Muscle & Focus

Maintain Composure, Build Topline*

Muscle & Focus is suitable for horses and ponies requiring stamina, focus and support for healthy muscle development and recovery, whether they are competing at higher levels or maintaining a leisure riding career.
High-quality protein sources provide the building blocks for muscle development, making Muscle & Focus ideal for those changing disciplines or just starting their ridden careers.

Product description

Free from alfalfa, soya, molasses, and whole cereal grains, Muscle & Focus is low in starch and sugar, ideal for those that react negatively to high starch diets or equines prone to gastric ulcers. Muscle & Focus contains a comprehensive gut support package including:

  • Maerl (calcareous marine algae) which is rich in bioavailable calcium and magnesium to support the maintenance of a healthy stomach pH.
  • A blend of prebiotics and a probiotic to support the microbial population of the foregut and hindgut.
  • Apple Pectin, a water-soluble fibre that forms a gel when coming into contact with stomach acid.
  • A careful selection of herbs: mint, nettle, dandelion and fenugreek for their well-known properties.

Muscle & Focus is a balanced feed that when fed at recommended amounts according to bodyweight and workload will provide the horse with a fully balanced diet inclusive of essential vitamins and minerals, eliminating the need to supplement on top.

*alongside correct work/exercise

Suitable for

  • Horses or ponies at the start of their ridden career
  • Thoroughbreds who are undergoing retraining or changing discipline
  • Horses and ponies who have a leisure based ridden career (hacking, schooling etc) through to those competing right through to international level
  • Those looking to support muscle development and recovery
  • Equines prone to gastric ulcers
  • Those needing to avoid high starch diets that can cause excitable or unpredictable behaviour
  • Horses and ponies with intolerances to alfalfa, soya, whole cereal grains and/or molasses.

Key features

  • Highly versatile -mid-calorie (10.5MJ/kg) feed suitable for a wide range of horses and ponies working at different levels/disciplines
  • Only 12.5% combined starch and sugar- suitable for equines prone to gastric ulcers, giving controlled energy without the fizz
  • Contains quality protein and antioxidants, including vitamins C and E to support muscle development and recovery
  • Contains Maerl (calcareous marine algae), apple pectin, prebiotics and a probiotic to aid in maintaining a healthy stomach pH and digestive system
  • Free from Alfalfa, Soya, Molasses and Whole Cereal Grains
  • Fully balanced - providing all essential vitamins and minerals, so no need to supplement**
  • Quick Soak - forms a soft, easy to eat mash in 10 minutes. Ideal for those with poor teeth and to maintain hydration in working equines

 

 ** when fed at recommended amounts for bodyweight and workload

Ingredients

Oat Straw Pellets, Molasses Free Beet Pulp, Wheat Feed, Linseed Expeller, Pea Protein, Field Beans (Fava), Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Di-calcium Phosphate, Maerl (Acid Buf) (0.6%), Calcium Carbonate, Mint, Apple Fibres, Seaweed, Brewers Yeast, Vitamin and Mineral Premix, Sodium Bicarbonate, Fenugreek, Fructo-oligosaccharides (0.07%), Yeast Products (0.07%), Dandelion

Additives per kg:
Vitamins:
Vitamin A (3a672a) 10k iu
Vitamin D3 (3a671) 1.5k iu
Vitamin E (3a700) 350mg
Vitamin C (3a312) 200mg

Trace elements:
Iron: 45mg (Iron (II) Sulphate Monohydrate) (3b103)
Zinc: 200mg (Zinc Oxide) (3b603)
Manganese: 70mg (Manganese (II) Oxide) (3b502)
Iodine: 1.5mg (Calcium Iodate Anhydrous) (3b202)
Selenium: 0.6mg (Sodium Selenite) (3b801)
Copper: 60mg (Cupric Chelate of Glycine, Hydrate) (3b413)

Zootechnical Additives: 
Gut Flora Stabilisers: Saccharomyces cerevisiae (NCYC Sc47) 4b1702 1.25×10^10 CFU/kg

Nutritional information

Digestible Energy (DE)
10.5 MJ/kg (DM)
Protein
12%
Fibre
18.5%
Oil
6%
Starch
6.5%
Sugar
6%
Ash
9%
Vitamin C
200mg/kg
Vitamin E
350mg/kg

Feeding instructions

1 Stubbs scoop holds 1.5kg of dry Muscle & Focus.

 

 

 

Weight Gain 

Weight 

Light Work (kg)

Stubbs Scoops

Medium Work (kg)

Stubbs Scoops

Hard Work(kg)

Stubbs Scoops

200kg 

0.5

1/3

1.0

2/3

1.5

1.0

300kg 

0.75

1/2

1.5

1.0

2.5

2/3

400kg 

1.1

3/4

2.25

1/2

3.5

1/3

500kg 

1.1

3/4

2.5

2/3

4.0

2/3

600kg 

1.5

1.0

3.5

1/3

5.0

1/3

700kg 

2.0

1/3

4.0

2/3

5.5

2/3

800kg 

2.0

1/3

4.5

3.0

6.0

4.0

Please note, all feed amounts are in dry weight, per day. Do not feed more than 2kg (1 1/3 Stubbs Scoops) dry weight per meal. 

DO NOT FEED DRY – THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS UNMOLASSED SUGAR BEET AND MUST BE SOAKED FOR 3 MINUTES BEFORE FEEDING. CHECK ALL PELLETS HAVE DISSOLVED BEFORE FEEDING.

  • Introduce a new feed gradually over 7 to 10 days, building up to the amounts needed to maintain condition and energy levels.
  • Place feed in a shallow bucket, add three times as much water as feed, then stir. Wait 10 minutes before feeding this product.
  • Not suitable for horses and ponies prone to laminitis.
  • Do not feed to sheep.

Reviews

When Oakley arrived he weighed 528kg and we were advised to introduce Muscle & Focus. We were incredibly pleased that Oakley achieved a 50kg weight increase in just 7 months considering his anxious nature and having a 2-month holiday over winter. Fast forward, and Oakley now weighs 622kg and has a body condition score of 3 out of 5.
I cannot recommend Muscle & Focus enough as it has worked wonders on Oakley providing him with the essential nutrition he requires to develop while keeping him very healthy and happy.

Daisy Brucki, Oakley

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