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Special Care

SafeChoice® Special Care is a controlled low starch formula for easy keepers, metabolic concerns, ponies and miniature horses that is nutritionally balanced with only 10% NSC, no added corn, corn co-products or molasses, Chromium to support metabolic issues, Topline Balance® to support topline health and muscle, Nutri-Bloom Advantage® for easier nutrient absorption, and Digestive Shield™ for complete gut and immune health. You can trust SafeChoice Special Care to provide whole horse nutrition, even to your metabolic horses.

14.0% Crude Protein
21.0% Max Crude Fiber
7.0% Crude Fat
  • Guaranteed Analysis

    Nutrient Level
    Crude Protein, minimum 14.0%
    Lysine, minimum 0.85%
    Methionine, minimum 0.35%
    Threonine, minimum 0.55%
    Crude Fat, minimum 7.0%
    Crude Fiber, maximum 21.0%
    ADF, maximum 25.0%
    NDF, maximum 40.0%
    Dietary Starch*, maximum 7.0%
    Sugar*, maximum 3.0%
    Calcium, minimum 0.9%
    Calcium, maximum 1.2%
    Phosphorus, minimum 0.7%
    Copper, minimum 50 ppm
    Selenium, minimum 0.6 ppm
    Zinc, minimum 160 ppm
    Chromium, minimum 0.5 ppm
    Vitamin A, minimum 3,000 IU/lb
    Vitamin D, minimum 350 IU/lb
    Vitamin E, minimum 225 IU/lb
    Biotin, minimum 0.45 mg/lb
    Lactobacillus acidophilus, minimum 5.1 MIL CFU/LB
    Lactobacillus casei, minimum 5.1 MIL CFU/LB
    Bifidobacterium thermophilum, minimum 5.1 MIL CFU/LB
    Enterococcus Faecium, minimum 5.1 MIL CFU/LB
    Bacillus subtilis*, minimum 740.9 MIL CFU/LB
    *Total Microbial Count 761.3 MIL CFU/LB

    *NSC (Non-structural Carbohydrates) = Dietary Starch + Sugar

  • Feeding Instructions
    • Life Stage Activity Level Lbs Feed per 100 lbs bodyweight
    • Maintenance Horses Maintenance 0.25 - 0.5
    • Performance Horses Light exercise 0.5 - 0.75
    • Performance Horses Moderate exercise 0.75 - 1
    • Performance Horses Heavy exercise 1 - 1.5
    • Broodmares & Foals First two trimesters of gestation 0.5 - 0.75
    • Broodmares & Foals Last trimester of gestation 0.5 - 0.75
    • Broodmares & Foals Early lactation (foaling to 3 months) 1 - 1.5
    • Broodmares & Foals Late lactation (3 months to weaning) 0.75 - 1
    • Broodmares & Foals Foals -
    • Broodmares & Foals Weanlings 1.5 - 2.0
    • Broodmares & Foals Yearlings 0.75 - 1.5

Our Solution

  • Digestive Shield icon

    Digestive Shield™

    Digestive Shield™ supports your horse’s gut and immune health with our precise blend of controlled starch, pre + pro + postbiotics, and calcite

  • Nutrena Topline Balance Technology Icon

    Topline Balance®

    Nutrena’s Topline Balance® includes a specific amino acid profile to help support healthy topline for proper muscling and core strength

  • Nutri-Bloom Technology icon

    Nutri-Bloom Advantage®

    Nutri-Bloom Advantage® for easier nutrient absorption and up to 15% more fiber digestion

  • Lowest Levels

    Lowest level of starch and sugar in the SafeChoice® lineup with only 10% NSC

  • No Corn

    No added corn, corn co-products or molasses

  • Added Chromium

    Added Chromium to help support horses with metabolic issues

Try SafeChoice today.

SafeChoice Special Care

Controlled starch formula for easy keepers, metabolic concerns, ponies and miniature horses

See What’s New with SafeChoice

SafeChoice® feed still contains quality ingredients, organic trace minerals, controlled starch and sugar levels, Topline Balance® with guaranteed amino acids, quality fat sources and probiotics – but we’re making it even better with Digestive Shield™ and Nutri-Bloom Advantage®.

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