Dr. Babak Nobari, PhD, MSc, BSc

Senior Nutritionist, Barastoc

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Energy for training and top-line building:

Energy intake has an essential effect on the capacity to build muscle. Several studies have shown that higher energy intake, combined with progressive resistance training, induces greater increases in more muscle mass gain and a better top-line build up compared to lower energy intake conditions. Still, overconsumption of energy also can result in increased fat deposition.

An equine nutritionist’s main challenge in formulating energy for training horses is balancing a caloric surplus threshold that delivers maximal top-line and muscle building with minimal body fat increases. A balanced diet for slow and fast-release energy with an energy partitioning from fat carbohydrate and soluble fibres energy sources help with achieving these goals.

The aim of building excellent top-line is essentially a game of well-tailored energy partitioning or ensuring that most of the calories your horse consumes are used to build and fuel muscles.

How energy partitioning works in Supreme

During training and competing in all disciplines, the work is a blend of anaerobic and aerobic activity, so all the physiological fuel systems are in play. Energy partitioning describes the relative contribution of different nutrients such as fat, non-structural carbohydrates (NSC), protein and fibres into the different pathways of energy generation at different stages of exercise and during different types of activity.

Barastoc Supreme has diverse and balanced sources of slow-release and fast-release energy pools which helps riders and trainers to feed the best combination of dietary energy sources to meet an individual horse's fuel needs for the desired performance and Top-line building as well as meeting that horse's specific metabolic needs.

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Why Supreme is ideal for top-line development

Barastoc Supreme is explicitly formulated with developing top-line in mind containing essential nutrients for muscle repair and development, brilliant coat shine and hoof integrity.

The optimised amino acid profile includes essential amino acids Lysine, Threonine and Methionine and branched amino acids (BCAA) to support muscle development, protection and repair. Targeted multiple fuel sources of Barastoc Supreme not only supports more rapid recovery of muscle cell integrity after exercise but also supports muscle development for a more athletic body type.

Barastoc Supreme is fortified with KER micronutrients which are nutritionally balanced to complement the horse's total ration, and added antioxidants, including Vitamin E, helps address the adverse effects of free radicals.

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Why Diamond V is so important

Diamond V is an all-natural, fermentation-based product for use in equine diets which has been produced using a proprietary anaerobic fermentation technology of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The unique fermentation process of Diamond V produces metabolites that not only promotes and robust digestive health but also Improves the immune system resilience and functions. Some of the scientifically proven effects of this game-changing symbiotic. Research has shown that Equine Diamond V supports:

• Increases feed intake and palatability
• Improved gut morphology
• Feed digestibility and efficiency
• Recovery from work, injury or stress
• Assists in lowering lactic acid levels
• Immune function by reducing systemic inflammation and antioxidant status
• Digestive health by promoting a healthy balance of bacteria in the lower gastrointestinal tract

How long it takes to see a difference

The top-line building can take several weeks to several months and is subject to either proper nutrition and disciplined regular exercise. If your top-line building program is working, you'll see the results from the beginning. It means that you don't have to wait that long to start seeing changes. Generally speaking under a good feeding and exercise practice, you would see the top-line improvement after 8 to 12 weeks.

The benefits of a concentrate like Supreme and what types of feed it can be coupled with

Barastoc Supreme formulated to meet the demands of performance horses, with premium quality ingredients, tailored for top-line development, muscle strength and repair. Supreme is concentrated low-does Muesli balancing horse feed that may be fed as a horse's sole ration along with quality hay or pasture to provide the proper balance of protein, vitamins and minerals. It can also be fed with unfortified whole grains like oats, barley or corn.

Barastoc Supreme can be used to supplement grazing and/or high-quality roughage to not more than one half of the horse's daily feed intake by weight.  Also, because of the flexible nature of the Supreme, it can be fed with any Barastoc products or other commercially available horse feed products. The key benefits are:

• Supports more athletic body type via safe weight/muscle gain and Top-line building
• Multiple fuel sources of slow and fast-release energy
• Promote gut health and immune system function
• Rapid recovery of muscle cell integrity after workout
• Delaying fatigue via suppressing lactic acid levels

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