FOCUSONFEEDING
THE LIGHTER DIET S
pring and summer canbea risk forhorsesand ponies prone to laminitisasthe new grasscontains high levels
of soluble sugars and non-structural carbohydrates(NSCs)and this high sugar content canbeone of several different triggers forlaminitis Manypeople have the misconception that
horsesand poniessuffering from laminitis should be fedpoor qualityhay alone or,worse still, starved of food forlong periods of time. Either of these management stylescan easily lead to manyother serious health issuesontop of the existing laminitis. The digestivesystem of the horse is designed to processsmall amountsoffeed at very regular intervals, hence the horse is known as a“trickle feeder”.This doesnot change when ahorse is diagnosed as suffering from laminitis. Laminitic horses, or those who have been identified as being at risk, requirecarefully controlled dietsthat arelow in starch andsugar but contain ahigh levelof fibre. Theyrequireabalanced diet that reduces their calorificintakewhilstcontinuing
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to meet all their daily nutritional requirements. This canoften be problematic forhorse ownerswhen facedwith choosing asuitable diet that meetsboth of these requirements. Youshould choose forage that has a
lowersugar content than hay, such as High FibreHorseHage,and, ideally,a complete feed, lowinstarchand sugarthat is suitable forhorsesand poniesprone to laminitis such as Mollichaff HoofKind Complete. The Lighter Diet has been specially devised
by HorseHage to supply all the nutrient and fibrerequirementsofthose prone to laminitis, without the need to feed lotsofdifferent products which canbeexpensiveand confusing. The diet also allows sufficient quantitiesto be fed, ensuring that the horse is not left for extensiveperiods of time without food. It consists of Mollichaff HoofKind Complete,
acompletefeedinone bag, designed to provide the nutritional support of equines prone to laminitis, to be fedalongside High
FibreHorseHage.HorseHage High Fibreis adust-free bagged forage suitable forthose prone to laminitis. These products areall high
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in fibreand essential nutrients, but arevery lowinstarchand sugar and carry the HoofKind symbol on the bag to indicatetheir suitability. MollichaffHoofKind Completeisahighly palatable mix containing abalancedblend
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