ANIMAL FEED
& STORAGE
General information about our animal feed and how to store it
Please observe a 48-hour waiting period for the following products:
- Anti-stress herbal pellets
- Mucolyt
- Glandogard
- Knoblizem
- Kieselgold
- Brandon plus Respiraticum
- Brandon and a guest performer
- Brandon plus Tendonizer
Please note the current List of prohibited substances and methods the FN. As of January 2021, a 48-hour withdrawal period applies to some of the ingredients prior to the start of a competition.
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A fundamental distinction must be made between light, sugar-rich molasses and darker molasses, which is lower in sugar but richer in vital nutrients. In St. Hippolyt® Only dark molasses is used in these products.
It is used in horse feed for a variety of reasons: it is rich in valuable minerals and many phytochemicals. In addition, it acts as a natural preservative for the valuable feed ingredients and helps to bind dust particles in the feed. If you wish to avoid chemical preservatives, molasses offers a high-quality alternative as a natural preservative. Molasses is also used as an aid in the pelletising process. Furthermore, it prevents the individual components of muesli feed from separating. Molasses also helps to improve the palatability of less flavourful additives, such as minerals and brewer’s yeast, without the use of artificial flavourings.
In fact, molasses contains approximately 42–47 % sucrose. Sucrose (saccharides = carbohydrates) is a disaccharide (double sugar), which, put simply, consists of the two monosaccharides (simple sugars) glucose and fructose. Sucrose provides natural and biological preservation of animal feed. It is also present as a carbohydrate in various types of cereal and in carrots.
- Equigard
- Equigard Classic
- Hesta Mix range
- Glyx Meadow Muesli
- Glyx-Wiese Senior Fibre
- Glyx Meadow Hay Cobbs
- Glyx Meadow, Wiesental
- Glyx-Wiese Super Fibre
- Glyx-Mash
- Brandon XL
No, that’s not the case. Even if no sugar has been added specifically, animal feed contains a small amount of it. Please bear in mind that hay also has a natural sugar content, which can even rise to over 10 %. For example: if a 500 kg horse eats 10 kg of hay per day, it will consume 1 kg of sugar from it. Furthermore, a certain proportion of sugar and starch as dietary components is essential for maintaining vital metabolic processes. A completely sugar-free (carbohydrate-free) diet cannot sustain life!
As we do not use artificial flavourings or chemical preservatives, the pet food must be preserved using an alternative method; for this, we use apple pomace. This ensures a stable environment and maintains the food’s palatability. It is also rich in pectins (long-chain carbohydrates that are fermented by microorganisms in the large intestine), which help to regulate digestion.
- Equigard Muesli
- Equigard Classic
- Brandon XL
- Glyx Meadow Muesli
- Glyx-Wiese Senior Fibre
- Glyx Meadow Hay Cobbs
- Glyx Meadow, Wiesental
- Glyx-Wiese Super Fibre
- Glyx Meadow Alfalfa MIX
- Glyx-Mash
If you follow the feeding recommendations for mineralised staple feeds, you do not need to supplement with any additional mineral feed. However, if a deficiency is already present or the horse is moulting, its daily requirement may increase. You should therefore carry out a course of treatment with MicroVital – the trace element and mineral booster – twice a year.
The Glyx-Wiese range is not mineralised; a mineral supplement such as SemperMin should be added to the water.
With the exception of ungulates, a mineral supplement should be added to any feed supplement, provided that a mineralised staple feed is not being used. When combining several feed supplements, the dosages can usually be adjusted slightly.
Yes, we recommend a water temperature of less than 40°C to ensure that the proteins and vitamins are not destroyed.
In animal feed, trace elements can be present in various forms of binding, which are frequently linked to bioavailability. A distinction is made between inorganic forms (e.g. sulphates, oxides, chlorides or carbonates) and organic forms (chelates, aspartates, citrates, proteinates or fumarates). In general, various studies have concluded that organically bound trace elements are more bioavailable than inorganic ones. Only a few exceptions have reached a different conclusion. The bioavailability of minerals in organic forms is therefore considered environmentally beneficial, as the animal needs to consume less and, above all, excretes less unused material back into the environment.
‘Organic’ does not mean that the trace element has not been produced artificially. This applies to both organic and inorganic trace elements. In chelation, for example, a mineral (zinc, manganese, iron, cobalt) is combined with a mixture of amino acids and peptides. The resulting substances are known as chelates.
A number of studies involving various animal species have demonstrated improvements in reproduction, immune status, hoof quality, milk production and growth rate when feed contained organically bound minerals. Horses in intensive training, in particular, have an increased need for minerals for their energy metabolism; they are therefore dependent on a reliable source of minerals.
We use various mineral compounds and, when selecting trace elements, take into account the form that is most suitable for the feed in question. This may involve adding, or combining, minerals in both forms in varying quantities.
The use of both forms of mineral binding – that is, a proportion of organically bound minerals and a proportion of inorganic forms – has proved to be the best solution for ensuring good bioavailability, as recent studies from the USA have demonstrated. It is important to always consider the horse’s diet as a whole and to respond appropriately to any nutritional deficiencies, which can be recognised by poor hoof condition and poor skin and coat quality.
Our pellets are produced using a cold-pressing process, which means they are pressed at a temperature below 40°C, ensuring that all the valuable nutrients are retained and reducing their swelling capacity. For horses that are unable to chew due to dental problems or that tend to gulp their food, our pellets can also be soaked.
St. Hippolyt® These vegetable oils are of exceptional quality. They are cold-pressed at temperatures below 40°C under only moderate pressure and then skimmed off using a gentle sedimentation process, ensuring that no thermal, chemical or mechanical stress destroys the delicate fatty acids. The raw materials for the oils come from controlled contract farming. The high quality of the raw materials, combined with gentle processing, gives these oils a distinctive character and makes them rich in nutrient-rich sediment and valuable oil by-products.
When stored correctly (in a dry, cool place), products sold in bags have a shelf life of up to 6 months from the date of manufacture. Products sold in tins and buckets have a shelf life of one year from the date of manufacture when stored correctly. St. Hippolyt® Once opened, oils should be stored in a cool place away from direct light and used as soon as possible. Unopened, they have a shelf life of 6 months.
We recommend placing the bagged feed, still in its sack, into a suitable feed bin. The container should be cleaned regularly with vinegar and water and then dried thoroughly before a new sack is placed inside. Feed in tins and buckets is best kept in the container. Storage in as cool and dry a place as possible is preferable.
Information
About GlyxWiese Hay Cobs
We recommend feeding GlyxWiese hay cubes after soaking them.
That depends on the desired consistency. Soak 1 kg of GlyxWiese hay cobs in approx. 1.5–3 litres of water. It takes approx. 20–30 minutes for the GlyxWiese hay cobs to soften.
This depends on the outside temperature. In summer they can ferment and in winter they can freeze, so they should be fed within 3 hours in extreme temperatures.
A good alternative here is GlyxWiese Senior Fibre, as it can be fed dry.
The feeding recommendation is based on the horse’s requirements. As a general rule, 1 kg of hay cobs is equivalent to 1 kg of hay. If the horse is no longer able to eat hay, it is recommended to feed 1.5–2 kg of hay cobs per 100 kg of body weight. This ration should be divided into as many small portions as possible and spread out over a 24-hour period.
As the fibre remains in the stomach for only a short time, approximately 2–3 kg of GlyxWiese (dry weight) can be fed per meal.
Information about Mash
Irish Mash is based on a classic mash recipe containing cereal flakes. Glyx-Mash is cereal-free and gluten-free, making it suitable for horses that are allergic to cereals and for those that cannot eat cereals due to metabolic problems.
That depends on the desired consistency. As a general rule, the mash is mixed with 1.5 to 2 times its volume of warm water. In the summer months, the mash can also be mixed with cold water, which increases the steeping time to around 30 minutes. As a general rule, our mash should not be boiled, so as not to destroy the valuable nutrients.
The frequency depends on the individual situation. As a general rule, we recommend feeding once to three times a week. Following an episode of colic or in the event of digestive problems, it may be necessary to feed several times a day on a temporary basis.
Feeding small amounts of mash daily (up to 0.5 kg per day for a standard-sized horse) is absolutely fine and, in some cases, even recommended (for horses prone to colic, or to „hide“ unpalatable supplements or medication).
Glyx-Mash, in particular, can also be fed daily over a longer period.
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Information about the horse
When introducing a new product to fussy horses, always start with a very small amount – no more than one teaspoon – which you mix into their normal feed ration. Then gradually increase the amount to the recommended level. If your horse is not fed roughage, a supplement can also be hidden in a mash or a fibre substitute (Glyx-Wiese range) whilst feeding.
Sometimes it can also be helpful to leave the bucket open for a few days so that strong odours can dissipate, thereby making it more palatable.
For some horses, combining this with Equimall forte may be helpful. However, in the case of overweight horses or those suffering from metabolic disorders such as laminitis or equine metabolic syndrome, the dosage must be adjusted with great care.
To help your horse get used to a new feed as gently as possible and to avoid digestive problems, we recommend making the change over a period of about one week. To do this, mix the „old“ feed with the new feed in a 2:1 ratio for 2–3 days, then 1:1 for 2–3 days, and then again in a 1:2 ratio for a further 2–3 days. After that, you can switch completely to the new feed.
The ageing process in horses varies considerably from horse to horse. Generally speaking, however, it can be said that the metabolism begins to change gradually from the age of 18. For many horses, it may now be advisable to switch to a special senior feed. Our ‘Beste Jahre’ range is very well suited for this purpose. Some horses, however, continue to thrive on their current diet for the time being and simply require regular, short-term supplementation with special nutrient concentrates such as ‘Microvital’ or ‘Movicur’.
Senior dogs that are very fussy eaters should be given a more concentrated food, such as Hesta Mix.
If there is a metabolic problem, you should switch to an appropriate diet. Please ask one of our specialist advisers for advice on this. Teeth should be checked every six months. If the horse is no longer able to chew hay properly, hay cobs should be added to its diet.
As a horse’s stomach is very small, with a capacity of 15–20 litres, and as it is a continuous forager for whom the continuous intake of several small portions spread throughout the day is physiologically natural, it is advisable to feed the horse in accordance with its needs. Sufficient hay must be available (1.5–2 kg per 100 kg of body weight) and the amount of concentrated feed should be divided into several portions throughout the day, depending on the daily total. A single ration should not exceed 0.2 kg per 100 kg of body weight; this equates to a maximum of 1.2 kg of concentrated feed per portion for a large horse (600 kg).
SALES
General information on sales
You can enter your town or postcode via the link below to find a retailer near you: https://www.st-hippolyt.de/filialfinder
If you would like to organise a talk, please speak to the person in charge at the riding club or the nearest St. Hippolyt branch.® Retailers. Depending on the distance, approximately 25–50 participants should be recruited for each talk. These participants must register with the person in charge. Suitable premises must be available. The talks are free of charge. The content will be discussed with the speaker in advance.
If you would like to contact us directly, please send an email to info@st-hippolyt.de. We will forward your enquiry to the relevant member of staff.
If there are at least five horses in a stable, we also offer personalised on-site consultations. We will be happy to refer your enquiry to the relevant specialist adviser. Email: info@st-hippolyt.de