What is a barefoot diet?
Good hoof growth is best supported by quality protein, mineral richness, and omega oils; therefore, the diet is usually based on quality forage and forage-based feeds.
A carefully formulated forage balancer containing high quality functional ingredients for promoting optimum health.
- Natural vitamins, minerals & prebiotic
- Excellent levels of Omega 3
- Pelleted for convenience
Suitable For
- Overall health
- Improving condition
- Superb coat
- Strong hooves
- Supporting immune function
- Supporting digestive health
p
18 - 22
f
12 - 18
s
<8
t
<3
Feeding Instructions
As with any new feed, introduce gradually over a week.
Feed 100g per 100kg bodyweight per day, i.e. 500g per day for a 500kg horse.
Quick soaking, use 2-2.5 parts water to 1 part feed.
Designed to be fed alongside other Simple System feeds, or alone to horses out at pasture or stabled with hay or haylage.
For best results, feed Simple Balance + as part of a complete Simple System diet.
30 day supply for a 500kg horse.
Composition
Lucerne, Timothy grass, Cooked full fat linseed, Seaweed meal, Stabilised dried yeast, Sodium chloride (rock salt), Spearmint.
Nutrients
All products are natural and seasonal variations can occur, the packaging of each product will detail the typical analysis which is relevant to the batch/cut within the bag. Below are this product's specification ranges to give an indication of the seasonal variations that can occur for this product.
Specification Ranges
| Crude Fat (Oil) % | 5 - 10 | % | |
| Crude Ash % | 8 - 12 | % | |
| Crude Protein % | 18 - 22 | % | |
| Crude Fibre % | 12 - 18 | % | |
| Sugar % | <8 | % | |
| Starch % | <3 | % | |
| Digestible Energy | High | 10.73 | MJ/kg |
Vitamins & Minerals
We do not add vitamins as the forages themselves have them naturally occurring, often in their precursor form, so the packaging of each forage product details average vitamin & mineral figures produced by the British Association of Green Crop Driers to give an indication of the levels found within Lucerne or Grass. However, Simple System undertakes mineral analysis every two years or when/if the source of the product is changed. Below are the most up to date figures specific to this product.
Major Minerals
| Calcium % | 0.7 |
| Phosphorus % | 0.31 |
| Sodium % | 0.8 |
| Potassium % | 1.54 |
| Magnesium % | 0.2 |
| Chloride % | 1.72 |
| Sulphur % | 0.29 |
Minor Minerals
| Copper mg/kg | 18 |
| Manganese mg/kg | 44 |
| Zinc mg/kg | 30 |
| Iron mg/kg | 218 |
| Selenium mg/kg | 0.11 |
Gill Robinson, Essex
Mrs Lindsey Bootes
Miss Clare Pascoe
Mrs Tanya Skelding
Cheryl Walker, Somerset
Mrs Bethany Weston
Perfect Partners to Simple Balance +
Please select one of the categories below for appropriate companions to Simple Balance +
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Dried seaweed (Ascophylum nodosum). Naturally concentrated sea minerals in a bio-available & balanced form.
Organic Apple Cider vinegar, proven over time in a wide range of situations - used internally and externally to great effect.
A blend of top quality ingredients for our ultimate forage balancer. Feed all year round to complement forages & grazing.
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