As horse owners we all strive to have our horses looking and feeling great, with a healthy bodyweight to match. Therefore it’s so important that we understand the role that calories play within their diet.

Many of us find ourselves counting calories on a daily basis to achieve our own goals, but do you know how many calories are in your horse's feed bowl?
 
Put your knowledge to the test by taking part in our ‘SPILLERS play your calories right!’

Similar to the all-time favourite family show 'Play your cards right' hosted by Brucey, you will see photos of 10 different feeds. All you need to do is guess whether the feed pictured is higher or lower than the next feed.

Your answers will then be marked against our nutritionists' answers to see how many of them you matched correctly.

Good luck!

1. Is one slice of average meadow hay (standard rectangular bale) higher or lower in calories than 500ml of oil?

Correct! Wrong!

2. Is 500ml of oil higher or lower in calories than one Stubbs scoop SPILLERS™ Digest+ Conditioning Cubes

Correct! Wrong!

3. Is one Stubbs scoop of SPILLERS™ Digest+ Conditioning Cubes higher or lower in calories than one Stubbs scoop of soaked sugar beet?

Correct! Wrong!

4. Is one Stubbs scoop of soaked sugar beet higher or lower calories than one Stubbs scoop of dry sugar beet?

Correct! Wrong!

5. Is one Stubbs scoop of dry sugar beet higher or lower in calories than one Stubbs scoop of SPILLERS™ Conditioning Fibre

Correct! Wrong!

6. Is one Stubbs scoop of SPILLERS™ Conditioning Fibre higher or lower in calories than one Stubbs scoop of SPILLERS™ High Fibre Cubes?

Correct! Wrong!

7. Is one Stubbs scoop of SPILLERS™ High Fibre Cubes higher or lower in calories than one Stubbs scoop of soaked SPILLERS™ Speedy-Mash Fibre

Correct! Wrong!

8. Is one Stubbs scoop of soaked SPILLERS™ Speedy-Mash Fibre higher or lower in calories than one Stubbs scoop of soaked SPILLERS™ Senior Super-Mash?

Correct! Wrong!

9. Is one Stubbs scoop of soaked SPILLERS™ Senior Super-Mash higher or lower in calories than one Stubbs scoop of SPILLERS™ Horse and Pony Cubes?

Correct! Wrong!

10. Is one Stubbs scoop of SPILLERS™ Horse and Pony Cubes higher or lower in calories than one Stubbs scoop of SPILLERS HAPPY HOOF™

Correct! Wrong!

Play your calories right...
Not an easy task!

The amount of calories provided by any feed depends on how much of it is eaten. The density and consequently ‘weight per scoop’ of feeds varies - always remember to feed by weight not by volume or ‘scoop’.
Not bad!

The amount of calories provided by any feed depends on how much of it is eaten. The density and consequently ‘weight per scoop’ of feeds varies - always remember to feed by weight not by volume or ‘scoop’.
Great work!

You’ve obviously got a good understanding of how feeding rate affects the amount of calories consumed.