Dodson & Horrell Slim Down – 18kg

Dodson & Horrell Slim Down – 18kg

A low-calorie, high-fibre feed for the horse that needs to lose weight, built to be the whole bucket rather than one component of it. At an estimated 8.5 MJ/kg with 24% fibre, 5.5% starch and 3% sugar, the combined starch and sugar sits comfortably under 10%, and there are no cereal grains or molasses in the recipe at all.

The balancer is built in, which is the practical advantage: a horse on a restricted diet still needs its full vitamin and mineral requirement, and the usual solution of a small feed plus a separate balancer plus chaff turns into three products. Here the fibre content is high enough that a chaff is unnecessary, and it can be soaked for a horse that needs the meal slowed down further.

Performance & Benefits

• Estimated 8.5 MJ/kg with 24% fibre — bulk without the calories.
• Free from cereal grains and molasses, with combined starch and sugar below 10%.
• Balancer built in, so no separate vitamin and mineral supplement is needed.
• Biotin, zinc, methionine, nettle and seaweed provide hoof support.
• Vitamin E and the QLC natural antioxidant blend support the immune system.
• Probiotic Actisaf yeast supports healthy digestion on a high-fibre ration.
• High enough in fibre that no chaff need be added, and it can be soaked.

Suitable For

• Horses and ponies that need to lose weight or hold it steady.
• Horses with metabolic issues needing a low starch and sugar feed.
• Horses that will not eat a chaff-based product.
• Good doers on restricted grazing that still need a balanced ration.
• Not a conditioning feed. A horse that needs weight on wants Build Up Conditioning Mix or CushCare Condition.

Feeding

• Feed 300–500g per 100kg bodyweight per day with free access to forage.
• Divide into at least two to three meals a day.
• Maintain a minimum forage intake of 2kg per 100kg bodyweight per day.
• Can be fed dry or soaked. Introduce gradually.
• Fresh drinking water must be available at all times.

Composition & Analysis

• Composition: partially treated straw, oat hulls, grass meal, soya hulls, oatfeed, sugar beet pulp, wheatfeed, distillers dark grains, dicalcium phosphate, grass, dried beet pulp, rapeseed oil, micro flaked peas, isomaltulose, nettle, dried carrot, calcium carbonate, seaweed meal, magnesium oxide, mint, basil, with blackcurrant, kale, spinach, beetroot, rosemary, rosehip and pomegranate. 18kg.
• Crude protein 7.5%. Crude fibre 24%. Oil 4%. Ash 9%.
• Starch 5.5%. Sugar 3%. Sodium 0.35%. Lysine 0.34%. Methionine 0.1%.
• Estimated digestible energy 8.5 MJ/kg.

Care & Caution

• Weight loss should be gradual. Severe calorie restriction in an overweight horse risks hyperlipaemia, particularly in native ponies and donkeys.
• Restricting forage below 1.5% of bodyweight per day is not safe without veterinary supervision.