British Horse Feeds Fibre-Beet – 20kgFibre-Beet is Speedi-Beet flakes blended with alfalfa nuts and oatfeed pellets, plus cane molasses, vegetable fat, biotin and peppermint. Soaked, it makes a soft mash a horse with worn teeth can manage, and it carries water into the gut alongside the fibre — which is half the reason for feeding it.British Horse Feeds' own analysis puts it at 22% crude fibre and 45% NDF with 3% starch and 5% total sugar, and 11 MJ/kg of digestible energy. It absorbs at least three times its own weight in water, so a modest dry scoop turns into a full bucket.Performance & Benefits Speedi-Beet flakes, alfalfa and oatfeed — three fibre sources rather than beet alone. 22% crude fibre and 45% NDF, at 3% starch and 5% total sugar. Digestible energy 11 MJ/kg, released slowly as fibre rather than quickly as starch. Absorbs at least three times its own weight of water, so it hydrates as it feeds. Soaks in 15 minutes in hot water, or 45 minutes in cold. Biotin and peppermint included. British Horse Feeds describe it as an ideal fibre source for horses and ponies prone to laminitis. Suitable For Veterans and horses with poor teeth that can no longer chew long fibre. Horses on reduced forage, or being brought back into condition. Horses that need water taken in with the feed. Ponies prone to laminitis, on British Horse Feeds' own guidance. If it is oil and protein you are after rather than fibre bulk, British Horse Feeds Cooked Linseed is the thing to top-dress with instead. Feeding Always soak before feeding. Never feed it dry. Soak 1 part Fibre-Beet to 3 parts water by weight — roughly 1 part product to 1½ parts water by volume. 45 minutes in cold water, or 15 minutes in hot water. As a forage replacer, feed 250g dry weight per 100kg bodyweight. Replacing hard feed, swap a third to a half of the ration for Fibre-Beet, to a maximum of 1kg dry weight per 100kg bodyweight. Make it up fresh each day. Composition & Analysis Composition, in descending order: Speedi-Beet flakes, alfalfa nuts, oatfeed pellets, cane molasses, vegetable fat, biotin, peppermint. Typical analysis, fresh weight before soaking: dry matter 90.0%, protein 10.0%, oil 3.0%, crude fibre 22.0%, ash 10.0%. NDF 45.0%. Starch 3.0%. Total sugar 5%. Digestible energy 11.0 MJ/kg. 20kg sack. British Horse Feeds state that biotin is included but publish no inclusion rate on their typical analysis sheet, so none is stated here. Care & Caution Fibre-Beet must be fully soaked before it is fed. Dry beet pulp swells after it is swallowed and is a genuine choke and colic risk. Give it the full time — 45 minutes cold or 15 minutes hot. Some listings say 10 minutes in warm water; British Horse Feeds' own figure is 15. In warm weather soaked feed ferments quickly. Soak only what will be eaten that day and throw away anything sour.
