Description
Balance your horse’s diet without piling on calories with Tribute Essential K Horse Feed, a low sugar and starch (NSC) ration balancer from Kalmbach Feeds. Formulated for horses, miniature horses, and donkeys eating grass variety forages, this pelleted concentrate delivers the protein, vitamins, and trace minerals forage alone can miss — all at a low feeding rate that keeps calorie and NSC intake to a minimum. Essential K is 100% molasses-free and flax-free, making it a smart pick for easy keepers, overweight horses, and metabolic horses that need nutrients, not sugar.
Key Features
- Low NSC: No corn, oats, or molasses, combined with a low feeding rate, keeps sugar and starch intake minimal for sensitive horses.
- Ration balancer: Concentrated 28% protein formula with lysine, methionine, and threonine fills the nutrient gaps in grass-based forage.
- Equi-Ferm XL: Prebiotics, microencapsulated probiotics, and digestive enzymes support gut health and total diet digestibility.
- Natural vitamin E: Supplies a powerful antioxidant to support your horse’s health and well-being.
- Low feeding rate: Keeps cost per day, calories, and NSC low for easy-keeping horses.
- Safely made: Produced in ionophore-free manufacturing facilities in the USA.
Feeding Directions
Feed by body weight, life stage, and work level following the feeding directions printed on the bag — rates for mature horses, miniature horses, and donkeys are each listed separately on the label. Because Essential K is a concentrated balancer, daily amounts stay small compared to traditional feeds. For a plan tailored to your horse’s goals and needs, use Tribute’s online feeding rate calculator or call their equine nutrition team. Always provide plenty of fresh, clean water and quality forage.
Guaranteed Analysis
- Crude Protein (Min.) 28.00%
- Lysine (Min.) 2.20%
- Crude Fat (Min.) 6.00%
- Crude Fiber (Max.) 6.50%
- Dietary Starch (Max.) 4.50%
- Sugars (Max.) 7.50%
- Vitamin E (Min.) 1,000 IU/lb
- Omega 3 Fatty Acids (Min.) 0.40%
Specifications
- Brand: Tribute Superior Equine Nutrition (Kalmbach Feeds)
- Form: Pelleted
- Species: Horses, miniature horses, and donkeys
- Size: 50 lb bag
- Documentation: Specification sheet available in the Documentation section below
Stop by Garoppo’s Stone & Garden Center and Feed & Pet Supply to pick up a bag, or schedule local delivery within our service area.