Ideally horses need 2 – 5 % daily of their
bodyweight in fibre,
This would usually be in the form of forage
(pasture), cereal hay, chaff
Some other forms of fibre are provided in packaged
feeds and can be used to top-up in case of low
supply or poor quality traditional fibre sources.
Lucerne hay can be added to the diet as a calcium
and protein source but not more than 20-25% of the
hay/chaff quantity.
Other fibre sources to consider:
Barley straw
Cereal chaff
Barastoc Speedibeet
Barastoc Fibre-beet mash
Johnson Natural Formula Fibresafe
Maxisoy
Sweetbulk
Hygain Fibre Essentials