And They’re Off!

Two 40-ft. containers holding around 76,000 lb of feeds and bagged forages are en route to America for the European horses competing in the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018. They’ll arrive at port in a couple weeks, after which they’ll truck over the last leg to Tryon. When they arrive on the venue, Kentucky Equine Research staff will be there to organize them all so that when horses land, their familiar rations are already there waiting for them.

The bagged forages include haylage and chaff. Chaff is chopped forage. It often contains added molasses to minimize dust or oil to increase the energy value. Chaff is fed to horses in England, New Zealand, South Africa, Southeast Asia, and Australia. Haylage is fresh-cut grass that’s sealed in airtight containers and allowed to ferment. This process retains nutrients better than sun-curing, particularly protein, carbohydrates, and many vitamins.

Teams had the option to pre-order these, and will also have a selection of alfalfa, timothy, or orchardgrass hays available on site.