DIY Smart Feed®
Customisable Foundation Nutrition
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DIY Smart Feed® is intentionally formulated without added micro minerals allowing for precise, tailored supplementation🥣🥄. This enables you to safely incorporate the manufacturer-recommended dose of your chosen vitamin mineral supplement—eliminating the risk of over-supplementation and ensuring a balanced, targeted approach to equine nutrition
💧Activate. Absorb. Thrive. Smart Feeds are designed to come alive when soaked for just 10 minutes – activating key ingredients, releasing bioactive compounds, and enhancing the absorption of vital water-soluble nutrients.
This soaking process also unlocks natural aromas that can stimulate appetite, making every bite more enticing.
🌱 Smart Nutrition for Every Horse: Specially formulated for horses and ponies of all sizes, ages, and breeds, DIY Smart Feed® provides a consistently safe, high-fiber diet that supports optimal gut health and digestive performance.
🔬 Designed for At-Risk Horses:
Safe for those prone to colic, ulcers, airway infections, laminitis, and Cushing's
Ideal for horses in rehabilitation or on restricted movement, including 24-hour stall rest
Provides consistent, high-quality fiber and hydration when pasture and meadow hay are not an option
✅ Proven Results for Weight Management:
Supports a balanced gut microbiome for efficient nutrient absorption
Helps maintain healthy body condition without excessive calories
Highly palatable, easily accepted, and digestible for maximum nutritional impact
💯Trusted: Chosen by professional horse owners nationwide as the foundation of weight control programs and long-term recovery.
How to prepare your Smart Feed®
1️⃣ Measure & Mix
Add your desired amount of Smart Feed® to a clean bucket or feed tub.
💡 Tip: Use 1 part feed to 2 parts clean water. Use more or less water to suit!
2️⃣ Soak for 10 Minutes ⏱️
Let the feed sit for at least 10 minutes.
🧬 This activates key ingredients, releases bioactive compounds, and improves absorption of vital water-soluble nutrients like B vitamins and electrolytes.
3️⃣ Serve & Enjoy 🍽️
As the feed hydrates, it releases natural aromas that stimulate appetite and make every bite more enticing—especially for fussy or recovering horses.
💯Safe, quick, and easy – no mess, no stress!
Is DIY Smart Feed® safe for my old laminitic pony
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Formulated with precision DIY Smart Feed® helps maintain gastric health keeping calories, sugars, and starches strictly controlled—supporting metabolic stability without compromising nutrition.
🆘 Tip for Seniors: For aged horses or those with chewing difficulties, simply submerge the feed in water until the pellets, pulses, and legumes are fully softened – making every bite easy and nutritious.
Will Harvest Grains DIY Smart Feed® support a sensitive gut
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Formulated for digestive health, perfectly safe for equine prone to:
Colic
Gastric ulcers
Hindgut acidosis or imbalance
🦠With a targeted blend of gut-soothing fibers and functional nutrients, DIY Smart Feed® supports a healthy microbiome, promotes optimal pH balance, and enhances the integrity of the entire gastrointestinal tract—from stomach to hindgut. Designed to reduce digestive stress and support long-term gut resilience.
Will DIY Smart Feed® make my horse hot?
NO, Harvest Grains DIY Smart Feed® will not make your horse hot or fizzy. In fact, the special formula is designed to do the opposite through nutrition from highly digestible fibers, fat and protein.
What should i do if my horse eats DIY Smart Feede® dry by mistake?
Dont panic! Harvest Grains DIY Smart Feed® will not cause compaction colic which can occur with other brands of dry mash feeds and some pellet feeds.
⚠️Homemade rations warning
Homemade rations often result in imbalanced calcium-to-phosphorus ratios, which can impair nutrient absorption and compromise skeletal health. DIY Smart Feed includes additional, precisely calibrated calcium and phosphorus to help support:
Horses and ponies with limited access to quality pasture
The maintenance of bone integrity, joint health, and metabolic function
Increased mineral support may be required during late pregnancy, lactation, or when grazing high-oxalate pastures such as Kikuyu.
Not sure if your horses current ration is balanced then you could request professional assistance.
Suggested Feeding Rates
Suggested feeding rate is flexible so you can easily meet your horses habitation needs. Submerge in water, increasing or decreasing the amount of water to suit!
⚖️ Add a mineral vitamin supplement to DIY Smart Feed to balance the diet.
📊 Nutrient levels of all supplements you currently add to the feed should be factored in before you start. Ask for professional guidance if unsure!
weight of horse | the table is a suggested dry weight |
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100kg | 500g (add water) |
200kg | 1kg (add water) |
300kg | 1.5kg (add water) |
400kg | 2kg (add water) |
500kg | 2.5kg (add water) |
600kg | 3kg (add water) |
Typical Analysis
Typical | kg | Typical | kg |
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DEnergy | 11MJ | boron | 13mg |
CProtein | 160g | sodium | 5.8g |
lysine | 7g | chloride | 11.5g |
calcium | 10g | NSC | 6.8% |
phosphorus | 4.4g | WSC | 4.6% |
copper | 40mg | ESC | 4.4% |
iodine | 1mg | starch | 2.2% |
biotin | 1mg | fiber | 62% |
Ingredients
Non endophyte low sugar chaff, bean, legume, flax, hulls (selected from soy, faba, lupin, pea), HG Omega Oil® (concentrate source of omega 3), HG Gut Conditioner™, sea salt (organic certified)
💡Feeding Tips
✅ For good doers and weight-bearing horses needing a feed to support stamina, metabolic balance, and muscle function without promoting weight gain, try switching to or mixing with Harvest Grains Vitalize®.
✅ For horses and ponies needing a grain free molasses free feed and higher nutrient boost switch for controlled conditioning try Harmonize Smart Feed® this advanced formula supports optimal health and condition
⚠️ TIP: Adding chaff or beet to Harvest Grains DIY Smart Feed® disqualifies this product as a Smart Feed®
Is DIY Smart Feed® compliant with FEI rules and NZ Rules of Racing
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Harvest Grains DIY Smart Feed® does not contain any prohibited/illegal substance listed under FEI rules or NZ Rules of Racing.
THE FACTS - Is DIY Smart Feed® a good choice for all my horses?
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DIYSmart Feed® is a nourishing fiber solution safe for every horse.
Ideal for recovery, rehab, and daily support
Suited for hard-to-manage minis
Helps manage laminitis, founder, EMS & Cushing’s
Supports horses prone to tying-up (RER, PSSM)
Aids insulin resistance & metabolic issues
Soothes excitable, anxious, or "hot" horses
Gentle on the gut – supports digestion and reduces colic risk