Baileys Alfalfa Blend — High-Fibre Forage Feed for Horses & Ponies

🌿 High Fibre • Low Starch • Forage Alternative & Supplement

Baileys Alfalfa Blend is a unique combination of high-quality alfalfa and soft green oat straw, lightly coated with molasses and soya oil to improve palatability and energy delivery. Designed to provide digestible fibre and quality protein, this blend makes an excellent partial hay replacer, forage supplement or addition to the everyday diet for horses and ponies requiring extra fibre.

✅ Key Benefits

✅ High-fibre, low-starch feed — ideal for horses and ponies with moderate energy needs and those on low-starch diets.
✅ Digestible fibre & quality protein — alfalfa naturally delivers slow-release energy and muscle-supporting protein.
✅ Soft green oat straw — harvested early for enhanced palatability and digestibility versus mature straw.
✅ Light molasses & soya oil coating — encourages intake while keeping sugar content relatively low and offering non-heating calories.
✅ Can replace part of hay/haylage — useful where forage is poor quality or turnout is limited.
✅ Suitable for good-doers & poor-doers — adds fibre without excessive calories, especially beneficial for calorie-controlled programmes.

📊 Typical Specification / Nutritional Profile

(Always check the current bag label for guaranteed analysis.)

These levels reflect a high-fibre, low-starch, low-sugar forage product that complements many equine feeding programmes.

🧴 Composition & Features

Baileys Alfalfa Blend combines UK-grown alfalfa — naturally rich in digestible fibre, protein and micronutrients including vitamins A, E and B complex — with green oat straw and clover for a palatable, nutrient-dense chaff. The light molasses and soya oil coating improves taste and energy without substantially increasing sugar, making it suitable even for horses sensitive to high NSC feeds.

🪣 Feeding & Usage Guide

• Partial forage replacer: Feed in place of some hay or haylage, especially when pasture is limited or forage quality is low.

• Mix with compound feeds: Works well blended with other feeds or supplements for balanced nutrition.

• Introduce gradually: Start with small amounts and increase to maintain steady digestion.

• Ensure clean, fresh water is available at all times.

📈 Ideal For

• Horses & ponies requiring additional fibre
• Low-starch/low-sugar diet programmes
• Good-doers and poorer-doers needing controlled energy intake
• Partial hay replacer when turnout or hay quality is limited
• Digestive health support through high-fibre feeding