THE BEST WAY TO
FEED YOUR HORSE.
FeedMe is a unique slow-feeder for concentrate feeds, designed to enrich your horse’s daily life.
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Reasons to use
FeedMe with
your horse
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FeedMe is a unique slow-feeder for concentrated food, designed to enrich your horse’s daily life.
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The daily use of FeedMe creates reward action and reduces stress. It also prevents medical problems such as excessive air swallowing when eating too fast or choking. By stimulating all senses and motivating active behavior, FeedMe keeps your horse busy for exceptionally long time.
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Eating slowly allows saliva and digestive enzymes to "grease" the throat, and the food slides down easily.
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FeedMe's special internal angles directs the food to the designated holes, preventing frustration and ensuring a smooth eating experience.
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The adjustable ring makes it possible to select the perfect hole size for different types of food and the specific needs of each horse. Amazingly, FeedMe provides an average 55-minute engagement time.
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FeedMe is made of polycarbonate, the same material used for bulletproof vehicle windows and airplane canopies. The holders are made of top grade 316L stainless steel.
Targeting the Danger Zone - FeedMe Supports Healthier Feeding Management in Horses
Rapid consumption of cereal-based meals in horses can lead to gastrointestinal and behavioural disorders. Managing the intake rate of such feeds could mitigate these risks. The FeedMe device by IQZoo offers an innovative solution to this challenge. FeedMe is a slow-feeder designed specifically to decrease the intake rate of cereal-based and pelleted feeds. By encouraging horses to eat slower, FeedMe helps reduce the risks associated with different feeding management practices.
Managing Feed Intake is Key for Digestive Health
In equine nutrition, managing feed intake is critical for promoting digestive health and preventing issues like choke, colic, and gastric ulcers. A study by Campbell et al. (2020) highlighted a significant concern regarding the danger zone during the first 15 minutes of feeding a cereal-based meal. While there was a sharp decline throughout the 30-minute observation period, this study identified that horses eat much faster during this initial critical window. This could stem from hunger, learned behaviour, competition over resources or low saliva production. Depending on the stable management routine as a whole.
Slower Feeding Can Reduce Stress
The rapid consumption of feed could increase the risk of digestive issues. Thus, incorporating FeedMe as a feeding management strategy could support gut health and increase salivation. In Addition, FeedMe provides behavioural enrichment to support positive behavioural changes and reduce stress. While also decreasing the risk of stereotypical behaviours, which are often connected to feeding management.
FeedMe is an Essential Tool for your Feeding Management Strategy
Owners can target the initial Danger Zone when feeding cereal-based feeds by incorporating different strategies to decrease the rate of intake. This could include feeding roughage before the cereal-based meal, adding chaff to the meal as well as using a Slow Feeder. Adding the FeedMe slow feeder to routine feeding management could provide essential support and risk-reducing solution, especially for sport horses, and stabled horses as well as during box-rest and recovery. By addressing behavioural and physiological challenges stemming from modern horse life such as fast feed intake, FeedMe could serve as a valuable tool for overall equine wellbeing and health in every stable.
Recommended by
veterinarians, nutritionists, clinical animal behaviorists, and trainers, FeedMe is used worldwide in health and behavioral research across multiple animal species, including at The Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, zoos, and pet care centers.
IQZOO, producer of FeedMe, is committed to developing high-quality products, meeting the strictest ISO 9001 standards. FeedMe is patented and provided with a 3-year warranty.
