{"product_id":"speedibeet-20kg","title":"Speedibeet 20kg","description":"\u003ch5\u003eBritish Horse Feeds Speedi-Beet – 20kg\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpeedi-Beet is unmolassed sugar beet pulp cooked by a patented process into a flake that takes up water in minutes rather than hours. British Horse Feeds put the sugar at a guaranteed 5% and the starch at 0%, which is what puts it in front of traditional molassed shreds — those can carry up to 18% sugar — for any horse whose sugar and starch intake is being watched.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoaked, it is a highly digestible soluble fibre that behaves like a slow-release energy source rather than a cereal, and it swells enormously, so a small dry weight makes a generous feed. The soaking is not optional and not a matter of judgement: British Horse Feeds state plainly that the product should never be fed dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003ePerformance \u0026amp; Benefits\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuick-soaking flake — 10 minutes in cold water, against hours for traditional shreds or pellets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnmolassed, with a guaranteed sugar limit of 5% and 0% starch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh in soluble fibre, which is readily fermented in the hindgut and yields slow-release energy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwells to many times its dry volume, so a small scoop makes a full, satisfying feed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA useful way of getting water into a horse that will not drink enough, particularly in winter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20kg sack, the size most yards buy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eSuitable For\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHorses and ponies whose starch intake has to be minimised, including those prone to laminitis or to tying-up.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoor doers needing non-heating calories alongside forage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGood doers, fed in small amounts as a carrier for a balancer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOlder horses and horses with poor teeth, who manage a soft soaked feed better than long fibre.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHorses that need encouraging to take on fluid.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot a complete feed on its own — it carries little in the way of vitamins and minerals, so a balancer alongside it does that job.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eFeeding\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoak before every feed: one part Speedi-Beet to five parts water by weight, for 10 minutes in cold water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMake it up fresh for each feed. Soaked beet pulp ferments, and in warm weather it goes off within hours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduce it gradually over several days, as with any change of feed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeed alongside forage, and add a balancer to supply the vitamins and minerals fibre alone does not.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeeding rates for your horse's bodyweight are published by British Horse Feeds and printed on the sack.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eComposition \u0026amp; Analysis\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComposition: unmolassed sugar beet pulp, cooked by British Horse Feeds' patented process into quick-soaking flakes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBritish Horse Feeds guarantee a sugar limit of 5% and give the starch content as 0%.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy comparison, British Horse Feeds state that molassed sugar beet shreds can contain up to 18% sugar.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBritish Horse Feeds publish a full typical analysis sheet for Speedi-Beet; the remaining figures on it could not be retrieved when this page was written, so only their published sugar and starch figures are quoted here.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupplied as a 20kg sack.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eCare \u0026amp; Caution\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNever feed Speedi-Beet dry. British Horse Feeds' own instruction is that the product should never be fed dry, and unsoaked beet pulp swells in the gullet and the stomach.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoak for the full 10 minutes at one part feed to five parts water by weight, every time. A partly soaked feed is not a soaked feed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf a horse gets at the dry flakes, British Horse Feeds advise giving small amounts of water to drink at frequent intervals and walking the horse. Call your vet at once if it shows any sign of choke or colic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStore the sack sealed and off the floor, where a loose horse or pony cannot get into it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo not feed soaked beet that has stood and started to ferment or smell sour.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"British Horse Feeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41372170321984,"sku":"arm1789532732208","price":22.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/4091\/9616\/files\/speedibeet-20kg_1.jpg?v=1789532759","url":"https:\/\/heritagefashionclad.shop\/products\/speedibeet-20kg","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}