Simple System MeadowBrix – 1kg Timothy Grass Forage Block

Simple System MeadowBrix – 1kg Block

This is a single 1kg MeadowBrix block rather than the 20kg sack — the size to buy when you want to find out whether your horse takes to them before committing to a pallet's worth, or when you need one block to put in the lorry for a show. It is the same mature Timothy grass, compressed and fed whole and dry so the horse works at it head-down, much as it would graze.

Starch is declared under 1%, the lowest figure in Simple System's range, with sugar under 12% and crude fibre 25–35%. One block is one day's ration for a 100kg pony, or a fifth of a 500kg horse's daily allowance, which makes the single-block pack straightforward to portion for box rest or an afternoon in the trailer.

Performance & Benefits

• 100% pure mature Timothy grass compressed into a block. Nothing added.
• One block, one kilo — the smallest pack Simple System make, and easy to portion.
• Starch under 1% and sugar under 12%.
• Fed whole and dry, so it encourages sustained chewing and saliva production.
• Crude fibre 25–35% and digestible energy 9–10.5 MJ/kg.
• Occupies a stabled horse without the calories of a bucket feed.

Suitable For

• Trying MeadowBrix before buying the 20kg bag.
• Box rest, travelling and competition trips where one block is enough.
• Horses with stereotypies, or simply bored in the stable.
• Horses at all levels of work and rest.
• Not economical as a full hay replacer at this size — the Simple System MeadowBrix 20kg bag is the one for daily feeding.

Feeding

• Feed whole and dry, at ground level in a bucket or on the stable floor.
• One block weighs approximately 1kg.
• Feed up to 1 block per 100kg bodyweight daily — up to 5 blocks a day for a 500kg horse.
• Feed according to requirements and condition.

Composition & Analysis

• Composition: 100% dried Timothy grass. Supplied as one 1kg block.
• Crude protein 7–14%. Crude fibre 25–35%. Crude fat (oil) 1–2%. Crude ash 3–6%.
• Sugar under 12%. Starch under 1%. Digestible energy 9–10.5 MJ/kg (medium).
• No vitamins are added; the forage carries them naturally. Seasonal variation occurs and each pack details the batch analysis.

Care & Caution

• Brix require good teeth. Simple System do not recommend them for elderly or dentally challenged horses — soaked pellets such as HayCare are the better option.
• Feed at ground level so the horse can brace against the block rather than pulling it about.