How much in a Scoop?
It has to be said that the best option for knowing how much you are feeding your horse is to buy a spring balance from a hardware shop, or your feed merchant, and weigh your feeds properly.
The traditional scoop is the most common way of determining feeding rations, but sizes and shapes do vary. Combine this with two different peoples scoop sizes (level or heaped) and the variation in weight can be as much as 50%.
As a helpful guide, the chart below is based on a traditional round hand-bowl, filled level.
| PRODUCTS | WEIGHT KG | WEIGHT LB OZ |
|---|---|---|
| Saracen Sports Horse Mix | 1.1kg | 2lbs 7oz |
| Saracen Cooling Mix | 1.2kg | 2lbs 12oz |
| Saracen Veteran Mix | 1.2kg | 2lbs 12oz |
| Saracen Fibre Mix | 500gm | 1lbs 2oz |
| Saracen Speed Mix | 1.0kg | 2lbs 4oz |
| Saracen Show Improver Mix | 980gm | 2lbs 1oz |
| Saracen Show Ring Mix | 660gm | 1lbs 8oz |
| Saracen Stud Mix | 970gm | 2lbs 1oz |
| Saracen Pencils | 1.5kg | 3lbs 4oz |
| Saracen Barley Hoops | 950gm | 2lbs 1oz |
| Saracen Bruised Oats | 1.2kg | 2lbs 12oz |
| Saracen Crushed Oats | 900gm | 1lbs 15oz |
| Micronised Flaked Barley | 870gm | 1lbs 14oz |
| Micronised Flaked Maize | 950gm | 2lbs 1oz |
| Micronised Flaked Peas | 1.2kg | 2lbs 9oz |
| Dengie Alfa A | 330gm | 11oz |
| Dengie Hi-Fi | 225gm | 8oz |
| Molassed Chaff | 350gm | 11oz |
| Sugar Beet Pellets - wet | 2kg = 295gm DM | 4lbs 10oz |
| Sugar Beet Pellets - dry | 1.4kg | 3lbs 1oz |
