๐ก๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐๐ป ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐? Try our easy to follow video guide to making a Simple System Christmas cake with Lottie from Heald Town Highland Pony Stud.
Lottie uses ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ฆ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ + & ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ to make her cake. You can use any of our Simple System Pellets to make your version - there's no need to buy special ingredients.
Watch the video here ๐ https://youtu.be/VUpxcWdr5X8
We'd love to see your beautiful cakes and your lovely horses and ponies enjoying theirs. Email your photos to ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด@๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ.๐ฐ๐ผ.๐๐ธ or tag us on our social media accounts.
#simplesystem #christmascakes #superiorfeedsnaturally #horsefriendly
Last week we paid a visit to some of our smallest customers, the Dinky Ponies.
The Dinky's may be small in stature but those little legs can certainly move when their feed of Lucie Nuts, Lunar Eclipse and Instant Linseed is waiting for them ๐
#dinkyponies #simplesystem #lucienuts #horsefeed #minatureshetlands #therapyponies
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ,๐ฎ,๐ฏ! Watch Joanna from Fenix Carriages prepare a feed for 23 year old Gelderlander, Alex.
Joanna has a variety of breeds with varying workloads, from native ponies to Dutch warmbloods. To keep things straightforward all of Joanna's horses are fed a Simple System diet of soaked ๐๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐๐ for their pellet, ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ & ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ for their chop and ๐๐น๐ฒ๐
๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ for their balancer.
Alex (whose feed is being prepared in the video) is a poor doer so he also has his measure of ๐ง๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป in the winter for condition and top line.
To learn more about or feeds please visit www.simplesystem.co.uk or contact our Feed Line nutrition team on 01728 604 008.
#simplesystem #preparingfeed #TeamFenix
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐... ๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐! We all know we need to get rid of ragwort and it is pretty obvious when it is in flower in the summer, but it exists all year and the other seasons are probably the best to dig up this noxious weed.
Watch our video as Simple System Director of Nutrition, Jane van Lennep, tells us the reasons she's OBSESSED with ragwort and why winter is perhaps the best time to remove this toxic plant from our pasture.
Watch the full video here https://youtu.be/8dMhyYmqwuI
๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด? We're sharing our favourite advisory posts during the 12 days of Christmas. Check back tomorrow for our next article or follow #ss12tipsofchristmas
#simplesystem #ragwort #managementtips #paddockmanagement
When our Specialist Advisor, Abi Clark was formulating ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ต her top priority was that it would support equines prone to Mallenders, Sallenders, CPL and dry itchy skin.
Abi also had another important brief in mind during the development process. ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ต had to be easy to feed! After all no-one wants to keep a hungry horse waiting for their breakfast ๐ด
Watch our video to learn how to feed ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ต. We're sure you'll agree that Abi managed to tick the 'simple', 'convenient' and 'functional' boxes!
๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ต is available from your local Simple System stockist, or you can order online for FREE delivery to your home and yard by following the link below ๐
https://bit.ly/MalleMash
#simplesystem #mallemash #easyfeedroutine
๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ธ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐น๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ | Many of us have seen hard frosts this morning and snow may even be on the cards for some parts of the country later in the week. This has the potential to increase the risk of laminitis, especially for our good doers.
When it is frosty and sunny, the grass can still make sugar but then cannot do anything with it as it is too cold for growth. Sugar levels increase and that is why there is an increased risk of laminitis in frosty weather. Also, when temperatures are sub-zero, the grass releases sugars to act as anti-freeze. Clever plants!
Keep a close eye on laminitis prone horses during such weather conditions. Providing ample forage, such as hay, Timothy Chop or buckets of ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ, means your horse is less likely to gorge on the sugary grass.
Follow the link to read more ๐
https://bit.ly/Frost_and_laminitis
If you require feeding advice, please do not hesitate to contact our Feed Line experts on 01728 604 008. If you suspect your horse has laminitis please contact your vet in the first instance.
#simplesystem #frostymorning #laminitis
๐ช๐๐ก ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ
๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ช๐๐ฌ!!! To celebrate our latest edition of The Scoop magazine we're giving you the chance to ๐ช๐๐ก ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ (RRP ยฃ529) courtesy of our friends at Equilibrium Products. We're also offering the lucky winner ยฃ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ and a ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป with one of our Feed Line experts.
Simply follow the link to enter ๐
www.sshf.uk/massage
Combining reliable, tested and intelligent heat with proven massage*, the new ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ is a great addition to your horses' routine to maintain good back health. Combine this with a ๐ฆ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ to prepare your horse for exercise.
You can learn more about Target Feeding by watching our video here ๐
https://youtu.be/hgyRpi91eV8
Wishing everyone the very best of luck!๐
#simplesystem #superiorfeedsnaturally #heatsense #equilibriumproducts
*๐๐ข๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ญ๐ข๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฃ๐ณ๐ช๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ค๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ ๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐น๐ช๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ข๐น๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ. ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ต ๐๐บ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ, 2007.
** ๐๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ ๐&๐'๐ด ๐ข๐ท๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ต ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ.๐ด๐ด๐ฉ๐ง.๐ถ๐ฌ/๐ฎ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ข๐จ๐ฆ
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ Your Horse Live ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ช๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฆ...
๐Ffion Francombe & Wilton๐
You've won ยฃ100 of Simple System Feed and a nutrition consultation! We hope Wilton enjoys his prize.
For those who weren't as lucky as Ffion and Wilton, remember our Feed Line team are always happy to offer advice. You can request a free Feed Plan by following the link below ๐
https://www.simplesystemhorsefeeds.co.uk/askaquestion.asp
#simplesystem #competitionwinner #superiorfeedsnaturally
๐๐ฒ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐... A short time ago we increased the size of our ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ to a 15kg pack, meaning more product, less plastic and better value. We're very excited to see our ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ being packed in our BRAND-NEW bags.
Low in sugar and starch and high in fibre, this premium grass chop is suitable for a variety of horse types, including good doers and those prone to laminitis.
Look out for our new ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ bags in your local retailer's store, or order online here ๐
https://bit.ly/timothy_chop
#behindthescenes #insidethefactory #simplesystem #timothychop
We're all set up at Your Horse Live and we can't wait to show you our NEW products!
Here's a preview of this year's stand...
#YHL2023 #yourhorselive #simplesystem #newproducts
๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ก๐๐ช ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ | It has an updated look, is much more mobile friendly and has been designed to make your Simple System experience exactly that - simple!
Visit www.simplesystem.co.uk to explore the new website or watch our quick video demonstration (link to full video in comments) as we guide you through the new and updated features.
If you already have an account with us, please visit the site and login with your usual email address and password - your account history will be displayed as normal.
And remember... if you prefer to order by phone, please feel welcome to call us on 01284 810 043 during business hours.
#simplesystem #newwebsite #superiorfeedsnaturally
We have a range of organic horse feeds certified by the Soil Association. But what does organic really mean?
Find out in the video below โฌ
#organic #organicseptember #superiorfeedsnaturally
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฑ | ๐๐จ๐จ ๐ก๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐?
Our Director of Nutrition, Jane Van Lennep, explains moreโฆ
Ps. Remember to keep your horse hydrated in hotter weather. A soaked feed directly before and after work can be of great benefit.
Our Lucie Nuts or PuraBeet (which soaks up 5 times its volume of water) can be great options in the heat.
#superiorfeedsnaturally #toptips #simplesystem #heatwave
๐๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Premium high fibre quick-soaking Timothy grass for horses and ponies unable to eat hay. HayCare is suitable for all horses. Made from 100% pure Timothy grass, HayCare is naturally low in sugar and starch.
We usually recommend HayCare for horses and ponies who are unable to eat hay. HayCare can also be fed to increase water intake on hot days.
HayCare is fed soaked as below:
1. Replace hay weight with same weight of dry HayCare.
2. Add 2.5 times its volume of water.
3. Allow all water to be absorbed and use within 12 hours.
#HayCare #HeatWave #EquineNutrition
We're here at Your Horse Live!
On stand now is Show Jumper & Eventer Georgie Wood Equestrian and Nutritional Expert, Ellen Lincoln.
Do pop over and say hello and to collect your bags, samples and Christmas Brix ๐
#yourhorselive #simplesystem #showday
Chickens enjoying Lucie Brix
Lucie Nuts are the ideal way to keep your horse hydrated in the heatwave.
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Low in sugar
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Suitable for all horses
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Full of natural vitamins & minerals
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Free from cereals, molasses & preservatives
Simply soak in twice the volume of water until free from lumps (which in current temperatures takes ~15 minutes! โฐ)
Q&A Session 7
Join us for a video call with Simple System's Director of Nutrition, Jane van Lennep.
This week Jane answers your questions on feeding lucerne and whether it can be fed to barefoot horses, feeding good doers and managing mites.
Do you have a question for our Q&A? Send us a message.
Congratulations Janet Banks you are the winner of our Simple Balance + competition ๐ฅณ
Thank you to everyone who entered. Keep an eye on our page for more competitions coming soon ๐ค
Q&A Session 6
Join us for a video call with our Director of Nutrition, Jane van Lennep. This week Jane answers your question on feeding horses with ulcers, horses with nerve damage and young horses.
Our range of equine feeds has been developed to meet the special needs of the horseโs unique digestive system. You will find all of our products are free from: cereals and their by-products, pulses, molasses, preservatives and additives. By feeding horses as closely as possible to the way nature intended, they are better nourished, more settled and healthier.
Identifying Grasses - Yorkshire Fog & Cocksfoot
Join us for a video call with Simple System's Director of Nutrition, Jane van Lennep. In this video Jane identifies two species of grass as Yorkshire Fog and Cocksfoot. We discuss their features and benefits to horses.
All Simple System feeds are based on forages and we use a variety of different grasses in our products.
We use Cocksfoot in our Perform & Shine: https://bit.ly/PerformShine
Target Feeding
What is Target Feeding?
Target Feeding is giving your horse a feed directly before work. With Simple System, your horse can be fed right up to the minute you get on and can eat as soon as he returns from work. This is because Simple System feeds are based on the natural diet of the horse which is forage โ forage is high in fibre but low in starch and sugar. These forages are fermented in the hind gut โ the caecum and large and small colons. The horse is a prey animal and has to be able to flee from predators at a momentโs notice โ no time for waiting an hour for the last lot of grass to go down! When we use forages to feed our horses, the "rule of feeding" no longer applies. Nature does not give the horse long gaps without eating, so they are not adapted to periods of fasting. Forages will line and protect the stomach, provide a steady release of energy and help stave off hunger pangs. Your horse will be more comfortable, less prone to gastric issues, will concentrate better without the distraction of wanting to eat and will have more stamina.
Watch the video below featuring Georgie Wood Eventing and her horse Coco to see how Target Feeding works.
๐ฅ Thank you to Jen DeBerigny - Content Creator for this fantastic video.
Q&A Session 3
Join us on a video call with Simple System's Director of Nutrition, Jane van Lennep, as Jane answers your questions this week.
We discuss how long you should soak hay for, target feeding and sand colic.
Do you have a question? Type your question in the comments below and Jane will answer your questions in next week's Q&A session.
Lots of treats required at the moment, for horses and humans alike. Go easy on yourselves, take care and stay safe ๐
๐ฝ Video of Cambel (horse) and Mark (human) from Team Fenix
Why is linseed the best oil to feed? ๐ด๐ฑ
Our Director of Nutrition, Jane, explains why we only use linseed as the source of oil in our feeds - and why it is the best.
Another reminder that we are operating as normal at Simple System, you can order via our website and we will deliver direct to your home or yard and can leave feed in a safe place. ๐ฆ
