{"product_id":"mollichaff-veteran-125kg-high-fibre-forage-mix-for-senior-horses-ponies","title":"Mollichaff Veteran 12.5kg – High Fibre Forage Mix for Senior Horses \u0026 Ponies","description":"\u003ch5\u003eMollichaff Veteran – 12.5kg\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eVeteran is a soft, short-chop forage mix rather than a straw chaff, built for the older horse whose teeth have stopped coping with a haynet. Dried grass and alfalfa go in alongside the straw, with soya and linseed oil for condition, and the chop length is the point — a horse that quids long forage can usually still manage this.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is fortified, with vitamins and minerals, mint and nettle blended through, and at 7.8–9% protein and 9 MJ\/kg it carries more than the plain chaffs. Mollichaff are specific that it should replace no more than 30% of the total forage allocation, so it is a partial forage replacer, not a hay substitute.\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003ePerformance \u0026amp; Benefits\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoft short chop, manageable for horses that quid or drop long forage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDried grass and alfalfa alongside straw, giving 7.8–9% protein against 4–6.5% in the plain chaffs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoya oil and linseed oil to 4.5% total oil, with linseed supplying omega 3 for skin and coat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMint to stimulate a flagging appetite and nettle for antioxidant support.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVitamins, minerals and limestone blended in, so it contributes more than bulk.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow starch at 1.5%, which matters in an older horse with a compromised gut.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eSuitable For\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSenior horses and ponies that can no longer chew long forage properly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYoungstock needing an easily managed forage source.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFussy feeders and horses recovering condition after illness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse as a partial forage replacer, up to 30% of the total forage allocation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot suitable as a low-sugar feed for a laminitic or PPID veteran at 10.5–15% sugar, and many older horses are PPID — Mollichaff HoofKind Complete or Mollichaff Light Molasses Free are the ones to feed there.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eFeeding\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFed from a bucket to complement a hard feed: 0.25kg daily for the smallest ponies rising to 1.75kg daily for horses over 16.2hh.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFed as a partial forage replacer: up to 1.5kg daily for the smallest ponies rising to up to 3.0kg daily for horses over 16.2hh.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMollichaff state Veteran should replace no more than 30% of the horse's total forage allocation, because it supplies key vitamins and minerals.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSplit the daily amount across two or more feeds, and damp it if your horse finds that easier to chew.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduce gradually over 7–10 days and keep clean fresh water available at all times.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eComposition \u0026amp; Analysis\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComposition: straw, grass, molasses, alfalfa, mint, soya oil, linseed oil, limestone, vitamins and minerals, nettle, salt.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTypical analysis: energy 9 MJ\/kg. Protein 7.8–9%. Fibre 23%. Oil 4.5%. Starch 1.5%. Sugar 10.5–15%.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBag size 12.5kg.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMollichaff publish no ash, calcium or sodium figure for Veteran and give no inclusion rates for the mint, nettle or the vitamin and mineral premix, so none is stated here.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur previous copy credited Veteran with added biotin and gave single-point protein, ash, calcium and sodium figures. Mollichaff declare no biotin in Veteran — the 15mg biotin figure belongs to Mollichaff HoofKind Complete — and publish protein as a range. Their figures are the ones above.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eCare \u0026amp; Caution\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt 10.5–15% sugar Veteran is molassed and is not a low-sugar feed. Older horses are the group most likely to have undiagnosed PPID, so test before assuming an aged horse can take it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVeteran carries its own vitamin and mineral supplement. Check the totals before feeding a separate senior balancer alongside it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFibre is not a substitute for dental care. A horse quidding long forage needs the vet or dental technician as well as a change of feed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mollichaff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41372307456064,"sku":"imq1789539478226","price":13.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/4091\/9616\/files\/mollichaff-veteran-125kg-high-fibre-forage-mix-for-senior-horses-ponies_1.webp?v=1789539482","url":"https:\/\/heritagefashionclad.shop\/products\/mollichaff-veteran-125kg-high-fibre-forage-mix-for-senior-horses-ponies","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}