What should I feed my horse Spillers?
With the exception of SPILLERS GRO ‘N WIN®, all SPILLERS® Balancers are designed to be fed at a rate of 100g per 100kg of per day if fed alongside forage alone. *As a guide we recommend feeding half the balancer if feeding half of the recommend ration of compound feed. Horses are fed by weight not volume.
What is a balancer feed?
Feed balancers are a small nutrient dense pellet containing negligible calories designed to balance your horse’s diet. Quite simply put; a balancer contains the essential vitamins, minerals and protein that a horse needs in their diet that they may not be getting from forage alone or when fed a calorie restricted diet.
Do I need to feed my horse a balancer?
Unfortunately there is no guarantee that grass and/or hay will provide a balanced diet and there is no way of telling unless you have it fully analysed. So to make sure your horse’s diet is balanced, it is advisable to provide a balancer to provide optimum levels of vitamins and minerals without unnecessary calories.
When should I feed my horse balancer?
Ration balancers are commonly fed when a horse can meet its energy/calorie needs by consuming forages (i.e., pasture and/or hay), but need the required vitamins and minerals that aren’t available in just forage.
Who owns Spillers horse feed?
Spillers Ltd was a British company that owned flour milling operations, operated bakeries and also sold pet food and equine feeds….Spillers.
| Industry | Food |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | New Malden, Surrey |
| Key people | Joel Spiller (founder) |
How much hay should a 500kg horse eat?
Feed hay according to weight If your horse weighs 500kg he needs around 10kg of food every day made up of at least 70% forage. Researchers at North Carolina State University found that horses grazing for nine hours a day will eat around 0.6 kg of grass per hour.
Can you overfeed a horse hay?
However, it’s easy to go overboard on the feed. Overfeeding can lead to problems of obesity including equine metabolic syndrome and can lead to laminitis. Most horses need a very simple diet of good pasture or hay and only need supplements or concentrates if there is a shortfall in nutrition.
What’s in Happy hoof?
Happy Hoof contains 5% sugar content. Spillers Happy Hoof Ingredients: Nutritionally improved straw, Chopped straw, Wheatfeed, Dry lucerne, Low sugar molglo, Oatfeed, Ricebran, Grass nuts, Calcium carbonate, Vegetable oil, Soya oil, Vitamins and minerals, Calcined magnesite, Dried spearmint 0.25%, Garlic 0.25%, Salt.
What is the meaning of Spiller?
Definitions of spiller. an attacker who sheds or spills blood. “a great hunter and spiller of blood”
Why feed Spillers daily fibre?
With vitamins and minerals already taken care of, adding a low calorie, short chopped fibre helps to extend eating time without compromising your horse’s waistline; cue SPILLERS Daily Fibre. • Low calorie fibre feed ideal for horses and ponies prone to laminitis. Can be fed as full or partial hay replacer
What can I find on the Spillers website?
Within this site, you’ll find information on some of the clinical conditions that could affect the health of your horse and how they can be supported through nutrition, the science behind SPILLERS, our quality standards and of course our products.
What is the difference between Spillers happy hoof and high fibre cubes?
SPILLERS HAPPY HOOF and HAPPY HOOF Molasses Free are low calorie, short chop fibres ideal for laminitics. SPILLERS High Fibre Cubes are low in calories and can be soaked in warm water to make a mash.
What happens if you eat mouldy feed?
Dusty or mouldy feed isn’t good and can lead to respiratory problems or colic. Store feed in cool, dark places, within containers fury pests can’t get into. Also, nutrient value of feed can only be guaranteed until the best before date on the bag.
