out individual ingredients from coarse feeds.

• Suitable for breeding mares at all stages, growing young stock and breeding stallions.

• Inclusion of live yeast increases fibre digestion.

Key Features

• Highly palatable, energy-dense muesli ideal to support optimum condition and skeletal development.

• Provides concentrated nutrition when foal growth restricts intake in late pregnancy.

• Full fat soya supplies essential amino acids including lysine and methionine to aid growth and development of the foal and to support maximum milk yields.

• Bioplex® trace elements including Copper, Zinc and Manganese maximise availability.

• Sel-Plex® organic selenium helps to maintain additional antioxidant support.

• High levels of Vitamin E support the reproductive system.

• Proviox natural plant antioxidants support Vitamin E utilisation.

• Suitable for breeding mares at all stages, growing young stock and breeding stallions.

• Inclusion of live yeast increases fibre digestion.

Feeding Guidelines

Analytical Constituents

DE MJ/kg 12.5

Protein % 15.0

Oil % 5.0

Fibre % 9.5

Vit. A iu/kg 15,000

Vit. D3 iu/kg 2,000

Vit. E iu/kg 400

Ca:P 1.7

Cu mg/kg 50

Se mg/kg 0.4

Main Ingredients

Oats, Wheat feed, Alfalfa, Maize, Soya bean meal, Beet pulp, Sunflower meal, Molasses, Wheat, Soya beans toasted, Barley, Soya bean hulls, Soya bean oil.

Instructions For Use

Feed to broodmares, stallions and young stock along with forage and water. Do not exceed the feeding rates in the feeding guideline table. Overtopped horses and youngstock should be fed GAIN Opti-Care Balancer or GAIN Stud-Care 32 Balancer. This feed is not for equines competing under rules.

Analytical Constituents

Main Ingredients

Oats toasted rolled, Maize flakes, Barley flakes, Soya bean toasted flakes, Soya bean meal, Pea flakes, Wheat flakes, Oat feed, Molasses, Soya bean oil, Sunflower meal.

Instructions For Use

Vit. A iu/kg 15,000

Vit. D3 iu/kg 2,000

Vit. E iu/kg 400

Ca:P 2.4

Cu mg/kg 50

Se mg/kg 0.4

Feed to broodmares, stallions and young stock along with forage and water. Do not exceed the feeding rates in the feeding guideline table. Overtopped horses and young stock prone to DOD should be fed GAIN Opti-Care Balancer or GAIN Stud-Care 32 Balancer. This feed is not for equines competing under rules.

GAIN Young Stock Cubes

Nutrient Rich For Optimum Development

Key Features

• Top quality protein sources provide balanced amino acids to support growth.

• Ideal for yearlings needing extra condition, such as those in show or sales preparation.

• Inclusion of live yeast increases fibre digestion.

• Bioplex® trace elements including Copper, Zinc and Manganese maximise availability.

• Sel-Plex® organic selenium helps to maintain additional

antioxidant support.

• Extra vitamin support, including full B Vitamin spectrum, for maximum performance.

• Proviox natural plant antioxidants support Vitamin E utilisation.

GAIN Young Stock Mix

Nutrient Rich For Optimum Development

Key Features

• Highly digestible muesli, fortified with palatable cooked flaked cereals.

• Bioplex® trace elements including Copper, Zinc and Manganese maximise mineral availability.

• Sel-Plex® organic selenium helps to maintain additional antioxidant support.

• Inclusion of live yeast increases fibre digestion.

• Extra vitamin support, including full B Vitamin spectrum, for maximum performance.

• Proviox natural plant antioxidants support Vitamin E utilisation.

• Suitable from weaning up to twenty four months of age.

Analytical Constituents

DE MJ/kg 12.5

Protein % 18.0

Oil % 4.0

Fibre % 9.5

Vit. A iu/kg 15,000

Vit. D3 iu/kg 2,000

Vit. E iu/kg 350

Ca:P 1.8

Cu mg/kg 50

Se mg/kg 0.4

Main Ingredients

Oats toasted rolled, Barley flakes, Maize flakes, Pea flakes, Soya bean toasted flakes, Wheat flakes, Soya bean meal, Soya bean hulls, Sunflower meal, Molasses, Soya bean oil.

Instructions For Use

Feed to growing horses from 8 to 24 months of age as a supplement to forage and water. Do not exceed the feeding rates in the feeding guideline table. Overtopped youngstock should be fed GAIN Opti-Care balancer or GAIN Stud-Care 32 balancer as an alternative. This feed is not for equines competing under rules.

Feeding Guidelines

Analytical Constituents

Main Ingredients

Oats toasted rolled, Barley flakes, Maize flakes, Pea flakes, Soya bean toasted flakes, Wheat flakes, Soya bean meal, Soya bean hulls, Sunflower meal, Molasses, Soya bean oil.

Instructions For Use

15,000

Vit. D3 iu/kg 2,000

Vit. E iu/kg 350

Ca:P 1.8

Cu mg/kg 50

Se mg/kg 0.4

Feed to growing horses from 8 to 24 months of age as a supplement to forage and water. Do not exceed the feeding rates in the feeding guideline table. Overtopped youngstock should be fed GAIN Opti-Care balancer or GAIN Stud-Care 32 balancer as an alternative. This feed is not for equines competing under rules.

Our Specialised Range

GAIN Equine Nutrition has introduced a Specialised Range of products to cater for horses with specific nutritional requirements and to give horse owners an alternative to conventional feeding systems. This range of products encompasses some of the most up to date equine nutrition and sports physiology research to ensure your horse gets the best results from their feed even in challenging situations.

Key Benefits Of The GAIN Specialised Feed Range

• These products cater for horses with specific requirements that are not catered for in other product ranges. Specialised ingredients are used to enhance the nutrient specification of each product.

• Opti-Care is low in starch.

• FOS prebiotic maintains fibre digestion and a healthy gut.

• The addition of linseed in Elite 10 provides a good source of essential fatty acids.

• Freedom uses a combination of super fibres and alfalfa chop to increase the digestible fibre level of the feed.

• Elevated Vitamin E levels in all products help support antioxidant status.

• Proviox a natural plant antioxidant, is important for supporting Vitamin E utilisation.

GAIN Sustain-Plus Mix

Powerful Low Protein Formulation Giving Sustained Energy Release

Key Features

• Suitable for Racehorses, Eventers, Showjumpers, Endurance horses and Trotters.

• Concentrated energy from a combination of cereals, super-fibres and oils provides a powerful, sustainable energy supply and helps maintain condition at high performance levels.

• Highly palatable ingredients including herbs help to maintain consistent intakes with increasing training intensity.

• Elevated oil level contributes to energy supply and helps to maintain a healthy coat.

• High quality protein sources provide essential amino acids to support muscle tone.

• Levels of antioxidants including elevated Vitamin E help support the immune and muscular systems.

• Bioplex® protected trace minerals including Copper, Zinc and Manganese ensure maximum availability to help maintain performance and well being.

• Inclusion of live yeast increases fibre digestion.

• Sel-Plex® organic selenium helps to maintain additional antioxidant support.

• Proviox natural plant antioxidants support Vitamin E utilisation.

Feeding Guidelines

Analytical

Main Ingredients

Soya bean hulls, Oats toasted bruised, Maize flakes, Barley flakes, Wheat flakes, Sunflower meal, Soya bean oil, Oat feed, Pea flakes, Molasses.

Instructions For Use

Suitable for all high-performance horses and ponies as a supplement to ad lib forage and water. Feed to a maximum rate of 1.5kg/100kg bodyweight per day, along with forage and water.

“In the past, Banzai has been quite difficult to keep condition on, as he can be a fussy eater, but he came out of the 2022 Season looking fantastic thanks to GAIN Prep & Condition. He has felt on the best form he ever has!”

Yasmin Ingham

International Event Rider, 2022 World Champion

GAIN Elite 10 Cubes

Combination Of Quick And Slow Releasing Energy In An Oat Free Low Protein Formulation

Key Features

• Concentrated energy from a combination of super-fibres, cereals and oils provides both quick and sustainable energy supplies.

• Low starch and oat free composition will help support a positive attitude and maintain a calm temperament.

• Oat-free formulation provides a high performance oat-free option for particular horses.

• A blend of oils from soya and linseed provides a balance of Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids.

• High quality protein sources provide essential amino acids to support muscle tone.

• FOS prebiotic maintains fibre digestion and a healthy gut.

Feeding Guidelines

• High levels of antioxidants including Vitamin E and natural tocopherols help support the immune system and muscle function.

• Sel-Plex® organic selenium helps maintain additional antioxidant support.

• Proviox natural plant antioxidants support Vitamin E utilisation.

• Biotin addition helps maintain hoof growth and health.

• Contains mycotoxin binders.

• Bioplex® trace minerals including Copper, Zinc and Manganese ensure maximum availability.

• Natural ingredients help support buffering of stomach acid.

• Inclusion of live yeast increases fibre digestion.

Analytical

Main Ingredients

Beet pulp, Soya bean hulls, Barley, Wheat feed, Molasses, Wheat, Maize, Soya bean oil, Linseed, Soya beans toasted.

Instructions For Use

Suitable for all high performance horses and ponies as a supplement to ad lib forage and water. Feed to a maximum rate of 1.5kg/100kg bodyweight per day, along with forage and water.

“I have used GAIN throughout my training career and I’ve always been happy with the feed.”

Adrian McGuinness Racehorse Trainer

GAIN Cereal Balancer Pellets Provides A Balanced Concentrate Feed, Rich In Quality Protein When Fed With Cereals

Key Features

• Provides soya-based high quality protein, plus full spectrum of vitamins & minerals.

• Corrects the natural deficiencies found in oats and other cereals.

• Bioplex® protected trace minerals including Copper, Zinc and Manganese ensure maximum availability to help maintain performance and well-being.

• Sel-Plex® organic selenium helps to maintain additional antioxidant support.

• Elevated Vitamin E level helps support immunity and muscle function.

• Proviox natural plant antioxidants support Vitamin E utilisation.

• Small pellet form mixes readily with straight cereal.

GAIN Cereal Balancer Mix Provides A Balanced Concentrate Feed, Rich In Quality Protein When Fed With Cereals

Key features

• Provides soya-based high quality protein, plus full spectrum of vitamins & minerals.

• Corrects the natural deficiencies found in oats and other cereals.

• Bioplex® trace elements including Copper, Zinc and Manganese maximise availability.

• Sel-Plex® organic selenium helps to maintain additional antioxidant support.

• Elevated Vitamin E levels help support immunity and muscle function.

• Proviox natural plant antioxidants support Vitamin E utilisation.

• Coarse texture mixes readily with straight cereal.

• Inclusion of live yeast increases fibre digestion.

Analytical Constituents

DE MJ/kg 10.0

Protein % 25.0

Oil % 4.0

Fibre % 9.5

Vit. A iu/kg 75,000

Vit. D3 iu/kg 10,000

Vit. E iu/kg 1000

Ca:P 2.8

Cu mg/kg 210

Se mg/kg 1.6

Main Ingredients

Soya bean meal, Sunflower meal, Alfalfa, Soya beans toasted, Beet pulp, Soya bean hulls, Molasses, Soya bean oil.

Instructions For Use

Feed to horses and ponies as a balancer for oats, along with forage and water. Feed to a maximum intake of 0.3kg/100kg bodyweight per day. Produces a fully balanced diet when mixed at the recommended ratios.

Analytical

Main Ingredients

Soya bean toasted flakes, Soya bean meal, Maize flakes, Pea flakes, Sunflower meal, Molasses, Soya bean oil.

Instructions For Use

Feed to horses and ponies to a maximum intake of 0.5kg/100kg bodyweight per day, as a balancer for oats, along with forage and water.

GAIN Freedom Mix Super Fibres & High Oil In A Low Starch Formulation Suitable For Horses In Medium To Hard Work

GAIN Freedom Cubes

High Oil, High Fibre Cubes, Suitable For Horses Requiring A Low Starch Diet

Key features

• Can be used to fully or partially directly replace conventional performance feeds.

• Quality protein sources provide essential amino acids for maintenance of muscle tone.

• Linseed and soya oils provide a nutritional balance of Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids.

• Plant-derived FOS prebiotic helps promote natural, stable hindgut fermentation.

• Proviox natural plant antioxidants support Vitamin E utilisation.

• Sel-Plex® organic selenium provides additional antioxidant support.

• High oil, low starch helps maintain a healthy digestive system.

• Highly palatable to maintain consistent intakes with increasing training intensity.

• Contains only 8% starch.

• Natural antioxidants including Vitamin E help support immunity and muscle function.

• Alfalfa chop and other natural ingredients promote chewing thereby increasing saliva flow to help support buffering of stomach acid.

• Inclusion of live yeast increases fibre digestion.

• Bioplex® Copper, Zinc and Manganese guarantee maximum mineral availability.

• Contains mycotoxin binders.

Key Features

• High-energy, high-oil, high-fibre alternative pelleted feed for performance horses.

• Can be used to fully or partially directly replace conventional performance feeds.

• Oat-free, low-starch (only 10%) formula supports a natural healthy equine digestion.

• Quality protein sources provide essential amino acids for maintenance of muscle tone.

• Palatable formula helps maintain consistent intakes with increasing training intensity.

• Linseed and soya oils provide a nutritional balance of Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids.

Feeding Guidelines

• Natural ingredients help support buffering of stomach acid.

• Inclusion of live yeast increases fibre digestion.

• Plant-derived FOS prebiotic helps promote natural, stable hindgut fermentation.

• Natural antioxidants including vitamin E help support immunity and muscle function.

• Proviox natural plant antioxidants support Vitamin E utilisation.

• Sel-Plex® organic selenium provides additional antioxidant support.

• Bioplex® Copper, Zinc and Manganese guarantee maximum mineral availability.

• Contains mycotoxin binders.

Analytical Constituents

13.0

Main Ingredients

Soya bean hulls, Beet pulp, Wheat feed, Soya bean flakes, Wheat, Lucerne, Molasses, Linseed, Soya bean oil

Instructions For Use

Suitable for all adult high performance horses and ponies. Feed as a partial or complete replacement for another GAIN concentrate feed. Feed to a maximum rate of 1.5kg/100kg bodyweight per day, along with forage and water.

Analytical Constituents

Main Ingredients

Soya bean hulls, Soya bean toasted flakes, Alfalfa, Maize flakes, Pea flakes, Beet pulp, Soya bean oil, Molasses.

Instructions For Use

Suitable for all adult high performance horses and ponies. Feed as a partial or complete replacement for another GAIN concentrate feed. Feed to a maximum rate of 1.5kg/100kg bodyweight per day, along with forage and water.

GAIN Prep ‘N’ Condition Mix Blend Of Super Fibres And Oils For Unbeatable Topline And Condition

Key Features

• Highly palatable coarse feed helps to achieve maximum intakes and encourage fussy eaters.

• High energy blend of oils, fibre and cereals helps to support growth with condition.

• Elevated oil level contributes to energy supply and helps to maintain a healthy coat.

• Good digestible fibre level contributes to energy supply.

• High quality cooked cereals guarantee high digestibility.

• Full fat soya supplies essential amino acids including lysine and methionine to aid growth and development and helps to sustain ‘top-line’.

• Fortified fully with minerals and micronutrients for optimum bone development.

• Extra vitamins including Vitamin E help to support the immune, respiratory and muscular systems.

• Elevated Vitamin E levels help support immunity and muscle function.

• Inclusion of live yeast increases fibre digestion.

• Proviox natural plant antioxidants support Vitamin E utilisation.

• Sel-Plex® organic selenium helps to maintain additional antioxidant support.

• Bioplex® trace elements including Copper, Zinc and Manganese guarantee maximum availability.

• Suitable for competition horses.

• Contains mycotoxin binders.

Analytical Constituents

Main Ingredients

Oats toasted rolled, Maize flakes, Barley flakes, Wheat flakes, Soya bean meal, Alfalfa, Pea flakes, Soya bean toasted flakes, Sunflower meal, Molasses, Soya bean oil.

Instructions For Use

E iu/kg 400 Ca:P 2.2

mg/kg 50 Se mg/kg 0.4

Discipline

Feed to young stock and horses preparing for sale or the show ring as a supplement to forage and water. Feed to a maximum rate of 1.5kg/100kg bodyweight per day. Overtopped young stock should be fed GAIN Opti-Care Balancer or GAIN Stud-Care 32 Balancer.

“GAIN keeps my horses in the best condition. They are always focused and have plenty of controllable energy. I am delighted with the consistent results.”

Oliver Townend International Event Rider, European and Olympic Medallist

GAIN Opti-Care Balancer

Nutrient-Rich, Multi-Purpose Balancer With A Low Starch, Non-Heating Formulation

GAIN MaxPower Cubes

Powerful, High Energy, Concentrate Feed.

Suitable for High Performance Horses

Key Features

• 20% protein low starch oat free balancer with elevated minerals and vitamins.

• Low feed rate provides vital amino acids, minerals and vitamins while controlling energy supply.

• Extra energy can be supplied by adding in oats or a reduced quantity of a suitable GAIN feed.

• Useful dietary addition when feeding less than recommended quantities of a suitable GAIN feed.

• Excellent for broodmares to meet mineral and vitamin requirements at all stages.

• Ideal for foals, weanlings and yearlings not requiring further condition.

• Balancing ratios by weight (Opti-Care: Oats):1:2=13% Protein. 1:1=15% Protein.

• Ideal for overtopped young stock.

• Low starch levels result in lower glycemic responses to feed and thereby decrease possible negative effects of insulin and growth hormone spikes during growth.

• Low starch levels provide nutritional support for horses and ponies prone to laminitis.

• Low starch and oat free composition will help support a positive attitude.

• Soya bean meal provides excellent quality protein for skeletal development and lactation.

Key Features

• Milk whey powder also provides an additional source of amino acids.

• Bioplex® protected trace elements including Copper, Zinc and Manganese maximise availability.

• Fortified with high levels of Vitamin A, D3, K and a full range of B Vitamins.

• Sel-Plex® organic selenium helps to maintain additional antioxidant support.

• Proviox natural plant antioxidants support Vitamin E utilisation.

• Inclusion of live yeast increases fibre digestion.

• Powerful high energy feed with 12% protein.

• High-energy blend of oils, fibre and cereals helps to support growth with condition.

• Oat-free formulation provides a high performance oat-free option for particular horses.

• Quality protein sources provide essential amino acids for maintenance of muscle tone.

• Bioplex® trace minerals including Copper, Zinc and Manganese ensure maximum availability.

• Natural antioxidants including vitamin E help support immunity and muscle function.

• Sel-Plex® organic selenium helps maintain additional antioxidant support.

• Proviox natural plant antioxidants support Vitamin E utilisation.

• Added Vitamin C

Feeding Guidelines

per 100kg horse bodyweight, when adding to complete feed.

per 100kg horse bodyweight when adding to oat / cereal based diet.

per 100kg horse bodyweight, when adding to complete feed.

per 100kg horse bodyweight when adding to oat / cereal based diet.

Analytical Constituents

DE MJ/kg 12.0

Protein % 20.0

Oil % 5.0

Fibre % 10.0

Vit. A iu/kg 60,000

Vit. D3 iu/kg 8,000

Vit. E iu/kg 1,200

Ca:P 2.5

Cu mg/kg 170

Se mg/kg 1.3

Main Ingredients

Soya bean meal, Wheat feed, Soya bean hulls, Soya beans toasted, Sunflower meal, Wheat, Molasses, Alfalfa, Whey powder, Soya bean oil.

Instructions For Use

Complementary feed for horses and ponies as a supplement to forage and water. Maximum feeding rate 0.4kg/100kg bodyweight/day. Concentrated source of minerals, vitamins and protein for a low feeding rate. Feeding 100g/100kg bodyweight/day provides a sound diet base for adult horses and ponies.

Analytical Constituents

Main Ingredients

Wheat feed, Soybean hulls, Barley, Maize, Alfalfa (Lucerne) pellets, Sugar beet pulp, Sugar cane molasses, Wheat, Sunflower seed meal dehulled, Soybean oil, Soybean toasted flakes.

Instructions For Use

Feed to adult performance horses and ponies. Feed to a maximum rate of 0.75-1.25kg/day/100kg bodyweight. Adjust feeding rates for bodyweight, condition, work, weather and forage.

Discipline

GAIN Horse Block

A Palatable Mineral And Vitamin Block With Garlic, Herbs And Seaweed

Key Features

• Suitable for all types of horses in light to medium work, where concentrates are not fed.

• Useful for mares and youngstock on pastures alone.

• Provides major minerals, trace elements, vitamins and herbs.

• Convenient, long-lasting and weather resistant.

Feeding Guidelines

• Each block weighs 12kg.

• Contains Aniseed, Milk Thistle, Garlic, Seaweed.

• Bioplex® protected trace elements including Copper, Zinc and Manganese maximise availability.

• Sel-Plex® organic selenium helps to maintain antioxidant support.

• Maximum feeding rate: 15g/100kg bodyweight per day (e.g. 90g per day for a mature 600kg horse or 30g per day for a young 200kg horse).

Analytical Constituents

Main Ingredients

Cane Molasses, Deflourinated Phosphate, Sodium Chloride, Magnesium Oxide, Calcium Oxide, Seaweed Meal.

Instructions For Use

One block should provide adequate access for up to 10 horses. Calculate how long the blocks should last based upon the maximum recommended daily intake. Do not replace the blocks before this time period has elapsed. Always remove the handle before feeding. Blocks should be moved occasionally to prevent poaching. Do not feed to stabled horses. Do not feed to sheep. Safe for cattle grazing with horses. Do not feed with additional compound feeds. This feed is not for equines competing under rules.

“I have chosen GAIN Equine Nutrition for the past 10 years which has yielded great success for the yard.”

Denis Hogan

Racehorse Trainer

Nutrient Summary Table

Recommended Feeding Practices

• Feed by weight and not by volume.

• Split daily feed into smaller meals and feed at the same time each day.

• Adjust quantities fed according to bodyweight, workload and temperament.

• Make any changes to ration over 5 - 7 days to reduce the risk of digestive upset.

• Provide clean, fresh water at all times.

• Provide a salt lick.

• Do not exercise for at least one hour after feeding.

• Feed good quality forage free from dust and mould.

• Feed at least 1% bodyweight of forage (in dry matter) per day, i.e. 5kg hay (dry matter) for a 500kg horse or provide access to pasture.

• Do not add further vitamin and mineral supplements unless under professional guidance.

• Feed extra electrolytes as required.

• Keep all feeding equipment and utensils clean.

• Follow a good worming programme.

• Check horses’ teeth regularly.

Feeding guidelines are intended as a guide only. All information was correct at time of printing, however it is subject to change.