Equine Feed Guide

Equine Feed Guide

Navigating the myriad of horse feed products on the market can be a headache, so to help, we’ve put together the guide below to categorise horse feed products according to your horses’ age and/or situation. All products referred to come in 20 kg bags, plus we’ve also included popular or best-selling products that are in demand which you’ll find at the end of the article.

Young Horses

Supporting the health of foals and yearlings as they grow is of course always important. T & R Horse Grower/Weaner Pellets are a complete feed with a protein to energy ratio that assists to promote sound bone development in growing horses to help reduce the impact of Osteochondritis dissecans or OCD.

These pellets also meet the requirements of breeding stock, with pre and probiotics to promote gut health as well as a range of vitamins and minerals to keep mares in good health throughout pregnancy and lactation, and to support milk production.

Milne Pegasus Studmaster® is a complete equine feed designed to meet the nutritional requirements of growing horses, broodmares and stallions. It provides high quality proteins and nutrients as well as vitamins and minerals to facilitate optimal growth and development.

Breeding Horses

Stallions and broodmares should of course be in the best possible condition at breeding and throughout pregnancy. Milne’s Pegasus Studmaster® referred to above is a quality and versatile complete feed product for breeding and pregnancy.

Mitavite’s Studgro is also a versatile product designed for use with working stallions, broodmares, and for spelling and performance situations. It contains 16% protein and vitamins and minerals to support optimum health in stallions and to support milk production in broodmares.

Working/Performance Horses

Working horses require energy and nutrient dense foods so that each feed gives the horse more “bang for your buck.”  T & R Horse Muesli is a highly digestible mix of slow-cooked and steam-rolled grains that makes increased energy immediately available to support exercise at all levels of intensity, with vitamins and minerals plus canola oil and sunflower seeds included for coat shine.

FarmCo also carry T & R Pony Cubes which are a highly palatable complete feed with vitamins and minerals for ponies and horses with moderate workloads.

Senior Horses

Digestible food is very important for senior horses, who may not be able to grind food sources such as hay for effective digestion due to changes in their teeth. Mitavite Gumnuts are fully steam extruded for maximum digestibility, easily soaked to form a mash, and contains 16% quality protein for muscle mass as well as vitamins and minerals, omega-3 oils and antioxidants.

T & R Senior Horse Cubes are ideal for senior horses as well as performance horses of all ages who require increased topline muscle or rapid recovery from high intensity exercise. This is a high calorie, highly digestible complete feed that contains pre and probiotics, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals.

Best-Selling Horse Feed Products

Interestingly our best-selling products all offer horses a high-fibre and low-starch/low-sugar alternative to a traditional grain based diet. Our best-sellers are T & R Claytons Grain Free Horse Pellets; Speedi-Beet Pulp; Hygain ZERO®, and Maxisoy Plus Fibre Pellets.

 

Need Help Understanding Which Option is Best For Your Horse?

For help understanding the various options or if you have any other horse feed related questions, drop in to FarmCo Moora anytime or give us a call on 1300 327 626.

Some information included above is thanks to the Kentucky Equine Research article Taking Care of the Senior Horse and the Keeping Britain’s Horses Healthy article Matching Your Horse’s Feed to Its Workload.

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