Kairo

Kairo and his happy owner Nina were the models for this year's Valentine's shoot 🥰. Kairo is a beautiful Spanish Sport Horse (Spanish: Caballo de Deporte Español). The breed is sought after not only for its conformation and movement, but above all for its stamina and its gentle, balanced temperament. Nina's horse is 5 years old and still growing, and his training focuses mainly on dressage, which is why he receives Turbo Pony Muesli as his basic feed. The product is based on dried alfalfa, which supplies high-quality fibre together with essential amino acids and calcium. It provides the optimum amount of slow-release energy needed for daily work and builds the capacity of a horse starting longer, more intensive training. Kairo tends to lose weight in winter, and Turbo Pony Muesli (13.8% protein) tops up the diet with the protein he needs to hold the right weight and build muscle in training. The Grassland Everyday Care vitamin pellet in the feed supplies the right amount of high-quality vitamins and minerals for a young horse.

A fragrant, tasty addition to the basic feed is Healthy Belly, based on an original blend of 12 selected herbs that support digestion and the health of the liver and gut. The Grassland herbal supplement can be fed dry, so it is very convenient and makes day-to-day care much easier.

To vary the diet, every other day Kairo gets half a scoop of the fruity, tasty mash Fruity Mash, and Grass Cubes as a fourth meal. Grass cubes are an ideal addition for sport horses with a high need for protein and fibre, as here. Linseed oil is added to the mash and the grass cubes. It improves the digestibility of the fibre in the meal and looks after the coat and hoof horn, because it is rich in omega-3, omega-6 and omega-9 fatty acids and in vitamins A, E and D.

The chosen products let the young body develop in balance and keep Kairo in the right condition even in winter, when he tends to lose weight. If harder training leaves Kairo short of energy, Nina will cover it by increasing Turbo Pony Muesli and linseed oil. The diet will be reviewed again once he has built more muscle and finished growing.