Low Calorie or Lami Light?

Low Calorie – For safe weight loss, managed daily

The lowest calorie balancer on the market for horses and ponies needing to lose weight. Helping to burn stored fat cells, keeping them feeling fuller for longer, and reducing sugar spikes safely.

We recommend Low Calorie for ponies/horses who need to safely lose weight. For those who do not have Laminitis, but are in need of a balanced diet extremely low in calories, starch and sugar with supporting ingredients to assist safe, controlled weight loss.

Lami Light – Targeted daily support for those prone to Laminitis

For horses and ponies prone to Laminitis. Restricting intake of grazing and forage will leave nutritional gaps. Lami Light not only balances these gaps but also supports metabolic function, hindgut balance, and hoof strength without unnecessary calories.

Lami Light provides essential protein (including lysine which is essential for muscle maintenance), vitamins, minerals and micronutrients needed to maintain optimum health and well-being on a daily basis, especially while on a restricted diet. It is molasses and whole cereal free and is naturally low in sugars and starch.

We recommend Lami Light for those who have previously had, are prone to or have Laminitis. 

A direct comparison:

 Feeding good doers

• Excess weight is a problem within our equine population and should be taken seriously
• Overweight ponies and horses need a daily balanced diet for their long term health
• Native breeds are the most common breeds affected BUT equine obesity is not exclusive to this group
• Overweight ponies and horses can suffer long term additional health problems such as breathing difficulties, and joint pain, and can be at risk of developing Laminitis
• Exercise (relative to their condition) is an important part of successful weight loss
• Sucessful weight loss is harder to achieve through low calorie feeding alone

 Body condition scoring and weigh taping regularly plays an important role in monitoring weight loss/gain.

• Forage continues to play the most important role as the base of the diet BUT will always leaves gaps in your ponies/horses daily nutritional balance
  
• You can slowly introduce straw to replace some of the hay in the diet
• Good quality oat or barley straw can be used as a low-calorie forage option
• Straw should never make up more than 50% of the fibre provision to avoid impaction colic, 33% (1/3) of the forage provision is often ideal
• Provide fresh clean water at all times
• Check dental health is good for chewing efficiency

Soaking hay - current best practice consensus

• Soaking hay is one of the best ways to reduce both sugar, fructan and calorie (digestible energy) content
• Use the lowest sugar hay possible, testing forage where feasible
• Soak for the relevant effective time (2-12 hours depending on individual needs)
• Use fresh water every time
• Rinse and feed immediately after soaking
• Avoid long soaking in warm temperatures
• Add a low calorie balancer if feeding soaked hay long-term

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