Simple System Meadow Forage Pellets – 20kg Five-Species Forage Blend

Simple System Meadow Forage Pellets – 20kg

Most bagged feeds are built from one plant. Meadow Forage Pellets contain five species of forage, grown together in a mixed ley rather than blended after harvest — meadow fescue, tall fescue, sainfoin, birdsfoot trefoil and chicory. Growing them together supports sustainable UK farming, and feeding them together supports something else: a wider range of gut microbes.

That variety is the whole point of the product. A horse eating a single forage all winter has a narrower microbiome than one eating several, and gut microbial diversity underpins how well a horse digests everything else it eats.

Performance & Benefits

• Five forage species grown together in a mixed ley, adding genuine variety to the diet.
• Created to support a wide range of beneficial gut microbes, aiding condition and performance.
• High fibre with medium digestible energy.
• Highly palatable, and useful for tempting fussy horses.
• Free from cereals, molasses, soya, straw, additives and preservatives.
• GM free, and registered with the Vegan Society.
• Grown sustainably in the UK.

Suitable For

• Increasing dietary variety and supporting gut health.
• Fussy or selective eaters.
• Horses needing improved condition and performance.
• Use in treat balls, or as a training aid.

Feeding

• Introduce gradually over a week, as with any new feed.
• Soak until free from hard lumps, using 1 part pellets to 2.5 parts water.
• Start with 100g per 100kg bodyweight per day, dry weight before soaking — 500g daily for a 500kg horse.
• Increase as required, up to a maximum of 4.5kg per day.
• A level Stubbs bowl scoop holds approximately 1.5kg dry weight.
• Can be fed alone, or alongside a Simple System chop and balancer.

Composition & Analysis

• Meadow fescue, tall fescue, sainfoin, birdsfoot trefoil, chicory. 20kg bag.
• Crude protein 9–15%. Crude fibre 25–35%. Crude fat (oil) 2–4%. Crude ash 5–10%.
• Sugar under 10%. Starch under 5%.
• No vitamins are added; the forage carries them naturally. Seasonal variation occurs and each bag details the batch analysis.

Care & Caution

• For horses prone to metabolic issues or laminitis, Simple System suggest a lower-calorie option instead — MetaSlim, Organic Lucie Stalks or Sainfoin Fibre Pellets.