condition & diet Tackling winter weight loss
Are you looking for a fibre-based feed that can help your horse or pony maintain or gain condition this winter? Mollichaff Condition Complete is a highly digestible, high fibre, high oil and low starch blend in a single bag. It can be fed as a complete concentrate feed alongside good quality forage, when fed at the recommended levels, and contains a broad spectrum vitamin and mineral supplement. This makes life easier for you as you don’t need to shop for anything else to feed other than good quality forage, because it contains all the dietary requirements your horse or pony needs.
It is made from a balanced blend of alfalfa, dried grass, oat straw, fibre pellets, barley, soya flakes, soya oil and mint, plus Yea-sacc®
cereal diet. The addition of mint makes Mollichaff Condition Complete particularly appealing to horses because of its taste and aroma, so your horse should really enjoy it!
Top Tips: Feeding For Condition • Never underestimate the importance of forage – always allow ad lib access to the best quality forage you can afford. Ideally it should also be dust-free.
• Don’t forget the fibre element of your bucket feed. Use high calorie fibre sources or a ‘complete’ feed to enable you to keep cereals (and therefore starch levels) to a minimum.
- a natural live yeast
culture - and a prebiotic to help maintain a healthy digestive system. Essential fatty acids are provided by the soya oil to help maintain healthy skin and encourage a glossy coat. Mollichaff Condition Complete is suitable for encouraging weight gain in underweight horses and ponies and can also help to maintain weight and condition in competition horses and ponies.
Because it is a fibre-based feed, it provides a more natural way of feeding your horse or pony compared to a high
• Never try to rush weight gain. Slow and steady is by far the safest for your horse. Assessing your horse’s weight weekly using a weigh tape will allow you to notice any unusual changes.
• Try to keep an underweight horse as warm as possible; he will lose a significant amount of calories trying to generate heat.
• Look for ‘complete’ feeds that contain digestive enhancers such as yeast and prebiotics.
• Don’t confuse fat with muscle. You will not achieve a well-developed top line through feed alone, correct work is also essential.
Contact the HorseHage Helpline on 01803 527274 or visit
www.horsehage.co.uk
Silvermoor Haylage launch puts horses’ health first
Silvermoor Haylage has launched two new products, Silvermoor Swingers and Treatsies, with the help of a Leader Programme grant from the Rural Development Programme for England. The grant, worth a total of £76,140, amounted to 40% of the total project and has helped the Alnwick-based company develop new healthy alternatives for horses, which will be available from November. Silvermoor Swingers will be the first swinging forage block on the market. Current blocks available can be consumed at a fast pace, or contain excess sugar, which is bad for a horse’s diet and can result in harmful habits and health conditions. The hanging, swinging element of Silvermoor Haylage’s new creation means that the horse will be able to ‘graze’, continually consuming small portions of feed over longer periods of time. The Silvermoor Treatsies range was created to provide healthy treats for horses, which are low in sugar and starch. Silvermoor Treatsies come in two flavours, Turmeric and Chamomile, and are made from natural ingredients. The company has been producing haylage since 1992 and in its present form since 2005. The farm grows and
www.theequinesite.co.uk
processes all of the grass it uses in its range of products and has used experts such as Peter Schofieldof Oliver Seeds for growing advice, vet Lesley Barwise-Munroe for feeding expertise and Clare McLeod, an independent equestrian nutritionist. Over the next five years, the business plans to add more new, healthy, innovative products to its current offering. To support its growth plans, it also aims to purchase a new site and build new premises. Silvermoor Haylage is one of twelve businesses taking part in the inaugural Entrepreneurs’ Forum Scale-up Leader’s Academy, which is a 50-hour programme. Spread over 12 months, the Academy has been designed for business owners who are running high-growth companies and want to scale- up at a faster rate through the programme’s workshops, coaching, mentoring and learning sessions. Ralph Thompson, managing director said “Adding Silvermoor Swingers and Treatsies to our current product range will enhance and strengthen our current offering. As well as increasing sales with our current customer base, it will help us to engage with new customers and expand the company’s customer
portfolio. “We’ve applied for a patent for Swingers as it will be the only hanging forage block on the market, which we’re extremely proud of. We’ve received some great feedback from the trials it’s gone through and talking to our customers, so we have every confidence that it will help to take our company to the next step.”
Gillian Marshall, chief executive of the Entrepreneurs’ Forum added, “We have a strong, diverse range of entrepreneurial
businesses operating in the North East and it’s important that we have a system in place to support the growth ambitions of the region’s companies. “The Scale-Up Leader’s Academy is the ideal way for entrepreneurs to come together with likeminded people who have the ambition to grow their business quickly. It helps them to identify and overcome the barriers to scaling-up and to build a clear plan that will allow them to achieve their vision and goals.”
Ralph Thompson, managing director of Silvermoor Haylage with Gillian Marshall, chief executive of the Entrepreneurs’ Forum
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