Fascinating and Folksy Book Demystifies Horse Nutrition
Equestrian News Release

LOVELAND, COLORADO - April 2007 –- “Short of beating your horse’s legs with a shovel, there is really no better way to ruin a good, young horse, than to feed it a diet with a skewed calcium-to-phosphorus ratio.” This is just one of the many quotable quotes from Rex A. Ewing’s book, “Beyond the Hay Days: Refreshingly Simple Horse Nutrition,” where common sense is dispensed with the wisdom of an old hand and the wit and insight of a true storyteller.

As enjoyable to read as it is informative, “Beyond the Hay Days” covers everything from simple hay-and-grain basics to vitamins, minerals and supplements, including nutraceuticals (such as glucosamine and MSM), Omega fatty acids, bromelain, and more. In 160 easy-to-read pages, Ewing addresses the nutritional demands of horses at various ages and levels of activity, from mares, foals and yearlings to older horses; pleasure horses to stallions and performance horses. Handy charts and tables and helpful formulas for calculating feed rations make this the one equine nutrition book that will be read and referred to again and again.

Former CEO of an equine nutrition company, author Rex Ewing says, “Most people who sought my advice did not need supplements for their horses; they needed good, sound, basic nutrition; they needed to know what was inherently wrong with their feeding program, and how to correct it. I originally wrote ‘Beyond the Hay Days’ because I owed it to the thousands of horse owners I’ve talked to over the years. The updated and expanded 2nd edition will further help them to sort through the hype and glitter in the marketplace and set them squarely on the path to solid horse nutrition.”

Cherry Hill, author of over 25 books on horse training and care, writes in the foreword, “Ahhhh….that was a good read. Now when was the last time you said that as you finished a technical book? One of the reasons I enjoy ‘Beyond the Hay Days’ is because Rex Ewing is a cowboy poet trapped inside the pages of an equine nutrition book. Lucky us. What better combination for bringing a tough subject to life?”

The Gaited Horse says, “Compact and precise, this little book demystifies a subject that has, in recent years, become very technical and complicated…If this is the only book you ever buy on horse nutrition, you won’t go wrong.”

“Beyond the Hay Days 2nd Edition: Refreshingly Simple Horse Nutrition” by Rex A. Ewing ($18.95 softcover, ISBN 0-9658098-4-6; PixyJack Press) is available at feed and tack shops, and online at http://www.PixyJackPress.com.