Fibre should be the foundation of every horse’s diet as it is fundamental for digestive health. Adding a double handful of chopped fibre to your horse’s feed is routine but often little thought is given to choosing the right fibre for your horse.
SPILLERS® Cool fibre is a unique balanced blend of natural fibres to complement low energy feeds.
- A unique balanced blend of natural fibres ideal for horses and ponies with low energy requirements.
- Contains a palatable blend of dried British alfalfa and straw carefully chosen for its consistent nutritional quality with garlic and soya oil.
- Extremely low in calories and sugar making it ideal for good doers.
- Enriched with a broad spectrum of vitamins and minerals including magnesium known for its calming properties to provide your horse or pony with more nutrition than any other chopped fibre blend.
- Can be combined with a mix or cube or fed as a replacement for compound feed (see feeding guidelines below).
- Its short chopped form extends eating time and provides extra bulk.
Nutritional analysis
| Nutrient |
SPILLERS® Cool Fibre |
| Digestible Energy (MJ/kg) |
8 |
| Oil (%) |
3.5 |
| Protein (%) |
10 |
| Fibre (%) |
26 |
| Starch (%) |
5 |
| Vitamin A (iu/kg) |
10,000 |
| Vitamin D3 (iu/kg) |
1,200 |
| Vitamin E (iu/kg) |
225 |
| Copper (mg/kg) |
25 |
| Selenium (mg/kg) |
0.2 |
Feeding Guide
Add 200gms (approximately a double handful) per feed. To replace compound feed the following table is intended as a guide. Horses have individual requirements that are influenced by many factors including age, workload, weather and quality of grazing / forage.
| Height: Hands |
Height: cm |
Approx Weight (kg) |
To replace Compound Feed / kg |
| 12.2 |
128 |
200 - 250 |
1.0 - 1.5 |
| 13.2 |
138 |
300 - 350 |
1.5 - 2.0 |
| 14.2 |
148 |
400 - 450 |
2.0 - 2.5 |
| 15.2 |
158 |
500 - 550 |
2.5 - 3.0 |
| 16.2 |
168 |
600 - 650 |
3.0 - 3.5 |
Example diets
| 14.2hh 400kg Pony – In light work |
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