Simple System Sainfoin Pellets — Premium Forage Alternative

🌿 Product Overview

Simple System Sainfoin Pellets are a forage-based pellet made from 100% sainfoin (a legume forage), designed as a high-quality alternative to traditional grass or lucerne forage. They are rich in natural minerals and trace elements, and are described as a “premium forage alternative to lucerne and grass”. 

Suitable for a wide range of horses: foals, youngstock, older horses, those with lucerne allergies, or anyone seeking variety in forage. 

✅ Key Benefits

• 100% pure sainfoin — no binders added. 

• High in natural minerals and trace elements. 

• Source of condensed tannins — which may support protein digestion.

• Suitable for:

  • Pregnant mares, foals & young-stock

  • Older horses or those needing a clean forage alternative 

  • Horses with lucerne sensitivities 

📊 Typical Nutritional Specification

Based on manufacturer ranges (seasonal variation applies) 

Typical Mineral Highlights

• Calcium: ~1.58% 

• Phosphorus: ~0.22% 

• Magnesium: ~0.17% 

• Copper: ~6 mg/kg

🧾 Composition

100% pure sainfoin (legume forage). No added vitamins or minerals — the forage itself supplies natural nutrient levels. 

🪣 Feeding & Usage Guide

• Introduce gradually over a week when switching. 

• Can be fed dry or soaked (particularly for foals, greedy feeders, older/dental-challenged horses). When soaking, use approx 2-2.5 times its volume of water. 

• Start with ~ 100 g per 100 kg bodyweight per day (dry weight) and increase as required, up to ~5 kg/day for a 500 kg horse. 

• Suitable as part or full forage alternative. Good for variety in the diet.

• Always ensure fresh clean water and maintain good turnout or fibre access.

• Store in a cool, dry place, keep the bag sealed.