Senior Feed Balancer is a very palatable, high protein, cereal-grain-free, low sugar and starch, ‘Non-Heating’ concentrated feed that contains a multi-supplement including high levels of micronutrients and digestive aids. It is important to keep the sugar and starch intake of elderly horses low when the level of fully chewed fibre reaching the hindgut is compromised, to help maintain healthy hindgut function and avoid loose droppings.

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Feeding trials at The Donkey Sanctuary have shown that the best way of delivering an optimal level of nutrition, without promoting weight gain, is to feed small amounts of a multi-supplement in a concentrated, palatable pellet such as Donkey Forage Balancer, which is designed to be fed with forage, avoiding the need to add excess calories to the donkey’s diet. It is palatable and pelleted and can be fed on its own in a bucket or by hand.

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It is a very palatable, high protein, cereal-grain-free, low sugar and starch, ‘Non-Heating’ concentrated feed that contains a multi-supplement including the levels of micronutrients and digestive aids normally only found in high quality specialised supplements. When Stud Feed Balancer is fed there is, therefore, usually no need to add any further supplements, other than a nutraceutical joint supplement if required.

The low sugar and starch formula will promote superb muscle and skeletal development, without providing the excess calories which can result in overtopping.

Stud Feed Balancer improves the amount of nutrients a horse can extract from his total diet because of its superb specification. This means that breeding stock can receive optimum nutrition from reduced levels of hard feed, with many resulting benefits.

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It is a very palatable, ‘Non-Heating’ low calorie, concentrated feed that contains a multi-supplement including the levels of micronutrients normally only found in high quality specialised supplements. When Stud Lite Feed Balancer is fed there is, therefore, usually no need to add any further supplements.

Stud Lite Feed Balancer is formulated to the best possible specifications, using the highest quality ingredients, and contains optimum amounts of all the nutrients needed to complement forage and allow broodmares and youngstock that are good doers to reach their maximum potential.

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Joint Feed Balancer includes the scientifically/veterinary recommended rate of glucosamine in a daily quantity of feed to support healthy joints, i.e. 10 grams of glucosamine/500kg horse/day. It is also rich in the building blocks for hyaluronic acid (HA) and chondroitin. The complete molecules of HA and chondroitin themselves are too large to be absorbed in any significant quantity from the horse’s gut. These glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are essential constituents of synovial fluid.  High levels of manganese and vitamin C are also included, as they are important for cartilage synthesis. Joint Feed Balancer also contains methionine and other bio-available sources of sulphur, which help to maintain optimum function in tissues such as tendons, ligaments, and muscles. Joint Feed Balancer contains a blend of antioxidants, including vitamins A, C and E to help maintain healthy cell function around the joints.

The superb specification of Joint Feed Balancer allows horses to utilise far more nutrients from the forage and straights/blends in their diet, which usually means that their hard feed intake can be reduced. This benefits digestion and is a more natural way of feeding, leading to a more relaxed horse amongst other benefits.

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Performance Lite Feed Balancer allows performance horses and ponies to receive their full requirements of micronutrients, in a small amount of very low-calorie feed that does not promote significant weight gain.

It is a very palatable, cereal-grain-free, low sugar and starch, ‘Non-Heating’ concentrated feed that contains a multi-supplement including the levels of micronutrients normally only found in high quality specialised supplements. When Performance Lite Feed Balancer is fed there is, therefore, usually no need to add any further vitamin and mineral supplements, other than salt and/or electrolytes for sweating horses, and a nutraceutical joint supplement if required.

Performance Lite Feed Balancer is the perfect product for hard-working horses and ponies fed forage only, plus salt/electrolytes. It is also ideal for those needing a high micronutrient specification for any other reason. It is suitable for medium to hard-working horses and ponies in good condition and receiving ample protein from forage. We usually recommend Lite Feed Balancer for good doers in light work.

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Super Conditioning Flakes are cooked to maximise their digestibility and to retain palatability over a long period of time. Rich in intracellular oil*, and with no added liquid oil, the sweetened ‘non-greasy’ flakes are very palatable to optimise feed intake, which is particularly useful when topping-up condition.

*Super Conditioning Flakes are full of naturally oil-rich ingredients. These contain intracellular oil. This is oil that occurs within the cells of a plant. Intracellular oil is a very palatable and highly digestible way of providing oil in the diet.

Because the flakes contain cooked oats as one of their major ingredients, they contain a medium level of starch.

Super Conditioning Flakes are designed to be added to a TopSpec feed balancer or TopSpec All-in-One multi-supplement and therefore contain no added vitamins or trace-elements. That is why we call them a ‘blend,’ because they are a blend of straight raw materials rather than a complete feed.

Salt, magnesium oxide and limestone are added to the blend to provide optimum levels of sodium, magnesium, and calcium, thus overcoming the major problems associated with the use of straights. For example, feeding Super Conditioning Flakes instead of oats to broodmares should eliminate the need to add a source of calcium, usually limestone.

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Performance Cubes are cereal-grain-free and high in superfibres. At the same time they have a good Digestible Energy value of 12.5 MJ/kg; equivalent to most cereal-containing competition feeds.

They are a blend of energy-rich ingredients, with high quality protein from soya and linseed. The highly digestible fibre in these cubes helps to promote the beneficial bacteria in the hindgut, therefore, helping to maintain a healthy digestive system.

Performance Cubes are designed to be added to a TopSpec feed balancer or TopSpec All-in-One multi-supplement and therefore contain no added vitamins or trace-elements. That is why we call them a ‘blend,’ because they are a blend of straight raw materials rather than a complete feed.

Salt, magnesium oxide and limestone are added to the blend to provide optimum levels of sodium, magnesium, and calcium, thus overcoming the major problems associated with the use of straights. For example, feeding Performance Cubes instead of cooked barley/sugar beet/oats/alfalfa to working horses, reduces or eliminates the need to add salt.

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They should be thought of as exceptionally high quality, high fibre cubes. The formula is cereal-grain-free, very low in starch and sugar, ‘Non-Heating’ and contains good quality protein sources to help maintain muscle function and repair. This helps to avoid the ‘fat but not fit’ situation which often occurs when good doers are fed low quality high-fibre cubes, which often contain large quantities of alkali-treated straw. We guarantee that no straw is included in these cubes.

The highly digestible fibre in these cubes is a food source for the beneficial bacteria in the hindgut, therefore, helping to maintain a healthy digestive system. The digestion of the fibre in these cubes will lead to a ‘warming’ effect in the hindgut, which is very beneficial to horses in cold weather (especially veterans).

FibrePlus Cubes can be fed dry or soaked in cold or warm water for about 20 minutes to reach the desired consistency. Soaking is helpful for elderly horses, horses with problem teeth and horses that bolt their feed. We find that 1kg of FibrePlus Cubes will replace 2kg of meadow hay for most horses.

FibrePlus Cubes are designed to be added to a TopSpec feed balancer or TopSpec All-in-One multi-supplement and therefore contain no added vitamins or trace-elements. That is why we call them a ‘blend,’ because they are a blend of straight raw materials rather than a complete feed. One of the ways in which they are superior to most straights, however, is that they have been supplemented with the major minerals calcium, sodium and magnesium.

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They consist of cooked, high-oil, naked oats blended with cooked, full-fat soya, and they have an exceptional DE of 16 MJ/kg as fed.

Turbo Flakes are cooked to maximise their digestibility and to retain palatability over a long period of time. Rich in intracellular oil*, and with no added liquid oil, the sweetened ‘non-greasy’ flakes are very palatable to optimise feed intake, which is particularly useful at peak performance levels. Fed at 5kg/day, Turbo Flakes provide the equivalent of 550ml of soya oil, eliminating the need for additional liquid oil.

*Turbo Flakes are full of naturally oil-rich ingredients. These contain intracellular oil. This is oil that occurs within the cells of a plant. Intracellular oil is a very palatable and highly digestible way of providing oil in the diet.

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