Black Range Feeds

12/01/2026

New seasons Teff hay available. $25 per small bale. Native grass hay $27. Both tested at Equi-Analytical lab in USA. Both suitable for horses or ponies with EMS or who are prone to lamintis (EMS plus Starch < 10%). Pick up near Great Western at mutually convenient time. Lab results available upon request.

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22/11/2023

Low sugar hay available.
Tested at equi- analytical in the USA, it is safe forage for horses requiring a low sugar diet.
Teff hay $22 and Australian native hay $19 . Prices are likely to increase in the future as new season stock arrives.
The native bales are heavier and better value than we have ever had before.
Pick up only near Great Western at mutually convenient time. Minimum 10 bales.

15/02/2023

Low sugar hay.
Our shed is now full of low sugar hay. Tested at equi- analytical in the USA, it is safe forage for horses requiring a low sugar diet.
Teff hay $22 and Australian native hay $19
The native bales are heavier and better value than we have ever had before.
Pick up only near great western at mutually convenient time. Minimum 10 bales.

26/03/2021

Native/ unimproved small square bales. Hay tested with core samples and sent to the USA for accurate testing. Protein 5%, ESC 4.8%, starch 1.2% WSC 17.4%.
Our requirement for feeding to sugar sensitive horses is ESC plus starch to be less than 10%.
Soft hay and very palatable. $18 each, pick up from Great western at mutually convenient time.

31/03/2020

Teff hay
New seasonsTeff hay available.
Testing done at Equi-analytical lab in USA. ESC 6.3%, WSC 7.2%, Starch 2%. Protein 21%
Small square bales $24 each. Pick up at mutually convenient time from Great Western (western Vic).

28/08/2019

Horses really try to do what we ask, if they are mentally and physically able. Having comfortable feet is essential for the development of straightness and all successful training. Another excellent article of Manolo Mendez.

A core principle of Training for Wellness™ is to develop straightness which can be defined as good spinal alignment, musculoskeletal symmetry and ambidexterity without creating mental or physical stress, pain, tension, discouragement or sadness in the horse.

08/04/2019

Hay for sale, not all Teff is low sugar and not all hay testing is equal.

Tested low sugar Teff hay now available.
Due to a poor season in the west of Victoria, we have struggled to find low sugar hay this season. This hay has been grown with irrigation along the Murray and had been tested with 10 core samples and sent to the equi analytical lab in the USA for results.

The hay tests as protein 9.4%, ESC 3.8%, WSC 6.8% and starch at 0.4%.

As is common with much Teff hay the calcium: phosphorous ratio needs to be considered when working out appropriate minerals to balance your horses diet.
Price is $23 per small bale pick up at mutually convenient time from Great Western.
Please note: price per bale is calculated as cost to us plus cost of testing plus a very modest amount to store and sell it. It is much cheaper to buy bulk hay amounts from producers- but we sell this as a service to those in our area for those horses and ponies who depend on a reliable source of safe hay - and who's owners can't buy or store hundreds of bales at a time.

Please also note re Teff hay- while it is often low sugar and starch, I have seen results which are over 10% (ESC plus starch) and which are unsuitable for horses with dietary induced laminitis. If it is critical for your horses health then testing is the way to go.

A note re testing in Australia. Most labs in Australia use NIR testing ( near Infra red) . This is not accurate enough for testing sugars if you have a horse or pony with insulin dysregulation. Wet chemistry ( picture titration and year 12 chemistry) is still the gold standard for these measurements. Currently feed central in qld send their samples for wet chemistry to equi analytical in the USA or you can send directly . If you are getting results back in a day or so you are getting results from a NIR machine- that may be all you need, but beware if you need more sensitivity.

18/03/2019

Great low sugar pasture!

28/09/2018

Study shows effectiveness of velagliflozin in preventing ponies affected by insulin dysregulation from developing laminitis.

04/03/2018

Great visual explanation of the sugars in different types of hay. High amounts of sugar is not good for hooves or teeth.

03/05/2017

As the grass finally turns green in our area, the levels of sugar in the grass are now on the increase, and so does the laminitis.