{"product_id":"blue-chip-original-feed-balancer-15kg","title":"Blue Chip Original Feed Balancer – 15kg","description":"\u003ch5\u003eBlue Chip Original Feed Balancer – 15kg\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal is Blue Chip's everyday balancer: a concentrated pellet fed in small amounts to fill the gaps a forage-based diet leaves, rather than a hard feed fed for energy. Blue Chip's own analysis puts it at 17.5% crude protein, 5.5% oil, 13% fibre and 10.6 MJ\/kg digestible energy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason people buy balancers by the sack is that a sack lasts. Blue Chip state that one sack lasts an average-sized horse approximately 30 days and a small pony approximately 60 days, which puts a 15kg bag at roughly a month for a horse and two for a pony.\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003ePerformance \u0026amp; Benefits\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcentrated pelleted balancer, fed by the handful rather than the scoop.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17.5% crude protein, aimed at topline and condition on a forage diet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinseed expeller in the mix and 5.5% oil, which shows in the coat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaccharomyces cerevisiae — live yeast — and nucleotides, for fibre digestion and nutrient uptake.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVitamins and minerals included, so it can replace a separate broad-spectrum supplement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRosemary extract and garlic powder in the declared formulation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eSuitable For\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHorses and ponies on a forage-based diet needing what forage alone cannot supply.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGood doers who need the nutrients but not the calories of a hard feed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHorses being brought back into condition and topline.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeeding alongside hay, haylage or grazing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot a source of working energy on its own — a horse in hard work needs a conditioning feed alongside it, such as CoolStance Copra.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eFeeding\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue Chip state that one 15kg sack lasts an average-sized horse approximately 30 days and a small pony approximately 60 days.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat works out at roughly 500g a day for an average horse and roughly 250g a day for a small pony.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue Chip give the daily rate as a feeding chart by bodyweight rather than as text in their product information; follow the chart on the sack for your own horse.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeed in a normal bucket feed with a handful of chaff, or damp it down if fed on its own.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduce gradually over seven to ten days.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eComposition \u0026amp; Analysis\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComposition as declared by Blue Chip: wheatfeed, soya (bean) hulls (GM) and linseed expeller, calcium carbonate, monocalcium phosphate, sodium chloride, magnesium oxide, calcium sulphate anhydrous (pellet binder), vitamins and minerals, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, nucleotides, rosemary extract and garlic powder.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTypical analysis: digestible energy 10.6 MJ\/kg, crude protein 17.5%, crude oils and fats 5.5%, crude fibre 13%, crude ash 10.5%, sodium 0.4%.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContains GM soya hulls, as declared above.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue Chip publish no starch or sugar percentage for Original, so none is stated here despite low-starch and molasses-free claims on some listings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA PrimoVento blend containing menthol and eucalyptus is claimed on some listings; neither ingredient appears in Blue Chip's declared composition for Original.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue Chip's published information for Original carries no BETA NOPS or UFAS statement. Check with them before feeding to a horse competing under FEI or BHA rules. 15kg sack.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Blue Chip","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41372302835776,"sku":"dtf1789539041201","price":37.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/4091\/9616\/files\/blue-chip-original-feed-balancer-15kg_1.webp?v=1789539046","url":"https:\/\/heritagefashionclad.shop\/products\/blue-chip-original-feed-balancer-15kg","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}