Feeding the itchy horse
Itchiness can be caused by a variety of factors; some within our control such as those affected by diet or management and some beyond our control i.e. environmental factors such as the weather or pollens.
Premium 6mm high fibre grass pellets, providing all the benefits of summer grass, all year round.
- High quality fibre
- Lower protein
- Specifically grown for Simple System
Suitable For
- Moderate levels of work
- Improving condition
- Thoroughbreds
- Feed balls
100% pure and free from all binders.
p
8 - 14
f
25 - 30
s
<10
t
<2
m
Feeding Instructions
As with any new feed, introduce gradually over a week.
Blue Bag Grass Pellets are ideally fed soaked.
Alternatively, mix with soaked PuraBeet or a Simple System chop
and dampen well.
For foals, greedy, elderly or dentally challenged horses, Blue Bag Grass Pellets should be soaked.
Use 2.5 times their volume of water.
Feed according to requirement & 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 = 1.5kg (dry weight) approximately
Composition
100% Dried Timothy grass
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) % | 3 - 5 | % | |
| Crude Ash % | 8 - 10 | % | |
| Crude Protein % | 8 - 14 | % | |
| Crude Fibre % | 25 - 30 | % | |
| Sugar % | <10 | % | |
| Starch % | <2 | % | |
| Digestible Energy | Medium | 10 - 11 | 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 % | 0.66 |
| Phosphorus % | 0.16 |
| Sodium % | 0.02 |
| Potassium % | 1.64 |
| Magnesium % | 0.1 |
| Chloride % | 1.01 |
| Sulphur % | 0.14 |
Minor Minerals
| Copper mg/kg | 4 |
| Manganese mg/kg | 58 |
| Zinc mg/kg | 18 |
| Iron mg/kg | 83 |
| Selenium mg/kg | 0.1 |
Over the past 10 months he has discovered the joy of life - hacking politely, show-jumping, x-country and dressage. And eating! He's lost loads of weight and is a completely different shape (4 saddle-fits!).
Catherine , Surrey
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
I’m proud to say that Simple System have been part of our team for over 20 years, in our quest to provide our horses with the most natural life we can.
Jasper and Sweep were no doubt, the beginning of our natural journey, bare foot, no rugs, bitless, freedom of movement and making our own hay. Over the years Simple System has always been there when we needed feeding advice for individual horses and also helping us to manage our land with Natural Grazing Mix and Equine Calcified Plus (now Natural Paddock Recovery).
Mrs Lindsey BootesPerfect Partners to Blue Bag Grass Pellets
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