Dodson & Horrell Barley Rings – 15kg

Dodson & Horrell Barley Rings – 15kg

Cooked barley and full fat linseed pressed into rings, which is the modern answer to the old yard job of boiling barley and linseed on a stove. At an estimated 13.5 MJ/kg with 6.5% oil and 11.5% protein this is a genuine conditioning feed rather than a token warm mash, and it is aimed squarely at adult horses and ponies that need to put weight on.

Where it differs from a traditional mash is the fortification. Straight barley is badly out of balance on calcium and short on several trace elements; these rings are balanced with limestone flour and a vitamin and trace mineral premix, so adding them does not skew the rest of the ration. They can be fed dry or soaked into a soft, palatable mash.

Performance & Benefits

• High in oil and protein, supporting weight gain, condition and top-line.
• Full fat linseed supplies omega-3 fatty acids for skin and coat.
• Balanced with limestone flour, biotin and a vitamin and trace mineral premix.
• Feed dry as a no-mess ring, or soak into a mash.
• Removes the time, fuel and storage involved in cooking barley and linseed.

Suitable For

• Adult horses and ponies needing to gain weight or condition.
• Hunters, racehorses and horses in work, particularly through winter.
• Feeding on days off, as a warming soaked mash.
• Not suitable for laminitic or starch-sensitive horses — CushCare Condition is the low-starch alternative.

Feeding

• Feed 400g–1kg per 100kg bodyweight per day with free access to forage.
• Do not exceed 1kg per 100kg bodyweight per day in total.
• Divide into at least two to three meals a day.
• Maintain a minimum forage intake of 2kg per 100kg bodyweight per day.
• Soak with warm water to make a mash, or feed the rings dry.

Composition & Analysis

• Composition: barley, full fat linseed, limestone flour, salt, vitamin and trace mineral premix. 15kg.
• Crude protein 11.5%. Crude oils and fats 6.5%. Crude fibre 4.5%. Crude ash 6.0%.
• Estimated digestible energy 13.5 MJ/kg. Lysine 4.5g/kg. Sodium 0.3%. Copper 45mg/kg.
• Vitamin A 15,000iu/kg. Vitamin D 2,500iu/kg. Vitamin E 115mg/kg.