The Ringfort Foal Feeder by JFC fcf01. The early stage of a foal’s life is critical for the development of a healthy and high performing adult horse.
Foals are particularly susceptible to nutritional deficiencies due to their faster growth rate, higher nutritional requirements and the stress associated with separation from the mare at weaning.
The introduction of additional nutrients (a balancer) in the form of a creep feed prior to weaning is an excellent way to ensure the foal is sufficiently nourished. This can be challenging and time consuming particularly if the foal is stocked with the mare or other grazing animals and is intensified for stud farms, rearing several foals at once.