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The information provided in these sources should be used for guidance only. If you suspect your horse to be suffering from any medical condition you should always seek professional help from your Veterinarian.

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IN THE PINK SENIOR

When to feed:
Feed when the diet of the older horse needs balancing with micronutrients. Includes key gut, joint and herbal support to maintain condition, mobility, vitality and ‘spark’ in older horses and ponies.

When to feed:

Feed when the diet of the older horse needs balancing with micronutrients. Includes key gut, joint and herbal support to maintain condition, mobility, vitality and ‘spark’ in older horses and ponies.

How to Avoid Laminitis

The main priority is to monitor your horse or pony's grass intake carefully. If lots of grass is available then consider limiting this either by bringing the horse in, strip grazing or using a muzzle. As far as the concentrate part of the diet is concerned, try to keep the amount of cereals to a minimum and if possible use a cereal free diet. This can be achieved by using one of Dengie's range of feeds that are all based on alfalfa. Cereal feeding can be a thing of the past for your horse.

Top Tips

Try to keep the horse at a condition score of 2 (moderate), when using the 5 point system
Do not starve laminitics, maintain fibre intake at a minimum of 1 –1.5% of bodyweight
Where possible, choose a late cut, fibrous hay which will tend to have a lower sugar and fructan level than earlier cut hay. If in doubt consider having your hay analysed for WSC (water soluble carbohydrates)
Horses have a psychological need to chew; remember 1 Kg of cubes is less than 1 standard round scoop, compared to a bucket of HI-FI LITE!
Use a Dengie Measuring bucket for more accurate feeding – bear in mind one round scoop of Dengie HI-FI RANGE products only weighs 300g!

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When to feed:
Feed for daily protection from stress related gastric problems and defend the stomach wall from acid attack.

TopSpec Cool Balancer is designed for horses and ponies that need extra condition but no ‘fizz’ and that are in light to medium work. Cool Balancer is a ‘Non-Heating,’ cereal-grain-free formula; with low levels of starch and sugar, plus good quality protein.

TopSpec Cool Balancer is available in 15kg sacks, which last a 500kg horse for 30 days or a 250kg pony for 60 days.

TopSpec Cool Balancer

NEW TopSpec Performance Cubes provide energy for work but are ‘Non-Heating’ and are ideal for horses that are a bit sharp or get fizzy on cereal-based competition mixes or cubes.

They are designed to be added to a TopSpec feed balancer or supplement and therefore contain no added vitamins or trace-elements, but do include the major minerals calcium, sodium and magnesium.