TopSpec Senior Feed Balancer - 15kg

It combines the benefits of a conditioning feed balancer and a joint supplement in a highly cost-effective way.

Senior Feed Balancer is a very palatable, high-protein, cereal-grain-free, low sugar and starch, ‘Non-Heating’ concentrated feed that contains a multi-supplement including high levels of micronutrients and digestive aids. It is important to keep the sugar and starch intake of elderly horses low when the level of fully chewed fibre reaching the hindgut is compromised, to help maintain healthy hindgut function and avoid loose droppings.

Of particular importance to elderly horses is the inclusion of micronutrients known to help maintain mobility, with the scientifically and veterinary recommended rate of glucosamine in a daily quantity of feed to support healthy joints, i.e. 10 grams of glucosamine per 500kg horse per day. Senior Feed Balancer is also rich in the building blocks for hyaluronic acid (HA) and chondroitin. The complete molecules of HA and chondroitin themselves are too large to be absorbed in any significant quantity from the horse’s gut. These glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are essential constituents of synovial fluid. High levels of manganese and vitamin C are also included, as they are important for cartilage synthesis. Senior Feed Balancer also contains methionine and other bioavailable sources of sulphur, which help to maintain optimum function in tissues such as tendons, ligaments, and muscles. It contains a blend of antioxidants, including vitamins A, C, and E, to help maintain healthy cell function around the joints.

Also of great importance is the inclusion of high levels of pure, protected probiotic yeast to help maintain a healthy hindgut environment. This environment is increasingly likely to be compromised as horses age and their ability to chew forage declines, which may result in loose droppings.

When Senior Feed Balancer is fed, there is usually no need to add any further vitamin or mineral supplements, other than salt and/or electrolytes for sweating horses.

The superb specification of Senior Feed Balancer allows elderly horses to utilise far more nutrients from the forage and straights/blends in their diet, which usually means that their hard feed intake can be reduced. This benefits digestion and is a more natural way of feeding, leading to a more relaxed horse, among other benefits.

Senior Feed Balancer is ideal for elderly horses unable to chew optimum levels of forage. When mixed with soaked TopSpec FibrePlus Cubes or TopSpec High Fibre Mash, a superb complete feed is formed, replacing all forage if necessary.

It is also beneficial for elderly horses feeling anxious, for example, during changes in routine, limited turnout, loss of a companion, recovery from illness, or following a course of antibiotics or worming treatment.

Further Key Nutritional Facts:

• An effective way to optimise digestive efficiency and feed economy for most horses.
• A fully comprehensive range of micronutrients needed for elderly horses to balance feed and improve its utilisation, even in demanding situations.
• High levels of good-quality protein to provide the building blocks for muscle development and topline, often lacking in elderly horses.
• High levels of vitamin E and selenium act as antioxidants, helping to maintain healthy cell function and, together with good-quality protein, optimise muscle development and function within age constraints. Vital for horses on high-oil diets.
• Effective levels of bioavailable vitamin C to help maintain healthy airways.
• The scientifically proven level of biotin (15mg/500kg horse/day) to improve hoof quality, plus optimum levels of other nutrients known to benefit hoof quality. Certain of these nutrients will also help maintain supple skin and promote an exceptionally shiny coat.
• Effective levels of protein, vitamins, minerals, and trace elements to help maintain strong bone.
• Copper, zinc, B vitamins, and associated nutrients to optimise healthy haemoglobin levels in blood.
• Generous levels of B vitamins to compensate for decreased production in the hindgut when the level of fully chewed fibre is compromised.
• Generous levels of prebiotic MOS (mannan oligosaccharides) to support yeast and help maintain a healthy immune system, alongside vitamins A, C, D, and E.
• Organic chelated minerals for improved availability.
• Many factors, including yeast and B vitamins, to help relax behaviour in responsive horses.

Senior Feed Balancer is available in 15kg sacks, which last a 500kg horse for 30 days or a 250kg pony for 60 days.

Typical Nutritional Analysis:

• Oil: 5.7%
• Protein: 25.0%
• Fibre: 8.0%
• DE: 12.5 MJ/kg
• Starch: 7.5%
• Calcium (Ca): 2.4%
• Magnesium (Mg): 0.6%
• Vitamin E: 1,500 IU/kg
• Biotin: 30.0 mg/kg

Typical Ingredients:

Soya Bean Meal (GM), Wheatfeed, High Fibre Oat By-Product, Grass, Full Fat Soya (GM), Molasses, Calcium Carbonate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Linseed Expeller, Glucosamine HCl, Vitamin Premix, Soya Oil (GM), Sodium Chloride, Magnesium Oxide, Mannan Oligosaccharides.