{"product_id":"thunderbrook-hay-flakes-20kg-premium-forage-for-horses","title":"Thunderbrook Hay Flakes 20kg – Premium Forage for Horses","description":"\u003ch5\u003eThunderbrook Hay Flakes – 20kg\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eHay Flakes are meadow grasses and herbs from pre-alpine meadows — over sixty varieties — warm-air dried and pressed into flakes. The reason to keep a bag on the yard is the soaking time: five minutes in cold water and they are ready, where most soaked forages want half an hour and warm water to go with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThunderbrook publish 8% crude protein, 29% crude fibre, 9.7% sugar and 0.8% starch, with 6.80 MJ\/kg of metabolisable energy — a low-energy forage rather than a feed that puts weight on. They are free from alfalfa, molasses and artificial additives, and dust- and mould-free, which is what makes them workable for a horse with a respiratory problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003ePerformance \u0026amp; Benefits\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOver sixty meadow grass and herb varieties from pre-alpine meadows.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReady in about five minutes with cold water — no warm water, no overnight soak.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDust- and mould-free, gently warm-air dried to preserve the nutrients.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e29% crude fibre at 6.80 MJ\/kg, so they feed fibre without feeding energy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree from alfalfa, molasses and artificial additives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoaked, they carry water into a horse that will not drink enough in winter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eSuitable For\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVeterans and horses with dental problems that can no longer chew hay.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete forage replacement, or a partial top-up alongside hay.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHorses with respiratory sensitivity, where dust is the problem.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYards that need a soaked feed ready in minutes rather than overnight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot the lowest-sugar forage Thunderbrook make — at 9.7% sugar, a horse on a strictly restricted diet may be better on Organic Meadow Nuts at 2.1%.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eFeeding\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs a complete forage replacement: about 1.5kg per 100kg bodyweight a day, dry weight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs a partial replacement: 1kg of flakes replaces 1kg of hay.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMix one part flakes to two parts water and leave for about five minutes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSplit across several feeds through the day rather than one large one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFresh water at all times.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eComposition \u0026amp; Analysis\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComposition: 100% meadow grasses and herbs of pre-alpine origin, over sixty varieties, warm-air dried.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThunderbrook's analysis: crude protein 8.0%, crude fibre 29.0%, sugar 9.7%, starch 0.8%, ME 6.80 MJ\/kg.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree from alfalfa, molasses and artificial additives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThunderbrook quote metabolisable energy here rather than the digestible energy figure they use on their other forages, so the two are not directly comparable.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20kg bag.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Thunderbrook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41372196044864,"sku":"yld1789535343761","price":27.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/4091\/9616\/files\/thunderbrook-hay-flakes-20kg-premium-forage-for-horses_1.jpg?v=1789535348","url":"https:\/\/heritagefashionclad.shop\/products\/thunderbrook-hay-flakes-20kg-premium-forage-for-horses","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}