Hay Replacers for Horses
Hay replacers are most commonly used for older horses with poor teeth who are struggling to chew or manage their hay or haylage. Replacing long stem forages with an easier to chew forage mash can improve weight maintenance but allows them to be managed relatively normally. Using a mature cut grass product replaces their forage like for like with very comparable nutrition to support good digestive function and minimise starch intake.
Horses can require hay replacers for a wide range of other reasons such as:
- Young horses who are teething
- Competition horses who can be fussy or inappetent when working hard
- Post-dental treatment
- Increasing fluid intake
- Supporting refeeding post-colic or after surgery
For those with good dentition but finding quality forage is in short supply or simply wanting to increase variety in the diet, chops or forage Brix can be given as novel, enriching and time consuming options.
Sieved lucerne chop ideal for all equines, especially those looking to lose weight.
A high fibre Timothy Grass chop. Harvested at a mature stage for naturally low sugars.
Mature Timothy Grass compressed into 1kg grass blocks, feed whole & dry to mimic grazing.
Our highest fibre, low sugar lucerne in 6mm cubes, perfect for those needing a low calorie feed.
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