Nutrition FAQs
Answers to your common questions
Here, we have put together answers to your most frequently asked questions. Some of the most common include, laminitis, weight management, how to manage excitability, feeding senior horses and how to feed your new horse. Also find out the truth about sugar and protein. Please use our categories belowor if you’re after something specific use our search bar below.
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No. Glucose is vital for life and the primary energy source utilised by cells in the body, including the brain. Even if sugar levels in the diet are low, the horse’s body converts other nutrients to glucose to meet demand.
A:No. In fact it is virtually impossible to find a sugar free feed as many of the ingredients included will contain a natural source of sugar, even if the feed is molasses free. However, horses and ponies prone to clinical conditions such as laminitis require a ‘low sugar’ not a ‘sugar free’ diet. In fact, glucose is the primary energy source used by body cells, including the brain so some sugar in the diet helps to keep your horse or pony healthy, even if they are prone to laminitis.
A:Yes! SPILLERS HAPPY HOOF Molasses Free, Fibre Lite Molasses Free, Speedy-Mash Fibre, Senior Super-Mash, Digest+ Conditioning Cubes, Stamina+ Cubes and Perform & Restore Mash are ideal for owners that are concerned about the inclusion of molasses. However for horses and ponies prone to conditions such as laminitis, it is the total amount of sugar in the diet that is important and not the inclusion of individual ingredients such as molasses. Many feeds containing molasses are in fact low in sugar.