Feeding doesn't have to be difficult. Here is the whole journey from your horse's weight to the finished feeding plan, split into three steps. The order is the whole point: each step builds on the one before, so you don't buy supplements for a foundation that isn't in place.
Build from the bottom up: first your horse's weight and workload, then the forage, and finally supplements and salt. If you skip a step, the rest will be off.
If you don't have a forage analysis, feed vitamin and mineral supplements at Ekstra level.
The only numbers you need
Step
Per 100 kg horse per day
1. Age, weight and work
Determine the next two figures
2. Forage, dry matter
At least 1.5 kg, ideally up to 2 kg
3. Vitamin/mineral, Ekstra level at light work
65 g (15 years and over: 80 g)
3. Salt
10 g
500 kg horse = multiply by 5: 7.5 kg dry matter, 325 g supplement, 50 g salt.
Step 1: know your horse
Dose according to your horse's current weight, not its ideal weight
Remember access to salt, ideally loose salt in the manger
The steps take you from understanding to assessment to practical use. The quality of the forage determines how much vitamin and mineral supplement and how much fibre mash your horse needs, and its weight determines both amounts. That is why you get it wrong if you start with the products and work backwards.
The philosophy behind Regulator Complete is that feeding correctly should be easy, without unnecessary complexity. You can read the steps from start to finish or look up the individual topic when the need arises.
You order the plan, receive an email with a link where you fill in the details about your horse, and get the finished plan within 3 to 4 working days. It is built on your horse's own figures and needs by consultants with experience in feeding and horse welfare.
If your horse has special needs or struggles in any way, this is the route to take rather than guessing for yourself.
