Nutrena SafeChoice Special Care Horse Feed is a controlled starch formula. Ideal for easy keepers, metabolic concerns, ponies and miniature horses.
SafeChoice Special Care is a nutritionally balanced horse feed with only 10% NSC, no added corn, corn co-products or molasses. It offers Chromium to support metabolic issues, Topline Balance® to support topline health and muscle, Nutri-Bloom Advantage® for easier nutrient absorption, and Digestive Shield™ for complete gut and immune health. You can trust SafeChoice Special Care to provide whole horse nutrition, even to your metabolic horses.
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Features
- Digestive Shield™ supports your horse's gut and immune health with our precise blend of controlled starch, pre + pro + postbiotics, and calcite
- Nutrena's Topline Balance® includes a specific amino acid profile to help support healthy topline for proper muscling and core strength
- Nutri-Bloom Advantage® for easier nutrient absorption and up to 15% more fiber digestion
- Lowest level of starch and sugar in the SafeChoice® lineup with only 10% NSC
- No added corn, corn co-products or molasses
- Added Chromium to help support horses with metabolic issues
Guaranteed Analysis
What makes some feeds better than others? What nutrients really make a difference in your horse's health? And how do we deliver the right combination for your animal? Those were our questions. Smart Grain Formulation is our answer.
| Nutrient | Level |
|---|---|
| Crude Protein, minimum | 14.0% |
| Lysine, minimum | 0.85% |
| Methionine, minimum | 0.35% |
| Threonine, minimum | 0.55% |
| Crude Fat, minimum | 7.0% |
| Crude Fiber, maximum | 17.0% |
| ADF, maximum | 19.0% |
| NDF, maximum | 39.0% |
| Dietary Starch*, maximum | 10.0% |
| Sugar*, maximum | 3.0% |
| Calcium, minimum | 0.90% |
| Calcium, maximum | 1.20% |
| Phosphorus, minimum | 0.70% |
| Copper, minimum | 50 ppm |
| Zinc, minimum | 160 ppm |
| Selenium, minimum | 0.60 ppm |
| Vitamin A, minimum | 3,000 IU/lb |
| Vitamin D, minimum | 350 IU/lb |
| Vitamin E, minimum | 100 IU/lb |
| Biotin, minimum | 0.45 mg/lb |
| Lactobacillus acidophilus, minimum | 5.1 MIL CFU/LB |
| Lactobacillus casei, minimum | 5.1 MIL CFU/LB |
| Bifidobacterium thermophilum, minimum | 5.1 MIL CFU/LB |
| Enterococcus Faecium, minimum | 5.1 MIL CFU/LB |
*NSC (Non-structural Carbohydrates) = Dietary Starch + Sugar
Feeding
| Life Stage | Activity Level | Lbs Feed per 100 lbs bodyweight |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance Horses | Maintenance | 0.25 - 0.5 |
| Performance Horses | Light exercise | 0.5 - 0.75 |
| Broodmares & Foals | First two trimesters of gestation | 0.25 - 0.5 |
| Broodmares & Foals | Last trimester of gestation | 0.5 - 0.75 |
| Broodmares & Foals | Early lactation (foaling to 3 months) | 1.0 - 1.5 |
| Broodmares & Foals | Late lactation (3 months to weaning) | 0.75 - 1.0 |
| Broodmares & Foals | Foals | Creep Feed |
| Broodmares & Foals | Weanlings | 1.5 - 2.0 |
| Broodmares & Foals | Yearlings | 0.75 - 1.5 |
| Minis & Ponies | Maintenance | 0.25 - 0.5 |
| Minis & Ponies | Light exercise | 0.5 - 0.75 |