We always recommend that you weigh the amount of feed that your particular scoop holds. You only have to do it once for each different feed that you use and then you can be confident that you can measure out the recommended amount for your horse each day. The product information on this web site, in our Complete Range Brochure and on the back of each sack, tells you what weight a Stubbs round bowl scoop holds of the feed in question, unless it's a balancer or Outshine, and then we tell you what one of our measuring mugs holds.
The horse’s stomach is more rigid than ours so can’t stretch to accommodate a large meal. It is roughly the size of a rugby ball and, as a guide, we recommend that you do not exceed a total of 1.5 – 1.8kg or 3½ - 4lb (1 - 2 Stubbs scoops) per feed for a horse and 1.3 – 1.5kg or 3 – 3½ lb (1 - 1.5 Stubbs scoops) for a pony (including additional chaff or sugar beet, if fed). For optimum digestion, keep meal sizes small. This is based on a guideline of a maximum of 0.5kg of feed, per 100kg of bodyweight, per meal.
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The information printed on a feed sack is designed to help you make an informed choice about the product when you are in the shop as well as giving you feeding guidelines and other key information to ensure you and your horse get the best out of the feed. Some of the information is required by law and the rest is there to provide details about the feed, what horses it may be suitable for and how it should be fed.
This article covers much of the detail:
The Back of the Bag; For Your Information