Wheatfeed is the main raw material used in Horse & Pony Nuts because the nutritional value is ideal for horses and it has the lowest transport cost and environmental impact.
Are pony nuts high in sugar?
Horse and Pony Nuts - high fibre, low sugar and starch. Feeding little and often will also help prevent laminitis along with an ad lib supply of good quality forage such as hay or haylage.
Do pony nuts give horses Energy?
The natural protein, minerals and vitamins are preserved so they are available to your horse. A little molasses is added to the ration to aid palatability and provide digestible energy.
What is horse grain made of?
Many grains are fed to horses. The most common are oats, barley, and corn. Wheat and milo are other grains fed to horses.20 Jan 2020
How much pony nuts should I feed?
Always split the Heygates' feed into at least two feeds per day, preferably three or four, and avoid feeding within one hour of exercise. Never give more than 2kg per feed.
What is in a pony nut?
Horse & Pony Nuts. For all Horses in Lighter Work, and all Ponies. Light Brown Nuts-8mm Diameter. Wheat Maltings; Barley; Oatfeed Meal; Grass Meal; Oats; Molasses; Peanut Meal; Limestone Flour; Salt; Vitamin; Mineral & Trace Element Supplement; Dicalcium phosphate; Yeast Cells ( Saccharomyces cerevisiae var.
What type of feed is best for horses?
Roughage/Forage Roughage, found in hay or grass, is the bulk of the horse's food. Grass or alfalfa hay, or a combination of the two, are good sources of roughage. Grass hay is generally higher in fiber and dry matter than alfalfa, but alfalfa may be higher in protein, energy, vitamins and calcium.2 Dec 2015
What should you feed your horse daily?
Provide plenty of roughage A horse should eat one to two percent of their body weight in roughage every day. Horses who spend much of their time in stalls aren't doing much grazing, but their natural feeding patterns can be replicated by keeping hay in front of them for most of the day.
Is sweet feed or pellets better for horses?
Sweet feeds are highly palatable to your horse. They allow you to see individual grains to inspect for quality. Pellets and extruded feeds are usually highly digestible because the grains have been processed (ground up) into small pellets. This tends to digest quicker in your horse's digestive tract.
Horse and pony nuts are a safe non heating diet for all horses and ponies at rest or in light to moderate work. A non heating coarse ration suitable for horses in light to moderate work or as a light feed for resting horses.
What do pony nuts contain?
Pony nuts contain everything (generally speaking) that is in a mix, just mushed up and made into cubes. The main reason to feed cubes over an equivilant mix is that cubes generally have less molasses than mix.1 Nov 2006