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Hi-Fi ORIGINAL is made from alfalfa which is high temperature dried - locking in the natural goodness - and then blended with quality soft straw to provide essential nutrition. Alfalfa is an excellent natural source of antioxidants.  Hi-Fi Original is also a useful hay replacer.

How To Get The Most Out Of Feeding With Dengie Hi-Fi Original

Hi-Fi Original can be fed on its own or combined with cubes or a mix, like Dengie Fibremix, for those horses with a higher energy requirement. If good grazing is unavailable and you are feeding Hi-Fi Original as the sole bucket feed, use a broad-spectrum vitamin and mineral supplement, such as Dengie Natural Vitality Leisure Vitamins and Minerals.

Hi-Fi ORIGINAL can also be fed as a partial hay replacer. The average section of hay weighs around 2kgs, which can be replaced with 2kgs of Hi-Fi Original. As Hi-Fi Original is a short 'chop' it takes as long to eat as the equivalent weight of hay or haylage and so helps to keep horses occupied and satisfied. Unlike hay and haylage, which can vary in nutritional content from batch to batch, Hi-Fi Original provides consistent nutrition from bale to bale.

Respiratory Care

The alfalfa in Hi-Fi Original is dried at a very high temperature which effectively sterilises the product, killing moulds. Efficient extraction processes ensure Hi-Fi Original has a low dust content making it ideal for horses and ponies prone to respiratory allergies.

Feeding Guide

Horse or Pony	Size Guide (hh)	Approx Weight	Resting or light work
			Bucket feed (kg/day)	Partial hay replacement (kg/day)
Small Pony (eg: Shetland, Welsh A)	9–12.2	200	0.5–1.0	up to 2.5
Medium Pony (eg: Exmoor, New Forest)	12.2–13.2	300	0.5–1.5	up to 3.5
Large Pony (eg: Connemara, Welsh D)	13.2–14.2	400	1.0–2.0	up to 5
Small Horse (eg: Arab, small TB)	14.2–15.2	450	1.0–2.0	up to 5.5
Medium Horse (eg: TB, ID cross)	15.2–16.2	550	1.5–2.5	up to 7
Large Horse (eg: Warmblood)	over 16.2	650	1.5–2.5	up to 8

One scoop = 300g

The suggested feeding levels are intended as a guide only. Always adjust your horse’s feed ration to suit his temperament, the environmental conditions, his body condition and work load. If your horse is in medium to hard work, or needing to gain extra condition, why not try one of the products from the Dengie Alfa-A range?

How Hard Are You Working Your Horse?

The amount and kind of work your horse or pony is doing is an important factor when calculating the quantity and type of feed to give. Almost all the energy requirements of most horses and ponies in light to medium work can be met by feeding a wholly fibre based diet such as Hi-Fi Original. If your horse is in medium to hard work, try to feed a fibre feed as the basis of the diet and use cereal based products to supplement energy requirements. Fibre is vital for the healthy function of the horse’s gut. Try not to overfeed cereal based products at the expense of fibre.

WORK LOAD	EXAMPLES
Convalescence/Resting	Horses on box rest, or turned away.
Light work	Maximum of 1 hour per day hacking, mostly at walk with some trotting and cantering, or 30 minutes of schooling, mostly at the trot with some canter.
Medium work	Schooling, dressage, show-jumping, novice or intermediate 1 day eventing or hunting 1 day per week.
Hard Work	Advanced one day events. 3 day events, hunting 2 days per week, polo and all forms of racing.

NOTE: All horses are individuals, so always adjust your horse’s feed ration to suit his temperament, the environment he lives in and his condition, as well as his work load.

Ingredients: Alfalfa, Cereal straw, Molasses, Mould Inhibitor, Antioxidant. Contains permitted EC preservatives and antioxidants: Propionic acid and its salt, Sorbic and Phosphoric acid and Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA).