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I KNOW I asked this before, but it's totally gone out of my head and I cant find the post anymore.

What's better to give LEAST calories and provide pure fibre with no fizziness whatsoever, just basic low fat fibre... fibre nuts or happy hoof? Ponio loves happy hoof (we tried Hi Fi lite but he got finnicky with it until I ended up adding carrots and apple juice which defeated the object), but I'd like to try fibre nuts as I can put them in his snackball. Theoretically he doesnt need a feed as he's a fatty , but stresses when the others get fed and he doesnt (*rolls eyes*). If we go for fibre nuts which brand is best?
 
I asked Spillers cos I have a very good doer who was getting bored with Happy Hoof. They said their Hi Fibre nuts have less calories than Happy Hoof
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I feed Highlight HP nuts - cheaper than Spillers and less cals etc than any other nuts I have found - even the Bailey eco nuts now have linseed added - great for coat etc, but not if you just want low cal nuts to keep them happy.

Mine get them in their snack balls during the winter to keep them occupied when stabled.
 
The 'calorie count' for horse feeds is usually expressed in MJDE/kg (megajoules of digestible energy) and you should usually be able to find this on the bag or on the manufacturer's website. So the lower the number the less calories in the feed. Just done a bit of research for you on some of the common brands:

Spiller's High Fibre Cubes: 8.4
Dodson & Horrell High Fibre Nuts: 9.5
Dengie Alfafa Pellets: 9
Allen & Page Fibre Pencils: 8

Hope that helps.
 
Forgot to add that you have to remember that these 'calorie counts' are by weight, not volume. Chaff type foods are rather light and 'fluffy' whilst nuts are dense and heavy. Therefore a handful of chaff weighs a lot less than a handful of nuts, so make sure you feed by weight not volume as if you simply substitute a handful of nuts for a handful of chaff you may end up feeding more calories than you intend to!
 
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The 'calorie count' for horse feeds is usually expressed in MJDE/kg (megajoules of digestible energy) and you should usually be able to find this on the bag or on the manufacturer's website. So the lower the number the less calories in the feed. Just done a bit of research for you on some of the common brands:

Spiller's High Fibre Cubes: 8.4
Dodson & Horrell High Fibre Nuts: 9.5
Dengie Alfafa Pellets: 9
Allen & Page Fibre Pencils: 8

Hope that helps.

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....just remember though Katy that the Allen & Page ones need soaking before you feed them, so probably not so good for a snackball
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