FAQs about Nutrena Empower

What sets the Empower products apart from other Nutrena feed like SafeChoice and ProForce? It’s important to read these frequently asked questions to understand if Empower® Topline Balance, Empower® Digestive Balance, or Empower® Boost are right for your horse or feeding program.

• What is the difference between a Diet Balancer vs Supplement vs Top-Dress?

  Understanding the difference between a Diet Balancer vs Supplement vs Top-Dress is important to determine which Empower product can support your feeding program.

  Top-Dress: All of our Empower products can be used as a “Top-Dress” meaning you can use them in addition to your current feeding program. Top-Dress is just a generic term to describe adding a low quantity (either supplement or balancer) “on top of” your feed.

  Diet Balancer: Empower Topline Balance is a Diet Balancer that can be fed alone for fewer calories or as a top-dress to supplement your horse’s regular feed to create a complete and balanced diet. Unlike a Supplement, Diet Balancers are specially formulated to provide horses with all the essential amino acids, vitamins, and minerals they require in their diet and is served in a low feeding rate, often to compliment the deficiencies in forage.

  Supplement: Empower Digestive Balance and Empower Boost are concentrated supplements designed to be fed as a Top-Dress to support specific needs. Unlike a Diet Balancer, most Supplements are meant to be fed in addition to other fiber and nutrition sources.

• What is the average feeding rate for Empower?

  Since Empower products use concentrated, high-quality ingredients, they are designed to be fed in lower feeding rates ranging from 0.5 lbs to 3.0 lbs depending on product and Activity Level. For example:

  • Empower Topline Balance 0.8 lbs for Maintenance up to 3.0 lbs for Heavy Work, Broodmares, or Stallions (per 1,000 lb horse)
  • Empower Digestive Balance 2 lbs (per 1,000 lb horse) divided by 2-4 feedings per day
  • Empower Boost 0.5 lbs for Maintenance up to 3.0 lbs for Heavy Work or Lactating Mares

• When should I feed Empower Topline Balance?

  Empower® Topline Balance® Diet Balancer is designed to round out nutrition for your horses that get adequate energy from good quality forage or pasture. It offers a blend of the essential amino acids, vitamins, and minerals horses need to look and feel their best, including unique support for better topline health. The low-feeding rate is a great benefit, making it the perfect partner with pasture or hay, or as a top-dress to another feed.

  Many people use Empower Topline Balance by itself for horses with lower calorie requirements or as a top-dress to SafeChoice or ProForce for additional nutrients. Key benefits include:

  • Added chromium can provide support for horses with metabolic issues and those that are easy keepers such as minis and ponies
  • Controlled starch formula helps support proper starch digestion and utilization
  • Concentrated nutrient levels allow for low feeding rates to balance forages
  • Organic trace mineral complexes for increased bioavailability, immune system support, and nutrient utilization
  • Added prebiotics and probiotics, backed by research, aid in nutrient absorption and digestive health
  • Guarantees 4 key essential amino acids to build and maintain a strong topline

• When should I feed Empower Digestive Balance?

  Empower® Digestive Balance is a pelleted top-dress supplement designed to support overall gastrointestinal health and maintain normal gastric pH. Ideal for horses with digestive challenges, gut pain or discomfort, and to support the digestive tract. Empower Digestive Balance can be fed up to 4 times per day including as a snack prior to stressful events (trailering, riding, etc.)

  Many people use Empower Digestive Balance as a top-dress paired with SafeChoice Special Care or SafeChoice All Life Stages. Key benefits include:

  • Supports the reduction of gut pain and discomfort due to stressful situations
  • Provides the most comprehensive support to the entire GI tract
  • Supports healthy tissue integrity for ideal nutrient absorption

• When should I feed Empower Boost?

  Empower^® Boost is a special blend of fat and select nutrients to give your horse a leg up to work harder, train longer, and perform better. Great for hard keepers to help maintain weight and for performance horses needing to sustain energy levels.

  People use Empower Boost as a top-dress to many of our concentrate feeds including SafeChoice, ProForce and Triumph. Key benefits include:

  • Highly digestible fat from vegetable sources provides extra calories to support performance, endurance, and weight gain
  • Flaxseed and high fat rice bran provide balanced ratio of Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids which aid in reducing the effects of stress
  • Concentrated calories and high fat to support healthy weight, skin health, shiny coat and overall bloom
  • Added Vitamin E and selenium levels provide antioxidant benefits
  • Added prebiotics and probiotics, backed by research, aid in nutrient absorption and digestive health