Oats has been used for 2,000 years as raw material in horse feed. The Romans carried oats to their war horses for extra energy during heavy campaigns. The beauty of oats is that it is well digestible starch present for horses, in contrast to the other starches in cereal grains such as wheat, barley and maize. Oats can be ‘untreated’ fed directly from the land.
Too much sugar and starch is not healthy for horses which are not exercised intensively or which are sensitive to laminitis, for example. Pavo Nature’s Best contains a very low sugar and starch content, less cereals and extra timothy grass. Timothy grass is a tasty grass species which has a low fructans content and provides protein and healthy fibres. In addition, this muesli contains spelt, alfalfa, soy flakes, and extruded linseed for a shiny coat. Furthermore, the vitamins, minerals and trace elements have been adjusted according to the latest insights and based on the average nutritional values in the present roughage.