Winter weight loss, good, bad or something in between?
When the temperature decreases horses need more calories to keep warm so it is important to ensure our horses have enough food to sustain them.
Premium 12mm lucerne nuts, naturally high in calcium & protein to support muscles & bones.
- Our most popular feed
- Economical
- Ideal for older horses
Suitable For
- All levels of work
- Improving stamina
- All equines
- Metabolic issues
- Feeding soaked
100% pure and free from all binders.
p
14 - 20
f
20 - 30
s
<7
t
<5
m
Feeding Instructions
As with any new feed, introduce gradually over a week.
Soak until free from lumps, using 1 part LucieNuts to 2.5 parts water.
Feed according to requirements and condition.
Start with 100g per 100kg of bodyweight per day, increase as required up to a maximum of 5kg per day. For example, for a 500kg horse start with 500g per day (dry weight, before soaking) and increase as required.
A level Stubbs bowl scoop = 1.3kg (dry weight) approximately
Composition
Dried lucerne
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) % | 2 - 4 | % | |
| Crude Ash % | 6 - 10 | % | |
| Crude Protein % | 14 - 20 | % | |
| Crude Fibre % | 20 - 30 | % | |
| Sugar % | <7 | % | |
| Starch % | <5 | % | |
| Digestible Energy | Medium | 9 - 10 | 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 % | 1.34 |
| Phosphorus % | 0.21 |
| Sodium % | 0.05 |
| Potassium % | 1.72 |
| Magnesium % | 0.18 |
| Chloride % | 0.7 |
| Sulphur % | 0.18 |
Minor Minerals
| Copper mg/kg | 9 |
| Manganese mg/kg | 19 |
| Zinc mg/kg | 24 |
| Iron mg/kg | 288 |
| Selenium mg/kg | <0.09 |
Pulpits Farm have been loyal customers of Simple System for over 20 years.
We have been thoroughly pleased with the products & service offered to us over the years and have found Simple System Horse Feeds to be perfect for the wide range of different breeds we have here; including Arabs, Thoroughbreds, Highlands and other Native breeds (many of whom live out 24/7).
Gill Robinson, Essex
We are very keen to promote natural feeding of our native Highlands as they are not built to cope with rich higher sugar diets that you see in many other feeds. We also needed a straightforward and economical diet that could be used for our mares, stallions, foals and youngstock that would promote muscle development and bone growth without adding excess fat or fizz. With Simple System we have found exactly that.
Carolyn Ashcroft, CheshirePerfect Partners to Lucie Nuts
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