TopSpec Senior Feed Balancer is designed for elderly horses that have reduced mobility.
It is the first and only feed balancer to include the scientifically recommended rate of glucosamine to help maintain mobility. This rate is 10 grams of glucosamine/500kg horse/day.
TopSpec Senior Feed Balancer is a very palatable ‘Non-Heating’ feed that contains several supplements that provide the levels of micronutrients and digestive aids normally only found in high quality specialised supplements.
When TopSpec Senior Feed Balancer is fed there is therefore no need to add any further supplements.
This superb specification allows elderly horses to utilise far more nutrients from the forage and straights in their diet, which often means that their hard feed intake can be reduced with many resulting benefits. A complete specification is freely available.
TopSpec Senior Feed Balancer contains the following features: -Optimum levels of all the micronutrients needed to balance feed and improve its utilisation.
Constructive levels of amino acids, complex carbohydrates, anti-oxidants, glucosamine and MSM to help maintain healthy joints.
Powerful levels of vitamin E and selenium to act as anti-oxidants (neutralizing the harmful presence of excess free radicals which may speed the ageing process) together with high quality protein, optimise muscle development and function.
Two yeast products to help fibre digestion and maintain a healthy immune system.
Maintenance levels of biotin, plus associated nutrients, to help preserve good hoof quality.
Generous levels of B vitamins to compensate for decreased production in the hindgut when fibre intake is limited.
Organic chelated minerals for improved availability.
Effective levels of protein, vitamins, minerals and trace elements to maintain strong bone.
Many factors to help calm certain horses.
Soya oil and good quality protein. It is formulated without cereal grains and provides only low levels of sugar and starch. It is important to keep the starch intake of elderly horses relatively low when fibre intake is compromised, in order to maintain healthy hindgut function and avoid loose droppings.
The advantages of feeding Topspec Senior Feed Balancer are:-
To help to maintain mobility.
To help maintain muscle development, topline and condition, these often start to decline as horses’ age.
To help maintain a healthy immune system.
The formula includes a highly available source of vitamin C to help maintain healthy lung tissue.
An effective way to optimise digestive efficiency for elderly horses.
To promote a supple skin and a shiny coat.
To balance the diet for elderly horses fed forage-only, or forage plus straights, or forage plus low levels of compound feed (i.e. when compounds are fed at less than the full recommended rate).
Ideal for elderly horses unable to eat optimum levels of forage. When mixed with TopSpec FibrePlus a superb complete feed is formed, replacing all forage if necessary.
Beneficial for elderly horses suffering from stress e.g. during changes in routine, given less than ideal turnout time, losing a companion, recovering from illness, and during or after a course of antibiotics.