We spoke to Forget-Me-Not-Farm about Complete Chaff, here's what they said....
As a new brand, tell us a bit about your approach to horses and their feeding.
Forget-Me-Not Farm feeds is trying to make feeding your horse or pony simple and fun. It’s a complete feed, so you only need to give two to six scoops a day to ensure that he or she is getting everything they need. The pink bale featuring Vanilla, Forget-Me-Not Farm’s chief taster, is sure to appeal to the brand’s target market of younger riders.
What does Complete Chaff contain?
Forget-Me-Not Farm Complete Vanilla Chaff is a high-fibre feed containing soft chopped straw, pellets, soya oil for coat shine, vitamins and minerals – with a light sprinkling of vanilla.
As this chaff is ‘complete’, does that mean an additional balancer isn’t required? Can it be fed with hard feed?
The boffins at Forget-Me-Not Farm have done all the techy stuff, so it’s easy to feed. Two to six scoops (depending on the size of your horse or pony) is all you need for your bucket feed to ensure that he or she is receiving a balanced diet. As long as you're feeding at the recommended levels, no additional mix, cubes or supplements are required.
What kind of horse might enjoy Complete Chaff?
Any horse or pony! It's high-fibre, low in sugar and starch, and is ideal for a horse or pony in light work or at rest.
Why does it contain vanilla?
Vanilla is included to tempt the fussiest of feeders. Vanilla, our chief taster, highly recommends it!
Posted: 29/01/2013 09:33:07
We spoke to Dengie about Hi-Fi Original with Apple, here’s what they said...
Does this feed contain the same blend of fibre and same level of energy as Hi-Fi Original?
Hi-Fi Original with Apple has the same fibre blend, with pellets included for added interest. It also has the same 8 MJ/kg energy level, which is perfect for horses and ponies in light work or at rest.
What kind of horse might prefer this feed to standard Hi-Fi Original?
The tasty apple flavour and added pellets encourage fussy feeders to eat up their feed.
Can it be fed in the same way as Hi-Fi Original?
Hi-Fi Original with Apple can be fed as the fibre/chaff ration to a bucket feed or as a partial hay replacer, as can Hi-Fi Original.
How is the apple included in the feed? Does this limit the product’s shelf life?
The apple is included as a flavouring and has no impact on the product’s shelf life. Both Hi-Fi with Apple and Hi-Fi Original have a shelf life of eight months.
Does the apple content have any additional benefits?
Although there are no additional benefits from the apple flavouring, horses and ponies do tend to like apples, so, hopefully, it will continue to tempt those fussy feeders!
Posted: 21/01/2013 14:22:18
Many people add oil to their horse’s diet during the autumn and winter months. It might be added to help enhance coat condition, for health, to add calories to the horse’s diet and to provide a source of non-heating energy. Whilst oil can be bought in a bottle and added to the horse’s feed, there are many feed products available that include oil in their ingredient list. Here are a few examples of different ways that oil can be included in a horse’s daily ration:
As a supplement…
Keyflow Key-3 Oil
Global Herbs Flaxoil
NAF Linseed Oil
Dodson & Horrell Soya Oil
In chaff…
Dengie Alfa-A Oil
Mollichaff Showshine
TopSpec TopChop Alfalfa
Spillers Conditioning Fibre
In a mix...
Winergy Equilibrium Condition
Dodson & Horrell Build Up Mix
Spillers Conditioning Mix
Allen & Page Weight Gain Mix
Baileys Everyday High Fibre Mix
Keyflow Mark Todd Maestro
In a cube…
Dodson & Horrell Staypower Cubes
Spillers Racehorse Cubes
TopSpec Cool Condition Cubes
Allen & Page Calm & Condition
In a balancer…
Spillers Original Balancer
Dodson & Horrell Ultimate Balancer
As an addition feed product…
Saracen Equi-Jewel
Rowen Barbary Sumo Original
TopSpec Super Conditioning Flakes
Keyflow Key-Plus
Dodson & Horrell Build & Glow
This is just a snapshot of the products available through Efeed.co.uk that contain oil, to see the full range, simply type ‘oil’ into the search window…
Posted: 11/01/2013 10:01:25