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Spring is here! 🌞 While the sun is out, so is laminitis!🌱🔸What causes pasture-associated laminitis in horses?‘Pasture-as...
31/08/2026

Spring is here! 🌞

While the sun is out, so is laminitis!🌱

🔸What causes pasture-associated laminitis in horses?
‘Pasture-associated laminitis’ refers to laminitis that occurs in horses who are grazing pasture.

Horses who experience this type of laminitis secrete higher than normal levels of insulin in response to the sugar and starch they consume in the pasture.

🔸What makes Spring a high-risk time for laminitis?
With spring comes warmth. The sun shines and the soil warms up – in short, ideal conditions for super-charged grass growth.

🔸Why is pasture such a problem?
For many horses, pasture constitutes almost all of their diet. A 300kg pony might consume 40-60kg of pasture per day. This can add up to a really big daily sugar intake and because horses at pasture graze for around 16 hours/day, all that sugary pasture causes a sustained increase in blood glucose and insulin for much of the day.

Limiting pasture intake is the best management strategy you can use to minimise the risk of laminitis in horses grazing pasture in Spring.

🔸Be prepared! Have a supply of low sugar and starch hay on hand.
This applies to all horse owners but is particularly important if your horse is laminitis-prone. Limiting access to pasture often means that your horse will need extra forage in their diet - predominantly low sugar and starch hay.

And if laminitis does strike, you won’t have the luxury of time – your horse will need to be taken off pasture immediately and have access to an appropriate forage alternative. Low sugar and starch hay can be hard to come by, so having a stockpile of it in the shed is one less thing to worry about when managing a laminitis-prone horse.

Feed tested hay is also getting find this late in the season, but we have you covered.
We have a a few truck loads left of mixed pasture perfect for this time of year (INC varieties like soft brome, and fine meadow options like sweet vernal, blue grass etc)

ESC 6.5%
STARCH 1.1%

We have 2 options available!
Shedded $120
Unshedded (but seen next to no rain as they have been stored under 100 year old pines) 🌲 $105

Plus freight and gst.
Located Merricks
Approx 26 bales to a load (Truck can do two stops if you can share with a friend or neighbour)

These will sell quickly now the spring grass is kicking off so get your order in today!

31/08/2026

Spring is almost here!

While the sun is out, so is laminitis!

What causes pasture-associated laminitis in horses?
‘Pasture-associated laminitis’ refers to laminitis that occurs in horses who are grazing pasture.

Horses who experience this type of laminitis secrete higher than normal levels of insulin in response to the sugar and starch they consume in the pasture.

What makes Spring a high-risk time for laminitis?
With spring comes warmth. The sun shines and the soil warms up – in short, ideal conditions for super-charged grass growth.

Why is pasture such a problem?
For many horses, pasture constitutes almost all of their diet. A 300kg pony might consume 40-60kg of pasture per day. This can add up to a really big daily sugar intake and because horses at pasture graze for around 16 hours/day, all that sugary pasture causes a sustained increase in blood glucose and insulin for much of the day.

Limiting pasture intake is the best management strategy you can use to minimise the risk of laminitis in horses grazing pasture in Spring.

Be prepared! Have a supply of low sugar and starch hay on hand.
This applies to all horse owners but is particularly important if your horse is laminitis-prone. Limiting access to pasture often means that your horse will need extra forage in their diet - predominantly low sugar and starch hay.

And if laminitis does strike, you won’t have the luxury of time – your horse will need to be taken off pasture immediately and have access to an appropriate forage alternative. Low sugar and starch hay can be hard to come by, so having a stockpile of it in the shed is one less thing to worry about when managing a laminitis-prone horse.

Shedded, feed tested hay is also getting find this late in the season, but we have you covered.
We have a shed left of mixed pasture (INC varieties like soft brome, sweet vernal, blue grass)

Bales are $110 each plus freight and gst. Ex Merricks
28 bales to a load (Truck can do two stops if you can share with a friend or neighbour)

These will sell quickly now the spring grass is kicking off so get your order in today.

Meadow hay for sale! Delivered to your door
25/08/2026

Meadow hay for sale! Delivered to your door

Oh Heyyyyy, we have Horse Hay!Shedded mixed grass/ pasture rounds.4x4 and 5x4 options.Delivered to your door! Min order ...
08/08/2026

Oh Heyyyyy, we have Horse Hay!

Shedded mixed grass/ pasture rounds.
4x4 and 5x4 options.
Delivered to your door! Min order is a tray truck.
Please click on the link below, type in your postcode and select truck size for a total price!
Any questions please reach out

Cheers
Ash
https://farmdirectstockfeeds.com.au/shop?to=merricks
4x4 link^

Lovely irrigated grass hay 4x4Sown rye with a small amount of clover.Purpose grown for horses.Second cut, clean hay.$105...
21/07/2026

Lovely irrigated grass hay 4x4

Sown rye with a small amount of clover.
Purpose grown for horses.
Second cut, clean hay.
$105 each plus gst and transport ex Barmah Vic.

Ensure you have quality feed this winter!

Min order is 24 round bales
Selling in tray, semi, B double or road train loads.
We will deliver anywhere in VIC NSW and QLD

Get a DELIVERY COST in 10 seconds 🛻💨💨💨
Check out our website for a freight cost, just type in your postcode, scroll to these rounds!

www.farmdirectstockfeeds.com.au/shop

Any questions please shoot us a message or give us a call! 📞
0438152548

Cheers
Ash
Farm Direct Stock Feeds

LOW SUGAR 4x4 grass with small amount of lucerne. I am feeding this hay to our pony with Cushings. Has been feed tested ...
06/07/2026

LOW SUGAR 4x4 grass with small amount of lucerne.

I am feeding this hay to our pony with Cushings.

Has been feed tested twice and averaging 9% NSC.

Was shedded until 4 weeks ago so will have a small amount of weather damage from recent rain.

Delivered in tray truck loads of 22, or can send a semi.
46 bales left for the season!

$150 each plus gst and delivery.
Ex Goornong

WE ARE BACK BABY!If you are wondering why we have been so quiet on here, 3 months ago Meta deactivated our account with ...
04/07/2026

WE ARE BACK BABY!

If you are wondering why we have been so quiet on here, 3 months ago Meta deactivated our account with no reason or warning, but we finally have our page back!
We have received lots of help including some legends (Paul and Beyers) at a local IT company, Amy Treacy from Bush Biz Boost, IDcare, and the Australian Ombudsman who made a case and won for our page to be reactivated! What a rollercoaster! We are so thankful to have our customers, messages, photos, content and page of 14 years back!!

In the meantime we have been busy creating a sister page, and brand new website! It is fantastic, and will make pricing and quoting delivery super quick and easy! You just enter your postcode and get delivered prices of all our products to your door.

Please follow our new page Farm Direct Stock Feeds and jump on our website https://farmdirectstockfeeds.com.au to keep up to date!

Glad to be back!
I missed you all!

Ash

Beautiful autumn afternoon to be horsing around at the farm 🌞 It’s the perfect time of year to secure your hay and have ...
20/04/2026

Beautiful autumn afternoon to be horsing around at the farm 🌞

It’s the perfect time of year to secure your hay and have it delivered (before winter hits and property access becomes tricky and supply becomes limited)

Please reach out if you are interested in a load delivered to your door 🙂

Ash 🐴

PRICE LIST AUTUMN 2026 🐴 Most options are for sale in bulk, delivered to your door, anywhere in Vic.Pick up is available...
03/04/2026

PRICE LIST AUTUMN 2026 🐴

Most options are for sale in bulk, delivered to your door, anywhere in Vic.
Pick up is available at our farm in Goornong for selected round bales. Please see price-list below for info

GRASS ROUND BALES

4x4 Lovely quality- Unsown fine meadow horse hay
Lovely colour and smell
Has been feed tested
WSC 15.7
Startch 0.2
Stored under large cypress trees
$125 plus gst
Selling in smaller loads within 1.5 hours of Merricks- 28 bales- on tilt tray for easy unloading!
Or semi loads
Price plus cartage

4x4 Rye clover
Quality irrigated grass hay
Sown rye with a small amount of clover.
Great high quality horse hay.
Second cut.
Stacked outside in rows
Selling in truck loads of 44
$125 plus gst and cartage
Located Northern Vic

4x4 Native grass pasture
Not sprayed
Some bales may contain barley grass or great brome
Quality varies through paddock
12.8% sugars/ NSC
Single bales pick up Goornong $110 each
Truck loads of 22 or 44
$100 per bale for the nicer hay
$60 for the low quality option, dusty/ stock feed only.
Prices plus gst
Stored outside
Located Goornong

5x4 low sugar native rounds
Nice mix of grasses
11.8% Sugars/ NSC
Stored outside
$125 ex Camperdown
Pick up for individual bales in Goornong $160 each
Plus gst and freight from Camperdown if buying in bulk. Loads of 36, min freight charge applies
Stored outside

4x4 Grass rounds
LOW SUGAR
Suitable for laminitic ponies
7.8% NSC/ sugars
Loads of 44
$140 ex Goornong in truck loads
$150 to pick up single bales
Plus gst
Very limited quantity left please contact for more info

OATEN ROUND BALES

5x4 rye and oaten round bales
Have been feeding to horses
Selling in truck loads of 38
Located Central Vic
$130 plus gst

4x4 Oaten rounds/ oaten rye rounds
Best for stock or non fussy horses. Buyer to inspect if feeding horses.
$80 each selling in truck loads of 44
Or pick up Goornong $90
Plus gst and cartage

Rhodes rounds ex QLD
Available on request, bulk only

SMALL SQUARES

Low sugar pasture smalls
11.8% NSC
Located SW Vic
Selling in in tray truck/semi loads
$19 per bale plus gst and cartage

Lucerne smalls
Located Central Vic
Selling in in tray truck/semi loads
$19 per bale plus gst and cartage

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Bendigo, VIC
3550

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