Lucie®Cobs are our choice for this month! Spring is on the way and the grass is coming through so you may be thinking of a feed that is slightly lower in calories but still a proper forage feed. Look no further!
Lucie®Cobs are made from chopped, sun dried lucerne compressed into brickettes. We recommend that you soak them before you feed them. This has several advantages:• Increased volume, so increased eating time• Hydrated so helps prepare your horse for grazing after a winter on hay• Natural Vitamins D and E and carotene for Vitamin A• Naturally low sugar and no additives so suitable for horses that tie up, EMS, laminitis etc• Suitable for horses with ulcers, prone to colic or on box rest.
Lucie®Cobs can be used instead of your usual chop, as partial hay replacer or if your horse is a good doer or in only light work, he may need nothing more than one of the Simple System Ltd complementary feeds or balancers, such as Total Eclipse.
Put your Lucie®Cobs to soak in twice their volume of water in the morning and they are ready for the evening feed and vice versa. Simple!
For the second consecutive Sunday, presenter Adam Henson has discussed the use of sainfoin during Countryfile.
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Learn more about sand colic in horses, ponies and donkeys, and importantly, how feeding can help prevent it.