“Pure Feed is so expensive, right?”
“No – VERY wrong!”
Why do some people think Pure Feed is expensive when the truth is that penny for penny, pound for pound, kilo for kilo it is one of the most economical feeds on the market?
“How’s that then?” you may ask, when a bag of Pure Working costs on average around £16.00/bag.
Follow us as we whizz around a virtual shop shelf doing a Pure Feed cost comparison. We’ll look at the cost of the equivalent individual components of what goes into a bag of Pure Feed.
Let’s take what vets and nutritional experts agree is actually needed in your horse’s feed. What will provide the right minerals and vitamins? If they are in work, how will the right amount of energy be given for the job they are being asked to do? And how do you achieve a diet that doesn’t blow their minds or load them with excess sugar, high starch and ingredients which are difficult to digest?
The vast majority of horse owners agree that the horse needs a plentiful, ad lib supply of good quality forage.
And, in addition to the forage:
Let’s look at the numbers, using well known products in shops today.
Chaff is available from about £5.50 to £12.50, and lasts for about eight days. So based on an average price: £9.00 spread across eight days = £1.12 per day.
The energy source in a diet would typically cost between £4.50 and £11.50, and lasts for seven days. So, based on the average, that’s £8.00 over seven days = £1.14 per day.
A good broad spectrum balancer could range from £22.50 to £39.50, and would last for a month. Therefore, based on an average of £31.00 which lasts for 30 days = £1.03 per day.
Using these products, the average cost to feed your horse per day is £3.29. If you were to choose everything from the lower end of the price range, that would be £2.08 per day. And if you were to choose your products from the upper end of the scale, it would be £4.52 per day.
If you make up a good quality diet using these ingredients, your cost is probably somewhere between the average and the upper level.
Pure Working Costs circa £16.00 and, based on average recommended servings, would last seven days = £2.28 per day for a high-spec, premium quality complete feed.
Based on feeding your horse the average priced combination of chaff, energy source and balancer, you’ll save £1.01 per day.
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