The best way to know how much you are feeding your horse is to buy a spring balance from a hardware shop, or your feed merchant, and weigh your feeds properly.
Saracen Horse Feeds have provided a helpful guide below which gives you a guide to the weight of most feeds when using a traditional round hand-scoop, filled level to the top (Image right).
N.B two different peoples scoop sizes (level or heaped) could produce a variation in weight as much as 50%.
| PRODUCTS | WEIGHT KG | WEIGHT LB OZ |
|---|---|---|
| RE-LEVE | 1.1kg | 2.24lbs |
| Enduro Performance | 1.0kg | 2.2lbs |
| Competition-Fit Mix | 1.2kg | 2.64lbs |
| Show Improver Mix | 1.2kg | 2.64lbs |
| Cooling Mix Plus Herbs | 1.0kg | 2.2lbs |
| Livery Mix | 1.0kg | 2.2lbs |
| Donkey Diet | 1.5kg | 3lbs 4oz |
| Super Fibre Mix | 0.6kg | 1.32lbs |
| Veteran Mix | 1.1kg | 2.42lbs |
| Level-Grow™ Mix | 1.3kg | 2.86lbs |
| Stud Mix | 1.2kg | 2.64lbs |
| Mare-Care | 1.1kg | 2.42lbs |
| Stallion Plan | 1.0kg | 2.2lbs |
| Stud Prep 14 | 1.1kg | 2.42lbs |
| Saracen Cubes (Show Improver, Super Fibre etc) | 1.5kg | 3.3lbs |
| Saracen Molassed Chaff | 0.3kg | 0.66lbs |
| Canadian Oats | 1.3kg | 2.86lbs |
| Superioats | 1.6kg | 3.52lbs |
| Crushed Oats | 1.2kg | 2.64lbs |
| Sugar Beet Pellets - wet | 2kg = 295gm DM | 4lbs 10oz |
| Sugar Beet Pellets - dry | 1.4kg | 3lbs |
| EQUI-JEWEL® (Dedicated measuring cup available) | 0.25kg / cup | 0.55lbs / cup |