Thunderbrook Organic Meadow Nuts – 20kg
These are the organic version of Thunderbrook's Meadow Nuts, and the numbers are noticeably different: sugar at 2.1% and starch at 0.9%, against 7% and 1% for the standard nuts. The grass comes off more than a thousand acres of biodiverse, mixed-species organic meadow, warm-air dried, dust-extracted, ground and compressed.
They come out at 10mm rather than the 8mm of the standard nuts, with 8.6% crude protein, 31% crude fibre and 6.9 MJ/kg. Very low sugar, very high fibre, very low energy — which makes them the ones to reach for when a horse's diet has to be kept tight and the forage still has to last through the day.
Performance & Benefits
- 100% dried organic meadow grasses and herbage.
- Sugar 2.1% and starch 0.9% — the lowest figures of any forage Thunderbrook publish.
- 31% crude fibre at just 6.9 MJ/kg.
- Biodiverse, mixed-species organic meadows across more than a thousand acres.
- Warm-air dried and dust-extracted before grinding and compressing.
- 10mm nuts, which soak down readily into a mash.
Suitable For
- Horses and ponies whose sugar and starch intake has to be kept as low as possible.
- Partial forage replacement, or a low-energy bucket feed.
- Forage balls and enrichment for stabled horses.
- Owners feeding organic where they can.
- Not a source of condition — a horse that needs to put weight on wants Thunderbrook Gentle Gain, not more nuts.
Feeding
- A 500kg horse in light work: about 0.5kg a day.
- A 500kg horse in medium to hard work: 2.5–5kg a day.
- A 500ml cup holds roughly 340g, which is the easiest way to measure them out.
- Feed dry or soaked, splitting larger amounts across the day.
- Introduce gradually, with fresh water always available.
Composition & Analysis
- Composition: 100% dried organic meadow grasses and herbage.
- Thunderbrook's analysis: crude protein 8.6%, crude fibre 31%, crude ash 7.9%, crude fat 1.8%, sodium 0.14%, sugar 2.1%, starch 0.9%, DE 6.9 MJ/kg.
- Warm-air dried, dust-extracted, ground and compressed into 10mm nuts.
- 20kg bag. Also made in a 5kg trial pack.
- Thunderbrook give the nut size as 10mm. Listings quoting 8mm — including the description previously on this page — are describing the standard Meadow Nuts, not the organic ones.
Shipping Information
Delivery Options
- YODEL Standard Delivery: 2-3 working days
- Express Delivery (DHL): 2-3 working days
Order Processing
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Safe Place or Neighbour Delivery
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Order Cancellations
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