Easy Keeper Horse Feed
Easy Keeper refers to those horses that have it pretty easy. They’re in retirement, serving as pets, or just seem to get chunky (you know a horse like this). They still need vitamins and minerals (especially selenium), hopefully without spending a lot of time or money.
These lucky horses expect to get grain just like the other horses, and they can be brats about it, demanding equal eating opportunities. But they can get fat, founder, or bounce off the walls if they are fed the same high glycemic index grains and easily digested carbohydrates as the Thoroughbred in the next stall gets.
Our Easy Keeper feed is tasty and wholesome, has vitamins and minerals and contains none of the inflammatory ingredients we are avoiding by feeding non-GMO feeds. It is made with carefully chosen ingredients that meet our strict standards. They must be fresh, free of mold and dust, good tasting, preferably locally grown, domestic and non-GMO. We track our ingredients with a paper trail that ensures traceability for feed safety.
We start with whole grains and seeds, grind them and mix them with vitamins and minerals and healthy additives like brewer’s yeast, probiotics and Redmond trace mineral salt. We make a dust-free pellet using whole grains and seeds that are ground and then formed into pellets in our cold steam machinery. We don’t need binders. Then we mix the pellets with our signature chopped pumpkin seed, green and yellow peas for crunch and protein, rolled oats, high Omega-3 camelina meal and a touch of natural maple flavor.
We don’t use any fillers– that’s the job of the forage you feed. Keep in mind that some of the most common fillers in commercially milled feeds include soybean hulls, beet pulp and forage byproducts. That’s a lot of GMOs right there in the soy and the beets, and who knows what else may there?
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PRICES
The following prices are effective April 1, 2024 and reflect market increases in ingredient costs. Pricing is based on how many bags you buy as a single order. We heavily discourage you from buying more than you will use in 4-6 months. You are paying for fresh product that's packed with nutrition. Don’t undo the goodness by stockpiling. Prices are shown with a 3% discount for cash payments. Payments made by credit card or electronic check are welcome, but we add 3%.
Easy Keeper (40 lb. bags)
1-15 Bags – $33.10
16-49 Bags – $31.10
50+ Bags – $29.10
NUTRITION DETAILS
A vitamin-mineral ration balancer for senior and “easy keeper” horses.
Guaranteed Analysis:
crude protein, minimum: 16.0%
crude fat, minimum: 7.0%
crude fiber, maximum: .10%
lysine, minimum: .6%
calcium, minimum: .4%
calcium, maximum: .6%
phosphorus: .3%
selenium, minimum: .7 ppm
zinc, minimum: 275 ppm
Vitamin A, minimum: 5700 iu/lb
Vitamin D, minimum: 1400 iu/lb
Vitamin E: 100 iu/lb
Ingredients: Rolled oats, green peas, pumpkin seeds, vegetable oil, oat hulls, camelina meal, wheat bran and germ, brewers’ yeast, baking soda, Redmond trace mineral salt, Potassium Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate, Choline Chloride, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Oxide, Limestone, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Sodium Selenite, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Potassium Iodide, Cobalt Carbonate, Vitamin B-12 Supplement and Folic Acid, maple flavor.
Feeding Directions: This is a nutrient-dense, easily digested concentrated ration balancer intended to be fed with good quality forage or pellets to provide no more than .3ppm selenium in the total diet. It provides necessary vitamins and minerals carried in low glycemic but highly palatable ingredients and should be fed in limited quantities according to the condition of your horse. Some horses need very little, but they all want a lot. Seniors may need .5% of their body weight in concentrate in addition to forage or soaked forage pellets if dental issues are a concern. (1000 lb horse = 5 lbs.) “Easy keepers” may need much less. Seek advice from your veterinarian. This feed contains selenium; do not feed additional sources of selenium. Provide plenty of fresh, clean water. Introduce new feeds gradually. Do not feed old, moldy or insect infested feeds.