Benchmark Horse Feeds Coolaz 20kg
- Suitable for
- Horses
Benchmark Cool AZ® – steam extruded high fibre, low starch complete feed. Perfect complete feed choice for active pleasure or show horses, pony club mounts or horses spelling or on paddock rest.
Your choice of Benchmark Cool AZ® will not disappoint. Benchmark have formulated Cool AZ® to provide an optimal level of nutrition for horses and ponies that are in light to medium work or on paddock rest. Cool AZ® uses super fibres as the primary energy source, resulting in a feed that it is low in starch and sugar, genuinely non-heating.
With a good mixture of balanced trace minerals, quality vitamins, key amino acids for muscle development, chromium and high quality pre and probiotics, you will find that Cool AZ® is ideal for keeping your horses looking good. Cool AZ will suit most horses, simplifying feed up time.
If you have older horses, broodmares, youngstock or spelling racehorses Benchmark recommend more targeted Benchmark feeds such as Golden Oldies® or Benchmark Invest®. If your horses are sensitive to grain starch, Benchmark suggest Benchmark Perfect Mash®.
Feeding rates (kg/day; 400 / 500 / 600 kg bodyweight)
Idle/Spelling horses: 1.0-1.5 / 1.5-2.0 / 2.0-2.5
Light Exercise: 1.5-2.0 / 2.0-2.5 / 2.5-3.0
Moderate Exercise: 2.0-2.5 / 2.5-3.0 / 3.0-3.5
Heavy Exercise: 2.5-3.0 / 3.0-3.5 / 3.5-4.0
Light Exercise: up to 60 mins walking or 30 mins walking, trotting and cantering. Moderate Exercise: up to 120 mins walking and trotting, or 30 to 60 mins trotting, cantering and some galloping. Heavy Exercise: 30 to 60 mins intense riding, skill work, short duration galloping, racing and endurance.
Provide ample quality forage and water with Cool AZ® for a quality diet.
Ingredients: Lupin & Soy hulls, whole lupins, canola meal, extruded barley, mill mix, limestone, di-calcium phosphate, salt, magnesium oxide, cold pressed canola oil, Benchmark's vitamin, mineral and amino acid premix, Agrimos® prebiotic and Yea-Sacc® probiotic.
Nutrient analysis (as fed): Energy DE 11.5 MJ/kg, Protein 13.5%, Fat 3.6%, Crude Fibre 26.5%, Starch 13%, Sugars (ESC) 4.5%, Sodium 5.5 g/kg.
Common Questions
What type of horses is Benchmark Cool AZ suitable for?
Benchmark formulated Cool AZ for horses and ponies in light to medium work or on paddock rest, and describe it as a complete feed choice for active pleasure or show horses, pony club mounts or horses spelling or on paddock rest.
Why is Cool AZ described as non-heating?
Cool AZ uses super fibres as the primary energy source, resulting in a feed that is low in starch and sugar, genuinely non-heating.
How much do I feed?
For a 500 kg horse: 1.5-2.0 kg/day for idle or spelling horses, 2.0-2.5 kg/day in light exercise, 2.5-3.0 kg/day in moderate exercise and 3.0-3.5 kg/day in heavy exercise. Provide ample quality forage and water.
Is Cool AZ right for older horses or grain-starch-sensitive horses?
For older horses, broodmares, youngstock or spelling racehorses Benchmark recommend more targeted feeds such as Golden Oldies or Benchmark Invest. If your horses are sensitive to grain starch, Benchmark suggest Benchmark Perfect Mash.
Do you ship this product Australia-wide?
Yes, this product ships Australia-wide via road courier. It is too large or heavy for Australia Post. Call us on (07) 5482 1692 if you have any questions about delivery to your area.
Can I Click & Collect from Gympie?
Yes — Click & Collect is available from our store at 55 Tozer St, Gympie. Open Mon–Fri 8am–5pm and Sat 8am–12pm. Click & Collect is FREE on orders of $175 or more, or a flat $10 on orders under $175. Select Click & Collect at checkout and we will have your order ready.