{"product_id":"simple-system-lucie-fibre-cubes-20kg-high-fibre-low-sugar-lucerne","title":"Simple System Lucie Fibre Cubes – 20kg High Fibre Low Sugar Lucerne","description":"\u003ch5\u003eSimple System Lucie Fibre Cubes – 20kg\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLucie Fibre Cubes are Simple System's highest-fibre, lowest-sugar lucerne — 27–37% fibre and under 7% sugar, pressed into 6mm cubes. They are the feed the company itself names first when asked what to give a laminitis-prone horse, and the reason is the numbers rather than the marketing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeing lucerne rather than grass, they also bring something grass pellets can't: a different forage type. Gut microbes do better on variety than on monotony, so a horse eating hay all winter benefits from a second plant in the diet even when the calorie count stays low.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\n\u003ch5\u003ePerformance \u0026amp; Benefits\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimple System's highest-fibre lucerne — 27–37% crude fibre.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow in sugar (under 7%) and starch (under 3%), suiting good doers and metabolic concerns.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow calorie, so it can be fed for bulk without adding condition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffers an alternative forage type to grass, supporting a varied gut microbiome.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree from straw, fillers, cereals, molasses, soya and additives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan be soaked, making it suitable for foals, elderly or dentally challenged horses.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\n\u003ch5\u003eSuitable For\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHorses and ponies prone to laminitis.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNative breeds and good doers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHorses with metabolic issues.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHorses on box rest needing chew time without energy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDentally challenged horses, when soaked.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\n\u003ch5\u003eFeeding\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduce gradually over a week, as with any new feed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeally fed soaked — 2 to 2.5 parts water to 1 part cubes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlternatively, mix with soaked PuraBeet or a Simple System chop and dampen well.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStart with 100g per 100kg bodyweight per day, dry weight before soaking, increasing as required up to 5kg per day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor an economical hay replacer with very low sugar and starch, soak two parts Lucie Fibre Cubes to one part PuraBeet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\n\u003ch5\u003eComposition \u0026amp; Analysis\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComposition: 100% dried lucerne. 20kg bag.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrude protein 9–12%. Crude fibre 27–37%. Sugar under 7%. Starch under 3%.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo vitamins are added; the forage carries them naturally. Seasonal variation occurs and each bag details the batch analysis.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Simple System","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41372204662848,"sku":"dcl1789536224490","price":18.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/4091\/9616\/files\/simple-system-lucie-fibre-cubes-20kg-high-fibre-low-sugar-lucerne_1.jpg?v=1789536229","url":"https:\/\/heritagefashionclad.shop\/products\/simple-system-lucie-fibre-cubes-20kg-high-fibre-low-sugar-lucerne","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}