{"product_id":"equilibrium-simply-irresistible-fabulous-fruits-probiotic-feed-topper-supplement","title":"Equilibrium Simply Irresistible Fabulous Fruits Probiotic Feed Topper Supplement","description":"\u003cbr\u003eA healthy and delicious blend of natural fruits rich in antioxidants with added probiotics, designed to liven up mealtimes, feed as a treat and support a healthy gut.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAdded probiotic\u003c\/strong\u003eto support digestive health\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan be sprinkled on top of hard feed, chaff or forage to \u003cstrong\u003eadd flavour and variety \u003c\/strong\u003eto dull everyday feeds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeed with \u003cstrong\u003emedication, wormers or supplements\u003c\/strong\u003eto make more palatable \u0026amp; aid digestion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHigh in fibre\u003c\/strong\u003e, cereal free with no added sugar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull of natural plant \u003cstrong\u003eantioxidants\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWith apple, apricot, strawberry, date and sultana\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eManufactured under the BETA NOPS scheme\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.beta-uk.org\/pages\/feed-safety\/beta-nops-scheme.php\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIdeal for \u003cstrong\u003egood doers\u003c\/strong\u003e on restricted diets, to tempt \u003cstrong\u003epicky eaters\u003c\/strong\u003e to eat up, add to medicines \u0026amp; supplements, treat to horses and ponies on \u003cstrong\u003ebox rest\u003c\/strong\u003e or standing in, add to\u003cstrong\u003e feed balls \u003c\/strong\u003eas an ideal size mix or simply feed as a \u003cstrong\u003edelicious treat.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by the trend in human food for healthy, convenient snacks with added benefits, our NUTRITION range was launched to address a gap in the market for horse owners looking for healthy treats with nutritional benefits.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003esimply\u003cstrong\u003eirresitible\u003c\/strong\u003e horse treat and feed-topping has been developed to provide a natural addition to dull or bland feeds to make them more exciting.  It can also be fed to those on a restricted diet or to tempt fussy feeders to eat up, add to a feed with medication or supplement to encourage them to eat all the vital additions. It is also perfect for adding to treat balls or just as a delicious treat from the hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003eA 1.5kg pack lasts 30 days based on a daily serving of 50 grams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComposition: lucerne, high temperature dried; grass high temperature dried; apple, dried (8.3%); sultanas (7.5%), dates (6.3%); apricots, dried (2.5%); strawberries, dried (0.5%); rapeseed oil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAvailable in 1.5kg or 6kg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that the scoop pictured is not included. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-Tabs-panel woocommerce-Tabs-panel--faqs panel entry-content wc-tab\" id=\"tab-faqs\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-title-faqs\" style=\"display: block;\"\u003e FAQ'sWhy is variety in the horse’s diet important? \u003cp style=\"color: #111111;\"\u003eThe horse evolved as a browsing herbivore, covering a great distance each day whilst nibbling at the variety of grasses and shrubs on the way. Horses like to select their food, but in modern feeding, diets tend to remain the same mix of forage and hard feed, and in doing so, the variety they are hardwired to look for, is restricted.\u003c\/p\u003e Will adding simply\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit;\"\u003eirresistible\u003c\/strong\u003e affect my horse’s diet? \u003cp style=\"color: #111111;\"\u003esimply\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit;\"\u003eirresistible\u003c\/strong\u003e is a healthy feed topping, with small typical feed rates of between 50 and 100g per day. Each simply\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit;\"\u003eirresistible\u003c\/strong\u003evariety is packed full of a variety of delicious tastes and textures, is full of natural plant antioxidants and contains a proven probiotic with proven efficacy in the horse designed to support digestive health and help the horse get the most out of its feed.\u003c\/p\u003e How do these products compare to real fruit and veg? \u003cp style=\"color: #111111;\"\u003eBoth apples and carrots are largely water meaning that only about 10% is actual nutrients.\u003cbr\u003e Fresh fruit and veg are undoubtedly succulent but this means they do not store for any length of time.\u003cbr\u003e With simplyirresistible you have the advantage of supplying more fibre, antioxidants and probiotics per mouthful, supplied by a wide variety of tastes and textures from the different ingredients that comes with a long shelf life.\u003cbr\u003e The table below compares additions of simplyirresistble with a carrot or apple (a typical carrot weighs about 130g and a typical large apple 240g.)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ctable style=\"color: #111111;\"\u003e \u003ctbody style=\"font-weight: inherit; 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font-style: inherit;\" width=\"120\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: italic;\"\u003e9g\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\" width=\"135\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: italic;\"\u003e9g\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\" width=\"98\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: italic;\"\u003e12g\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\" width=\"114\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: italic;\"\u003e7g\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"\u003e \u003ctd style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\" width=\"149\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: italic;\"\u003eSugar content\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"font-weight: inherit; 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font-style: inherit;\" width=\"120\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: italic;\"\u003e1g\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\" width=\"135\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: italic;\"\u003e3g\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\" width=\"98\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: italic;\"\u003e0.4g\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\" width=\"114\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: italic;\"\u003eTrace\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"\u003e \u003ctd style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\" width=\"149\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: italic;\"\u003eAntioxidant\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"255\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: italic;\"\u003eWide variety of plant sources\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\" width=\"98\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: italic;\"\u003eSingle plant source\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\" width=\"114\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: italic;\"\u003eSingle plant source\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"\u003e \u003ctd style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\" width=\"149\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: italic;\"\u003eProbiotic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"255\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: italic;\"\u003eYes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\" width=\"98\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: italic;\"\u003eNo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\" width=\"114\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: italic;\"\u003eNo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/tbody\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e What is an antioxidant? \u003cp style=\"color: #111111;\"\u003eAn antioxidant is a substance that counteracts disruptive free radicals in the body. More free radicals are produced when the body is under any kind of stress, and so antioxidants are an all-important part of maintaining the health of our and our horse’s bodies.\u003cbr\u003e Antioxidants come in a wide variety of forms; commonly added to feed are vitamins E, C and selenium. Plants are an excellent source of a wide variety of antioxidants, produced to help protect them from direct exposure to the sun’s rays. The terms carotenoids, xanthophylls, polyphenols, flavonoids, flavanols, anthocyanins, tocopherols, reservatrol, curcuminoids all describe different kinds of plant antioxidants.\u003c\/p\u003e What is a probiotic? \u003cp style=\"color: #111111;\"\u003eProbiotics for horses are microbial preparations, usually yeast, that when added to the diet helps promote the growth of beneficial bacteria in the digestive system. The probiotic in simply\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit;\"\u003eirresistible\u003c\/strong\u003e is a live yeast that helps maintain gut health by stimulating the growth of healthy microbial populations particularly in the fibre-digesting large intestine. This has been proven in research to improve digestive efficiency. A healthy large intestine or hindgut is important since it comprises two-thirds of the horse’s digestive capacity and can be adversely affected by dietary change.\u003c\/p\u003e Can I feed simplyirresistible fruit and vegetable treats to laminitics? \u003cp style=\"color: #111111;\"\u003eLaminitis is a complex systemic condition that manifests itself in the foot with the acute lameness. Dietary management rightly centres on weight control, maximising fibre and limiting starch and sugar intakes but can mean a very restricted and basic diet for animals prone to the condition. A small sprinkle or handful of simply\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit;\"\u003eirresistible\u003c\/strong\u003e will only add a few grammes of sugar and trace amounts of starch, whilst brightening up a small and boring feed offering. 50g of \u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit;\"\u003esimplyirresistible Five Fabulous Fruits and Virtuous Vegetable Variety\u003c\/strong\u003e provide about 14g and 11g of starch and sugar respectively. By comparison 500g of a low starch and sugar pellet or chaff would supply about 100gof starch and sugar. Additionally the probiotic in simplyirresistible helps support healthy large intestine function, which is key in the management of such animals.\u003c\/p\u003e Is simplyirresistible heating? \u003cp style=\"color: #111111;\"\u003eThe term heating is often used to describe feeds that can make horses or ponies excitable. For instance feeds high in cereals are often attributed to having a heating effect. Such excitability could be due in part to an increase in dietary energy supply, a reduction in fibre supply, or a simple rush of rapidly available carbohydrate into the bloodstream. In all cases these effects are usually observed at feed intakes of several kilos per day.\u003cbr\u003e Simply\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit;\"\u003eirrestistible\u003c\/strong\u003e is typically fed at 50-100g per day, so at a much lower rate than feeds. The fruit and vegetable components do add some sugar to the diet but this is at such a very low level that is unlikely to have a heating effect.\u003c\/p\u003e Can I feed simplyirresistible to other animals? \u003cp style=\"color: #111111;\"\u003esimply\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit;\"\u003eirresistible\u003c\/strong\u003e is designed as a healthy treat for horses, but you may be tempted to tempt animals in your care. Indeed the fruits and vegetables used are tasty and can be offered to many different animals. However the probiotic we use is only authorised for use in horses, pigs and ruminants.\u003c\/p\u003e Can simplyirresistible replace a probiotic supplement? \u003cp style=\"color: #111111;\"\u003eWe use a probiotic that has specific authorisation for use in the horse. It is included in simplyirresistible so that the full daily probiotic recommendation is received when 100g is fed. This means it can be used instead of other yeast-based probiotic supplements.\u003cbr\u003e If you are already using a probiotic supplement, you could consider reducing it, although any extra supply is unlikely to be harmful.\u003c\/p\u003e What is the shelf life unopened? \u003cp style=\"color: #111111;\"\u003esimply\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit;\"\u003eirresistible\u003c\/strong\u003e is packed in airtight packaging, and when stored in a cool dry place, out of direct sunlight, has a shelf life of twelve months.\u003c\/p\u003e Once opened how long will the pack last? \u003cp style=\"color: #111111;\"\u003eAfter use, reseal the bag tightly, and the bag will last for up to 90 days. If the product is exposed to direct sunlight there may be some discolouring of ingredients.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe are one of the largest independent retailers of Equilibrium in the UK and a verified premium stockist giving us access to the entire range. Our sales advisors all use these products on a daily basis so are able to offer you expert advice. If you need any assistance in selecting the right item for you or your horse please don't hesitate to contact us. 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