+Fiber Mash is the low-calorie mash, for digestion, the good doer and the horse that needs to lose weight. The amount decides whether the gut settles, so find your situation in the chart and multiply by the weight.
Light work: 50 g per 100 kg per day. Moderate work: 150 g. So a 500 kg horse gets 250 g or 750 g.
If your horse has free faecal water, wet farts or is overweight: 200‑500 g per 100 kg. All figures are dry weight.
How much per 100 kg of horse
Situation
Per day
Light work
50 g
Moderate work
150 g
Free faecal water or wet farts
200‑500 g
Overweight horse
200‑500 g
500 kg horse = multiply by 5. Hard work: use +Energy Fiber Mash.
How to mix
1 part +Fiber Mash to 5 parts water, e.g. 250 g to 1.25 litres
Leave it to soak for 10‑20 minutes
If you add Every Day Happy or Peak Performance, you should not use more water
Multiply the girth measurement in metres by itself twice, then multiply by 80. 1.70 m gives approx. 392 kg
You should be able to feel the ribs, but not see them
Feed for current weight, not ideal weight. Measure at least once a month
Want to know more?
Free faecal water and wet farts: how to step the dose back down
Start at 200‑500 g per 100 kg. Once the droppings have been stable for at least 14 days, reduce the amount by 20% every other week until you reach the recommended dosage for your horse's workload.
If the horse is both overweight and has free faecal water, it is covered by the minimum amount, i.e. 200 g per 100 kg.
Overweight: how mash and forage work together
The amount of +Fiber Mash is adjusted to the energy content of the forage you use. If your forage is high in energy, you replace a larger share of it with +Fiber Mash. The dosage is still 200‑500 g per 100 kg.
When should you switch to +Energy Fiber Mash?
Horses in hard work need +Energy Fiber Mash, not +Fiber Mash. The same goes for a horse in moderate work that needs more energy than its forage provides. The dosage is 100 g per 100 kg in moderate work and 300 g in hard work.
Can the mash be fed dry?
Yes. If your horse won't eat wet feed, you can feed it dry, but we recommend soaking it. If your horse is prone to choke, always soak it. The water can be cold or lukewarm, depending on what your horse prefers.
That's why you mix vitamins and minerals into the mash
Soaked fibre mash with vitamins, minerals, salt and electrolytes acts as a depot that travels through the gut. The horse absorbs the nutrients at the pace it needs. Without fibre, vitamins and minerals pass through the gut too quickly, and the horse doesn't have time to get the full benefit of them.
Soaking also increases water intake and lowers the risk of dehydration and electrolyte depletion. This is especially worth knowing during hard training, sweating, long journeys and other stressful situations.
Very hungry horses and ponies settle better with the mash, because it fills them up and gives longer eating time. It also binds the dust in the hard feed. Many horses prefer it sloppy and thin like a soup rather than thick like porridge.
Is the horse in light or moderate work?
Light work or turnout: 20 minutes walk, 10 trot and 10 canter, i.e. 40 minutes, 1‑6 times a week.
Moderate: 30 walk, 20 trot and 35 canter, i.e. 1 hour and 15 minutes, 4‑6 times a week.
Hard: 40 walk, 35 trot, 50 canter and 15 minutes gallop, i.e. 2 hours and 30 minutes, 2‑3 times a week. If rider and tack weigh more than 20 % of the horse's weight, the requirement increases.
