Dodson & Horrell Just Grass Chaff – 12.5kg

Dodson & Horrell Just Grass Chaff – 12.5kg

Dried grass and nothing else — a blend of timothy, fescue and perennial ryegrass, naturally dried and chopped, with no molasses, no oil coating and no straw bulking it out. At an estimated 10 MJ/kg with 13.5% protein and 7g/kg lysine it is a good deal more nutritious than a straw-based chaff, which is why it suits horses in work and poor doers rather than good doers on a diet.

The chop length is the other half of the point. A long, fibrous chaff takes real chewing, and chewing produces saliva, which buffers stomach acid — useful for any horse that bolts a bucket feed. It can go in alongside a concentrate to slow the meal down, or be fed in quantity as a partial forage replacer.

Performance & Benefits

• Estimated 10 MJ/kg with 13.5% protein and 25% crude fibre.
• High in easily digestible protein at 7g/kg lysine, supporting muscle mass.
• Naturally calorific enough to support medium to hard work or weight gain.
• Long fibrous chop encourages chewing and saliva production, supporting gastric health.
• No added molasses and no straw, so it stays palatable for fussy feeders.

Suitable For

• Horses in medium to hard work.
• Poor doers that struggle to hold their weight.
• Horses that bolt their bucket feed and need it slowing down.
• Use as a partial forage replacer where hay intake has dropped.
• Not suitable for horses prone to laminitis — Slim Down is the low-calorie option there.

Feeding

• Feed 50–600g per 100kg bodyweight per day with free access to forage.
• Divide into at least two to three meals a day.
• Maintain a minimum forage intake of 1.5kg per 100kg bodyweight per day.
• Introduce gradually and mix through the existing bucket feed.

Composition & Analysis

• Composition: dried grasses — timothy, fescue and perennial ryegrass. Nothing else added. 12.5kg.
• Crude protein 13.5%. Crude fibre 25.0%. Lysine 7g/kg.
• Estimated digestible energy 10.0 MJ/kg.