Introduction

A complementary feed for horses and ponies, designed to balance a natural fibre based diet and lay the foundation for healthy performance, vitality and condition.

 

Key Benefits:

• Maintains a high level of natural gut function to allow your horse to maximise the nutrients from it's staple forage based diet. Important for all disciplines.

• Provides a feed source for the beneficial bacteria in the hind gut that produce the enzymes required to release energy, protein, vitamins and trace elements from fibrous feedstuffs.

• Will provide the total supplementation to forage that your horse will need in light work or resting (subject to the quality of the forage).

• Supplied as a pre-ground 2mm pellet to support good stomach preparation of feed for digestion in the small intestine and hindgut.

• Contains natural ingredients to aid the passage of feed in the foregut, allowing better digestion and absorption of vitamins: A, D, E and K, proteins, starches and minerals.

• Contains natural buffering materials to stabilise pH and maintain the natural expulsion of gasses created by hindgut microbial fermentation.

• Contains natural forms of vitamin E antioxidants to maintain gut wall membranes and the transfer of nutrients.

• Recommended as part of the GWF Nutrition Equine Feeding Guide.

Through the addition of the following specific nutricines, Equilibra 500 provides a complementary nutritional support for all horses and ponies.

Nutricine / Active Ingr.	Why We Use It

Actisaf Sc47

Actisaf Sc47 is an EU approved live yeast culture that helps stabilise conditions in the hindgut and maintain high levels of microbial fermentation activity to improve overall fibre digestion.

Concentrated Yeast Derived Oligosaccharides

Oligosaccharides provide a feed source for beneficial bacteria and support the natural expulsion of antagonists found in feed and the environment.

Oat Bran Concentrated Soluble Fibres

Soluble Fibres are non-digestible sugars that can support natural self defence mechanisms in the bloodstream.

Bio Available Nutrients

Contains selenium, copper, manganese and zinc, plus marine sourced natural trace elements.

MT.X+ Microscopic Binder

MT.X+ is a blend of microscopic absorbent compounds that aid the natural expulsion of antagonists found in feed and the environment.

 

Contains the Oatinol^® Delivery System

 

For all of the above nutricines to be utilised, they have to be absorbed from the horses’ digestive tract. Oatinol supplies natural antioxidants, polar lipids, beta glucans and galactolipid emulsifiers, required to maintain gut cell integrity, maintain the lining of the gut, support the immune system and aid the absorption of nutricines, vitamins and trace elements.

Nutricine	Why We Use It

Oatinol - Galactolipid Natural Emulsifiers

Galactolipids are a combination of sugar and fat molecules that help establish the perfect medium for enzyme activity in the gut to absorb feed components.

Oatinol - Natural Tocotrienol Antioxidants

Tocotrienol antioxidants are found naturally in oat bran. This tocotrienol form of vitamin E is 40 to 60 times more readily recycled in membrane systems and supports tissue integrity.

Oatinol - Oat Derived Beta Glucans

Beta glucans provide nourishment for beneficial fibre degrading microbes and helps maintain a high level of natural immunity.

Oatinol - Polar Lipids

Polar lipids are found in high concentrations in cell membranes and are essential for tissue integrity and the controlled passage of materials into and out of cells.

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Feeding Recommendation	Back to Top

1. Introduce the recommended daily amount of Equilibra 500 over a period of 4 days (25% on day 1 / 50% on day 2 / 75% on day 3 / 100% on day 4)
2. Split the total daily amount by the number of feeds.

Category	Quantity / Day

Foals from 1 week of age

50 gms

Youngstock and ponies from 10hh to 12hh

250 gms

Youngstock and ponies from 12hh to 16.2hh

350 gms

Horses from 14hh to 16.2hh

500 gms

Mares in foal or nursing up to 14hh

500 gms

Performance horses and stallions up to 16.2hh

500 gms

Horses over 16.2hh

600 gms

Mares in foal or nursing over 14hh

600 gms

Performance horses and stallions over 16.2hh

600 gms

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Product Information	Back to Top

Product Analysis

 

Contents

 

Product Form

Very digestible 2mm pellets.

 

Packaging

 

Quality Assurance

This product is manufactured using ingredients tested free of genetically modified materials
and guaranteed free of caffeine and theobromine.

 

Storage Advice

This product should be stored in a cool, dry area.