Copra or coconut meal as a horse feed

CoolStance - Premium Coconut meal for horses

Over the years, Australian horse owners have come to trust quality copra meal as a source of "cool', affordable energy for their horses.  Its low sugar and starch levels and high content of oil and digestible fibre have made copra meal a non-heating feed, popular with horse owners from a wide range of disciplines.  Copra meal has been used to assist with weight-gain, conditioning and maintaining a glossy coat, and poses no risks of starch-related disorders such as laminitis or tying up. 

Be Sure to Choose Premium Quality Copra

However, not all copra meal is the same.  Copra meal is made from the white meat of coconuts, and does not contain any husk or shell. It is produced in many different countries including Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and The Philippines. The processing methods and quality of the copra meal produced can vary considerably. For instance, poor-quality Asian copra meal is mostly chemically extracted, direct (smoke) dried  and can contain high levels of aflatoxins.  Hence it's imperative that horse owners ensure they only buy premium quality copra meal from a reputable source. 

The copra meal previously known in Australia as Cool Fuel is  produced by suitably accredited and audited coconut oil mills..  This copra meal is of very high quality and has been safely fed to horses and cattle in Australia for over 20 years under the Cool Fuel label.  This premium copra meal was rebranded byStance Global and is now exclusively available as CoolStance. This copra meal is regularly tested for nutrient and antitoxin content.  It is of assured quality.  Whilst the name has changed, the feed has stayed the same, and will continue to be of the same high quality.  

Why is Copra Meal a Unique Feed?

CoolStance Copra meal contains 8-10% oil as coconut oil, and only 11% NSC which makes it a unique feed for horses. Coconut oil is very different from many of the other vegetable oils commonly fed to horses. Coconut oil is highly saturated, which makes it very stable (ie. not prone to rancidity). Coconut oil also has a high content of medium chain fatty acids (MCFA), which provide a ready source of non glucose energy for exercise.  Coconut oil is also rich in the fatty acid "lauric acid" which possess antibacterial, antifungal and antiprotozoal properties. This may be of benefit to immune function.

Copra meal can be fed to all classes of horses ranging from breeding and growing horses, to aged horses, leisure-pleasure mounts, pony-clubbers and performance horses. 

Key Benefits of CoolStance Premium Coconut:

  • High-density "cool'"energy from oil and digestible fibre.
  • Contains less than 11%  sugar and starch (NSC or Non Structural Carbohydrate) so does not cause sugar/starch-related disorders such as excitable behaviour, tying up and laminitis.
  • High digestible energy
  • Non GMO and chemical free
  • Rich in Medium Chain Fatty Acids (MCT) which provide readily digestible energy.
  • Highly palatable, even for picky eaters.
  • Can assist with improving body, hoof and coat condition.
  • Routinely tested and of assured quality.