Equestrian Life April 2018 Issue

feed and veterinary
Keep them healthy with Silvermoor
This year has been tough. Whether
it’s been the artic conditions,
paddocks turning into mud pits
or that luscious grass making its
appearance bringing on laminitis concerns
whose horses and ponies aren’t sick of
being stable bound?
Are you looking for something different
and healthy to keep them entertained?
Silvermoor are delighted to introduce two
brand new products that will bust away that
boredom, they’re low in sugar and starch
and perfect for all types.
Silvermoor Swingers are the only hanging
forage block available on the
market. Made from pure dried
grass and a natural binder with
no added sugar, the innovative
design attaches to the rope (which
can be bought separately) and is hung
from a height in your stable. There
are no corners so horses cannot get
purchase on the block ensuring they
are eaten slowly over time.
Made from 100% natural ingredients
Silvermoor Swingers are low in sugar
and low in starch. They provide a healthy
addition to be used to compliment the
horses’ diet and can help manage weight.
They are safe to use for laminitics and good
doers as well as insulin resistant horses and
those suffering from EMS.
Silvermoor Treatsies are a brand new treat
range that are low in sugar, low in starch
and high in fibre. Made
using only use the very best
quality natural ingredients
you can be sure you are
feeding something not only irresistibly
delicious but healthy for your horse too.
Choose from Calming Chamomile or
Tremendous Turmeric both herbs have
renowned holistic properties and have been
used for centuries in alternative medicine.
Chamomile flowers have an impressive
history of being been used for their calming
and comforting properties. Customers
looking for something to bring some calm
into your horses’ life will find these the
treats they have been waiting for.
Turmeric is an anti-inflammatory power
house as well as having anti-oxidant
properties. Horses and ponies suffering
stiffness and problem joints may benefit
from having more of this powerful herb
in their diet. It has also been attributed to
improvements in horses’ coats and skin.
Silvermoor Treatsies and Silvermoor Swingers
are available in retailers now. For more
information please check the website www.
silvermoor.com
WIN a bag of Speedi-Beet
Speedi-Beet: A Versatile Non-Heating Feed
Speedi-Beet is a highly nutritious
micronized (cooked) beet pulp
feed which provides an excellent
source of digestible fibre and is
suitable for horses and ponies prone to,
being treated for, or recovering from
laminitis.
Due to its unique manufacturing
process, Speedi-Beet can be soaked and
ready to use in just 10 minutes and is
extremely palatable. It is also starch
free and unmolassed, making it 95%
sugar free.
Feeding Speedi-Beet before turnout
can help stabilise the ingestion of
sugars present in spring grass.
Speedi-Beet is extremely versatile and
can be fed strategically to a range of
different horses from overweight horses
and ponies to poor doers.
RRP around £12.60 for a 20kg sack.
For more information on Speedi-Beet
contact British Horse Feeds on 01765
680300 or visit www.britishhorsefeeds.
com.
WIN
with
6 Bags
up for
grabs!
40 April 2018 Equestrian Life