Horse Feed Comparsion Chart

Product Cost per day Cost per kg Feed rate Protein / energy / starch What it suits
Complete feed / all-in-one · Fully fortified feeds designed to be fed on their own with hay or pasture.
Harvest Grains
$9.90 $2.64
$52.85 · 20kg bag
3.75 kg/day≈ est
500 kg horse: 2.5-5 kg dry weight per day - a single flexible band, no…
13% protein · 12 MJ/kg · starch not published
Vits & mins added
◆ Cheapest per kg
A quick-soaking all-in-one conditioning mash with gut-support ingredients that can fully replace chaff or beet, suiting fussy, stressed or hard-to-keep
Harvest Grains
$9.97 $2.85
$56.95 · 20kg bag
3.5 kg/day
500 kg horse: pleasure riding 2-5 kg/day, in training up to 5.5 kg/day…
18% protein · 12 MJ/kg · starch not published
Grain freeLow GIMolasses freeVits & mins added
A grain-free, molasses-free high-fibre feed soaked for 10 minutes to activate it, suiting insulin-sensitive horses and those prone to ulcers or laminitis 
Harvest Grains
$9.09 $3.03
$60.60 · 20kg bag
3 kg/day
500 kg horse: 'up to 3kg' dry weight per day - the label gives an uppe…
17% protein · 11.4 MJ/kg · starch not published
Grain freeLow starchVits & mins added
◆ Cheapest per day
A grain-free, hay-pellet-based feed giving controlled energy without weight gain, aimed at laminitis-prone, EMS or excitable horses and good-doers.
Conditioning & weight gain · Higher energy and protein for putting weight and topline on.
Harvest Grains
$9.38 $2.50
$49.90 · 20kg bag
3.75 kg/day
500 kg horse: agisting/showing and light work 2.5-4.5 kg/day, moderate…
14% protein · 12.4 MJ/kg · starch not published
Vits & mins added
◆ Cheapest per day
A barley-based conditioning muesli with added oil and amino acids for topline, muscle and coat shine, suiting sport, show and sale-prep horses 
Hekeao
$5.80 $3.87
$77.38 · 20kg bag
1.5 kg/day≈ est
500 kg horse: maintenance 1-1.5 kg/day, medium gain 1.5-2 kg/day, high…
24% protein · 14 MJ/kg · starch not published
Vits & mins added
◆ Cheapest per day
A high-protein, legume-and-flax based conditioning pellet fed as a top-up alongside forage for horses that need weight gain and topline.
Mash / soaked feed · Soaked feeds for older horses, poor chewers, ulcer-prone and fussy feeders.
Harvest Grains
$3.12 $2.50
$49.90 · 20kg bag
1.25 kg/day≈ est
kg DRY weight per day before soaking (15-minute soak); table is keyed…
15.5% protein · 11.5 MJ/kg · starch 1%
Grain freeMolasses freeLow starchLow NSC
◆ Cheapest per kg
◆ Cheapest per day
 
A grain-free, sugar-free soaked coconut and fibre mash for cool conditioning and weight gain on hot or sensitive horses.
Harvest Grains
$3.40 $2.72
$48.95 · 18kg bag
1.25 kg/day≈ est
kg DRY weight per day before soaking (1-minute soak); table is keyed t…
11.5% protein · 11.3 MJ/kg · starch <2%
Grain freeMolasses freeLow GILow starchLow NSC
A one-minute-soak, low-sugar super-fibre mash for horses needing gut and digestive support or a chaff/beet replacement.
Hekeao
n/a $2.76
$55.15 · 20kg bag
no published rate

13.5% protein · 8.5 MJ/kg · starch <3%
Low GILow starchLow NSC
A fast-soaking soy-hull and linseed super-fibre base that adds cool energy and omega oils to build a ration around.
Chaff & fibre · Fibre bases and forage replacers, the bulk of the feed, not the fortification.
Future Feeds
n/a $2.60
$52.00 · 20kg bag
no published rate
No feeding rate published. Label says it "can be used as a standalone…
20.1% protein · 9.8 MJ/kg · starch not published
Grain free
◆ Cheapest per kg
High-protein, calcium-rich lucerne chaff for horses that need to build or hold condition and muscle.
Future Feeds
n/a $2.60
$52.00 · 20kg bag
no published rate
No feeding rate published. Label only positions it as a fibre source…
5.6% protein · 8 MJ/kg · starch not published
Grain free
Low-protein, low-energy meadow hay chaff that adds bulk fibre for good doers, excitable horses and horses in light work.
Future Feeds
n/a $2.60
$52.00 · 20kg bag
no published rate
No feeding rate published. Label says only "Use as a primary feed sour…
6.7% protein · 7.7 MJ/kg · starch not published
Grain freeDust freeMolasses free
Mono-species timothy chaff giving high fibre at the lowest energy of the range, for veterans and easy keepers.
Harvest Grains
$8.15 $3.26
$48.95 · 15kg bag
2.5 kg/day
Label feeding table, 500kg horse: "2.5kg (add water)" - described as "…
14.4% protein · 10.4 MJ/kg · starch 1%
Low starchLow GI
◆ Cheapest per day
A soaked functional fibre with lucerne, omega-3 oil and a gut conditioner, aimed at horses with gastric or hindgut sensitivity.
Harvest Grains
$8.15 $3.26
$48.95 · 15kg bag
2.5 kg/day
Label feeding table, 500kg horse: "2.5kg (add water)" - "a suggested d…
16% protein · 11 MJ/kg · starch 2.2%
Low starchLow GI
A soaked high-fibre base feed left free of micro minerals so you can add your own vitamin and mineral supplement at full dose.
Harvest Grains
$8.15 $3.26
$48.95 · 15kg bag
2.5 kg/day
Label feeding table, 500kg horse: "2.5kg (add water)" - "a suggested d…
16% protein · 11 MJ/kg · starch 2.2%
Low starchLow GIVits & mins added
A soaked timothy-based fibre feed with a full iron-free vitamin and mineral premix, built for safe weight management.
Hay pellets · Compressed hay as a forage extender when hay is short or teeth are poor.
Harvest Grains
n/a $3.03
$60.60 · 20kg bag
no published rate

19% protein · 10 MJ/kg · starch 1.5%
Grain freeLow starchMolasses freeDust freeGm-freeSoy freeNo added vitamins or mineralsMetabolic-friendly
◆ Cheapest per kg
Compressed New Zealand lucerne pellets that replace bulky chaff and soak into a soft mash for horses needing clean, molasses-free fibre.
Harvest Grains
n/a $3.03
$60.60 · 20kg bag
no published rate

5.8% protein · 8.5 MJ/kg · starch 0.9%
Grain freeLow starchMolasses freeDust freeGm-freeSoy freeNo added vitamins or mineralsMetabolic-friendly
Low-protein, low-starch timothy pellets that give safe bulk fibre as a mash for metabolic or laminitis-prone horses and ponies.
Mineral & vitamin balancer · Daily balancers that fill the gaps pasture and plain feed leave behind.
Animal Health Direct
$0.61 $8.75
$104.95 · 12kg bag
70 g/day

Contains vitamins + macro/trace minerals + electrolytes
◆ Cheapest per kg
◆ Cheapest per day
Corrects dietary mineral and vitamin gaps; safe for laminitic and metabolic horses.
Vetpro
$1.49 $12.40
$310.00 · 25kg bag
120 g/day

Contains minerals + trace elements (no daily vitamins)
Economical everyday minerals for sport, leisure and spelling horses; add vitamins only when needed.
NPC Health
$1.26 $21.00
$252.00 · 12kg bag
60 g/day

Contains organic minerals + amino acids + prebiotic
◆ Best value
NZ-tuned balancer (no iron/manganese) with amino acids for full daily nutrition.
Calm Healthy Horses
$1.64 $21.93
$438.50 · 20kg bag
75 g/day

Contains macro & trace minerals + co-factors
Economical daily minerals for confined horses; improves coat, hooves and immunity.
Poseidon
$1.58 $26.33
$316.00 · 12kg bag
60 g/day

Contains minerals + vitamins + amino acids + enzymes
Palatable pellet filling nutrient gaps in forage or unfortified grain diets.
Calm Healthy Horses
$2.79 $27.85
$445.65 · 16kg bag
100 g/day

Contains minerals + vitamins + amino acids + pre/probiotics
Complete daily nutrition with amino acids and biotics for topline and hoof health.
Calm Healthy Horses
$2.15 $28.73
$114.90 · 4kg bag
75 g/day

Contains Macro and trace minerals, co-factors (no selenium)
Daily all-round mineral balancer improving health, coat and hooves for confined horses.
Duwell
$1.99 $79.67
$239.00 · 3kg bag
25 g/day

Contains Organic minerals, vitamins, trace elements
Daily vitamin and mineral supply for performance, breeding and pleasure horses on NZ pastures.
Health Horse
$1.92 $79.99
$79.99 · 1kg bag
24 g/day≈ est

Contains vitamins a, c, d3 and e + biotin + copper + zinc + selenium yeast + lysine and methionine
Fills in everyday vitamin, trace mineral and amino acid gaps for coat, skin and hoof quality, suiting horses on pasture-only diets and broodmares in l…
Muscle & topline supplement · Fed by the handful for muscle and topline, alongside the feed rather than instead of it.
Cambridge Grains
$0.71 $11.91
$59.57 · 5kg bag
60 g/day≈ est

Contains 81% protein, amino acids, vitamins, probiotics
◆ Cheapest per kg
◆ Cheapest per day
High-protein muscle builder with probiotics, best for lean muscle and recovery after work.
Vetpro
$1.35 $22.43
$448.50 · 20kg bag
60 g/day

Contains Muscle metabolism nutrients
Builds lean muscle and reduces post-exercise fatigue, best for the equine athlete.
Vetpro
$1.60 $32.00
$320.00 · 10kg bag
50 g/day

Contains Lysine, threonine
Essential amino acids boosting muscle and growth, best for young, older or working horses.
Equine America
$3.98 $39.80
$397.95 · 10kg bag
100 g/day

Contains lysine + leucine + whey protein isolate + spirulina + vitamin E + probiotic
◆ Best value
Builds and holds topline in underdeveloped, rehabbing or sales-prep horses in intense training.
Calm Healthy Horses
$4.91 $49.08
$147.25 · 3kg bag
100 g/day

Contains bio-available protein + prebiotic
Builds topline and muscle for performance, breeding or aged horses needing low-potassium protein.
Ranvet
n/a $633.33
$38.00 · 60g bag
70 g/day

Contains Branched-chain amino acids, glutamine, carnitine
BCAA paste for muscle recovery; best around hard exercise to reduce tying-up.
Condition & weight-gain supplement  · Concentrated conditioners for poor doers, fed on top of a normal feed.
Fourflax
$1.72 $5.30
$105.95 · 20kg bag
0.325 kg/day≈ est
as-fed
 protein · — MJ/kg · starch not published
Grain freeSingle ingredientNo added vitamins or mineralsOmega-3 rich
◆ Cheapest per kg
◆ Cheapest per
Cold-pressed flax flake fed daily to add condition and topline and bring a deep shine to the coat.
Fortis
$4.38 $12.50
$250.00 · 20kg bag
350 g/day

Contains oilseed protein meals + dried molasses + cod liver oil + iron, zinc, copper, manganese, iodine, cobalt + vitamins a, d and b group
◆ Best value
A palatable conditioning meal that adds cool energy, protein and trace minerals for coat bloom, suiting yearlings being prepped, show horses and poor…
Hilton Herbs
$6.00 $39.97
$119.90 · 3kg bag
150 g/day≈ est

Contains steamed linseed meal + fenugreek seed
Non-heating source of omega 3 and 6 and quality protein to build condition, for poor doers, fussy feeders and older horses.

 

Six example feed plans, built layer by layer

Always start with fibre, then balance the minerals, then add energy or condition only if the horse actually needs it. Prices are RRP. Always prodvide quality hay and pasture and fresh drinking water. These are worked examples to show the method, not prescriptions: weigh your horse, weigh your feed, and adjust from there.