{"product_id":"km-elite-orchard-treats-15kg","title":"KM Elite Orchard Treats 1.5kg","description":"\u003ch5\u003eKM Elite Orchard Treats – 1.5kg\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrchard Treats are 14mm nuggets built around dehydrated apple with an added apple and pear flavour, sold in a 1.5kg resealable pouch. The size is the point — a 14mm nugget goes in a pocket by the handful and can be given quickly during groundwork without the horse having to stop and chew through something the size of a biscuit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKM Elite publish a full composition and analysis for them, which not every treat manufacturer does. They are a high-fibre, relatively low-energy treat at 11MJ\/kg, but they are not a sugar-free one: molasses is in the composition and the declared sugar is 7% with starch at 14%.\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003ePerformance \u0026amp; Benefits\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14mm nuggets, small enough to pocket and to give one-handed during groundwork.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilt on dehydrated apple with an added apple and pear flavour to improve acceptance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrude fibre 14.8% and energy 11MJ\/kg, so a handful does not represent much hard feed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrude protein 12.4% and crude oil 4.3%.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.5kg resealable pouch, which keeps the nuggets from going soft once opened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComposition and full analytical constituents are declared by KM Elite rather than left vague.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eSuitable For\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHorses and ponies, as an occasional reward rather than part of the ration.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTraining, groundwork and loading practice where timing matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCatching a horse that has decided it would rather stay out.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHiding a small powdered supplement, or persuading a fussy horse to take a wormer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot the right treat for a laminitic, EMS or PPID pony — at 7% sugar and 14% starch with molasses in the composition, those need a specifically low sugar and starch treat instead.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eFeeding\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeed as a treat, training aid or supplement to the diet. KM Elite state plainly that they should not be fed as the main feed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKM Elite publish no gram or nugget rate, saying the amount varies by horse, so none is stated here.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCount what you give into the day's ration if you are feeding a pony on a controlled diet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep fresh drinking water available at all times.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReseal the pouch after each use and keep it somewhere cool and dry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eComposition \u0026amp; Analysis\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComposition: wheatfeed, grass nuts, oatfeed, wheat, molasses, lignosulphate binder, micronized linseed meal, flavour, dried apple.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnalytical constituents: crude protein 12.4%, crude fibre 14.8%, crude oil 4.3%, sugar 7%, starch 14%, sodium 0.1%, calcium 0.45%, phosphorus 0.5%.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnergy 11MJ\/kg.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdditive: preservative calcium propionate E282. Permitted binder components — calcium sulphate 75%, starch 15%, plant extracts 10%.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.5kg resealable pouch. KM Elite product code 1002132.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eCare \u0026amp; Caution\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKM Elite state that these must not be fed to sheep.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSugar 7% and starch 14%, with molasses in the composition — keep them away from any horse or pony managed for laminitis, insulin dysregulation or PPID.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreedy feeders bolt whole nuggets. Offer them from a flat palm rather than dropping a handful in a bucket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStore the pouch sealed and out of reach; a loose horse that finds an open bag will eat the lot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"KM Elite","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41372182085696,"sku":"spj1789533957575","price":5.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/4091\/9616\/files\/km-elite-orchard-treats-15kg_1.jpg?v=1789533961","url":"https:\/\/heritagefashionclad.shop\/products\/km-elite-orchard-treats-15kg","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}