THE BASE FEED

Hard feeds are the icing on the cake to a forage based diet - when used smartly they will top up what is missing from the forage being consumed alongside what the HHIO formulations target. 

HHIO formulations are highly concentrated with very little, to no fillers.  Minerals by themselves don't taste nice - why supplement and feed companies use fillers, to help dilute the product.  We prefer to not dilute which saves you money with a lower dose with higher inclusion levels and you feed in a carrier feed of choice; which you can then tailor to each horses individual needs. 

Feeding just a handful of plain chaff and HHIO minerals, is typically not well accepted due to the level of concentration.  When using HHIO Everyday minerals - the feed must contain no feeds with added minerals which excludes most commercial complete premixed feeds. Why? HHIO Everyday formulas are tailored and balanced to the typical forage consumed here in NZ whilst most commercial feeds are not.  The Relationship Between Iron, Copper, Manganese & Zinc and Clean Feeding Principals go more in-depth.

Did you know that your horses forage provides many equines (especially ponies, easy keepers, horses in no to light work) with all the calories and protein they need?.  The hard keepers, breeding, elderly and hard-working horses may need a higher protein and caloric bucket feed if their forage is not meeting their energy needs to maintain body condition or gain weight. You can find out here, how to provide higher calorie and protein needs