Dodson & Horrell Sixteen Plus Mix

Keep your older horse active, beautifully conditioned, and full of life with Dodson & Horrell Sixteen Plus Mix. Specially formulated for veteran horses and ponies aged sixteen and over, this highly palatable, premium appetising muesli blend is designed to stimulate the appetites of older equines, helping them maintain a healthy weight, brilliant muscle topline, and optimal joint flexibility.

As horses age, their natural metabolic pathways change, making weight maintenance and nutrient absorption more difficult. Sixteen Plus Mix addresses this with a high-calorie, nutrient-dense formula utilising digestible cooked flaked cereals, oil-rich seeds, and high-fiber alfalfa. Fully approved by the veterinary team at Dodson & Horrell, this advanced senior mix is heavily fortified with performance-level nutritional therapies—including Glucosamine and MSM for structural joint longevity, powerful organic antioxidants to aid immune function, and live Actisaf yeasts to ensure a stable, efficient hindgut ecosystem.

🐴 Why Choose Sixteen Plus Mix?

• 😋 Tempts Fussy Senior Feeders: A highly appetising, textured muesli mix coated in a light molasses blend, making it perfect for older horses that back away from plain pellets.
• 💪 Premium Conditioning & Weight Maintenance: Formulated with easily digested, micronised grains and high-oil ingredients to combat age-related muscle wastage and weight drops.
• 🦴 Structural Joint Care Matrix: Packed with Glucosamine, MSM, and Celmanax to help soothe stiff joints, cushioning the skeletal frame and promoting freedom of movement.
• 🦠 Maximises Nutrient Digestion: Fortified with protected live yeasts to optimise fiber breakdown and increase overall absorption in the ageing hindgut.
• 🦷 Easily Chewed Muesli: The flaked cereals and soft fibers are carefully processed to make them easy to grind down, even for horses with mild dental wear.

📊 Nutritional Profile & Specifications

📋 Stable Feeding & Management Guide

Recommended Daily Feed Rates:

• 250kg Pony (Light Work / Maintenance): 1.0kg – 1.5kg per day.
• 500kg Horse (Light/Medium Work): 2.0kg – 3.0kg per day.
• 600kg Large Horse (Conditioning / Hard Work): 3.5kg – 4.5kg per day.

Feeding Protocols:

1. Feed Regular Small Meals: To ensure optimal digestion, divide your veteran's total daily mix allocation into 2 to 3 manageable portions across the day.
2. Dampen for Easy Eating: While this is a loose muesli mix, adding a generous splash of warm water right before feeding helps release the rich molasses aroma and creates an easier-to-swallow texture for older teeth.
3. Prioritise Fine Forage: Pair this feed with clean, high-quality, fine-stemmed forage. If your veteran can no longer chew long hay comfortably, look to supplement their forage intake with short-chop chaffs or soaked grass pellets.
4. ⭐ Top Tip: If your veteran's teeth become very poor over winter and they start struggling to chew this mix, you can easily switch them over to its sister product, Sixteen Plus Cubes, which can be fully soaked into a complete, effortless mash.