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TopSpec Lite allows them to receive all the micronutrients required to balance the diet of horses in light work in a small amount of exceptionally low-calorie feed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTopSpec Lite will help maintain excellent health whilst improving hoof quality and promoting a supple skin and an exceptionally shiny coat. It is so palatable that it can be fed on its own, or with a optional handful of TopChop Lite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLong-term trials have shown that horses and ponies on restricted\/poor grazing do not gain any additional weight when fed TopSpec Lite. 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At the same time they have a good conditioning index of 12.5MJ\/kg, equivalent to most cereal-containing conditioning compound feeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe formula is very low in starch and sugar and high in fibre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe calories in TopSpec CoolCondition Cubes work equally well as a source of nonheating energy for maintenance, for performance or for gaining condition. These calories are balanced for protein with high-oil soya and linseed, and with available sources of calcium, magnesium and salt added.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen to use TopSpec CoolCondition Cubes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTopSpec Feed Balancers provide the perfect start to feeding a cereal-grain-free, low sugar\/starch diet. 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One of the ways in which they are superior to most straights however, is that they have been supplemented with the major minerals calcium, sodium and magnesium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese should be thought of as exceptionally high quality high fibre cubes, ideal for good-doers or as a hay replacer. 1.25kgs of FibrePlus Cubes will replace 2kg of meadow hay for most horses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTopSpec FibrePlus Cubes are formulated without the use of any cereal grains and are very low in sugar and starch, resulting in a ‘Non-Heating’ formula. Soya and linseed are added to support muscle function and repair. This helps to avoid the ‘fat but not fit’ situation which often occurs when good-doers are fed low quality high-fibre cubes, which often contain large quantities of alkali-treated straw. No straw is included in these cubes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFibrePlus Cubes are an excellent highly digestible fibre source for all horses, with added ingredients to gently promote muscle development and function. They can be fed dry or soaked in cold or warm water for up to 30 minutes to reach the desired consistency. Soaking is helpful for elderly horses, horses with problem teeth and horses that bolt their feed. Feeding FibrePlus Cubes helps maintain a healthy digestive system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen to use FibrePlus Cubes: -\u003cbr\u003e•    As an essential source of fibre for elderly horses and ponies with poor or no teeth. The cubes can be quickly soaked to a mash that will provide a superb complete feed when fed with TopSpec Senior Feed Balancer.\u003cbr\u003e•    As a safe, low-calorie maintenance feed for horses and ponies prone to laminitis.\u003cbr\u003e•    As a low-calorie feed for good-doers. 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Joint Feed Balancer is a very palatable ‘Non-Heating’ feed which can be fed on its own or with additional feed where extra condition is required. Joint Feed Balancer is formulated without cereal grains and provides only low levels of sugar and starch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeeding TopSpec Joint Feed Balancer as a horse joint supplement helps to support muscle function and repair and will help to promote condition and topline. 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The gel-like stomach contents are less likely to splash the upper squamous epithelium in the stomach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese glucans also slow the rate of passage of feed through the stomach and intestines because of the sticky, gel-like consistency of the feed. In the stomach this means that the periods of time when the stomach is empty and therefore highly acidic, are reduced. It also means that the small intestine has more time to absorb nutrients, reducing the levels of carbohydrate reaching the hindgut and potentially leading to excess lactic acid production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e This effect is augmented by the addition of a source of pectin to the formula. 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