{"product_id":"coolstance-copra-meal-horse-feed-20kg-low-nsc-feed-for-all-horses","title":"CoolStance Copra Meal Horse Feed 20kg - Low NSC Feed for all Horses","description":"\u003ch5\u003eCoolStance Copra Meal – 20kg\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoolStance is copra meal — the white flesh of the coconut, dried, baked and ground. It is fed as a source of energy from oil and fibre rather than from starch, which is why it turns up in the buckets of horses that get sharp on cereals. Stance publish a non-structural carbohydrate figure of 11% and describe the meal as containing virtually no starch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is not a complete feed, and Stance are explicit about that: it must be fed with additional roughage such as hay or pasture to give the diet sufficient long fibre, and it carries no added vitamin and mineral pack. Fed dry or as a wet mash, it swells to at least three times its volume once moistened, so it is measured dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003ePerformance \u0026amp; Benefits\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnergy from coconut oil and fibre rather than from starch and sugar.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStance publish 11% NSC and describe the meal as containing virtually no starch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12% oil, which is high for a straight and shows in condition and coat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20% minimum crude protein.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigestible energy of 15 MJ per kg of dry matter, so small amounts count.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFed dry or soaked into a mash, which suits poor chewers and hot weather.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eSuitable For\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHorses that become sharp or unsettled on cereal-based feeds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHorses needing condition without a high-starch bucket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBroodmares, lactating mares and weanlings, at Stance's own published rates.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeeding alongside a vitamin and mineral source rather than instead of one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot suitable as a horse's only hard feed — it is a straight, not a complete feed, and a balancer such as Blue Chip Original belongs alongside it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eFeeding\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStance's rates for a 500kg horse in light to medium work: 1–4kg daily, fed as 0.5–2kg per feed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBroodmares in the last trimester up to 3kg daily; mares in early lactation 3–4kg daily.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeanlings 0.5–1kg daily. Foals free choice in a creep feeder.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt the light-work end of that range a 20kg sack lasts a 500kg horse about 20 days; at 4kg a day it lasts five.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeed dry or wet. Moistened, it swells to at least three times its volume, so measure it dry and soak in a bucket with room to spare.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlways feed with hay or pasture for long fibre.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eComposition \u0026amp; Analysis\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComposition: coconut meal (copra), dried, baked and ground. Nothing else.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTypical analysis on a dry matter basis: crude protein 20% minimum, oil 12%, crude fibre 12–15%, NSC 11%, digestible energy 15 MJ\/kg DM.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStance describe the meal as containing virtually no starch and publish no separate starch or sugar percentage. A figure of under 2% starch appears on some retail listings; it is not Stance's published figure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo added vitamins or minerals. 20kg sack.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eCare \u0026amp; Caution\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot a complete feed. Stance require additional roughage — hay or pasture — for long fibre, and a vitamin and mineral source alongside it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt swells to at least three times its volume when wet. Soak it in a bucket with plenty of room.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduce gradually over a week or more, as with any change of feed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"CoolStance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41372303097920,"sku":"ree1789539066567","price":30.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/4091\/9616\/files\/coolstance-copra-meal-horse-feed-20kg---low-nsc-feed-for-all-horses_1.jpg?v=1789539070","url":"https:\/\/heritagefashionclad.shop\/products\/coolstance-copra-meal-horse-feed-20kg-low-nsc-feed-for-all-horses","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}