General
How much feed does a scoop hold? ↓
We always recommend that you weigh the amount of feed that your particular scoop holds. You only have to do it once for each different feed that you use and then you can be confident that you can measure out the recommended amount for your horse each day. The product information on this web site, in our Complete Range Brochure and on the back of each sack, tells you what weight a Stubbs round bowl scoop holds of the feed in question, unless it's a balancer or Outshine, and then we tell you what one of our measuring mugs holds.
How much can a horse safely eat in one feed? ↓
The horse’s stomach is more rigid than ours so can’t stretch to accommodate a large meal. It is roughly the size of a rugby ball and, as a guide, we recommend that you do not exceed a total of 1.5 – 1.8kg or 3½ - 4lb (1 - 2 Stubbs scoops) per feed for a horse and 1.3 – 1.5kg or 3 – 3½ lb (1 - 1.5 Stubbs scoops) for a pony (including additional chaff or sugar beet, if fed). For optimum digestion, keep meal sizes small. This is based on a guideline of a maximum of 0.5kg of feed, per 100kg of bodyweight, per meal.
Articles you may be interested in include:How do I make sense of what's printed on the back of a feed bag? ↓
The information printed on a feed sack is designed to help you make an informed choice about the product when you are in the shop as well as giving you feeding guidelines and other key information to ensure you and your horse get the best out of the feed. Some of the information is required by law and the rest is there to provide details about the feed, what horses it may be suitable for and how it should be fed.
This article covers much of the detail:
The Back of the Bag; For Your Information
How do I know whether Baileys feeds are safe to feed to horses competing in national and international (FEI) affiliated competitions or the rules of racing? ↓
No feed manufacturer can “guarantee” that their products are free from any prohibited substances, due to the fact that many ingredients are “natural”. They can however, work to a strict manufacturing code known as the Universal Feed Assurance Scheme (UFAS), which now also includes a protocol to minimise the risk of Naturally Occurring Prohibited Substances (NOPS) being present in the feeds.
There is now a BETA NOPS Assurance Scheme of which Baileys are members and, as part of our UFAS accreditation, our feeds are also monitored for the presence of specified naturally occurring prohibited substances (NOPS) as defined by the rules of racing and the FEI. Read more in Why Baileys.
