Speedi Beet

What is Speedi Beet?           

A truly amazing feed which is available in around 24 countries world wide.   If your horse suffers from laminitis then Speedi Beet may be your answer in helping control this terribly painful condition.  It is an ideal fibre source for horses prone to laminitis.  Speedi Beet is low in sugar (unmolassed and 95% sugar free) and high in fibre. It is a Laminitis Trust approved feed.

Speedi Beet is extremely palatable and is a slow release energy feed.  It helps with rapid re-hydration and is non heating. Its unique processing allows slow release of nutrients prior to hind gut fermentation making for an extremely healthy horse.

The dried beet flakes (as pictured above) are soaked to 1 part beet 5 parts water for a minimum of 10 minutes before feeding.  This allows the beet flakes to completely soak and absorb all water before feeding.  Speedy beet can then be fed alone or mixed with chaff to make for a more interesting feed.  I mix ours with oat and chaff as it makes a wonderful natural unprocessed meal. 

It is best not to leave soaked Speedi Beet for a length of time in the hotter months to prevent fermentation.  During cooler times of the year Speedi Beet can be mixed in the mornings and fed later in the afternoons.  I have yet not come across a horse that does not like this amazing food.