feed advice please

[gemsy]

hi my horse keeps her weight on fine and she never normally has feed in the summer as we have massive fields.
however she is now on a few suppliments and will not take them without a bit of feed. ive just been giving her a bit of chop and thats been fine but shes getting a bit bored with that! ive put apples,carrots in it etc but she seems to pick them out resulting in her leaving her suppliments.
i want something that isnt going to put weight on and not make her hyper, any ideas please????
thanks

[Afellpony]

Safe and Sound would be good as it's just a 'forage feed' really that just seems to keep them a bit quiet (hence the name). Has nothing in it to 'tizz' em up or make em fat!!!

[showjumper-zoe]

Dodson and horrell's fibergy is a 'low fat' chaff dosn't put weight on and suitable for laminitics, but it has a mint smell and taste that may tempt her, my horse loves it:)

[Nik-n-Kia]

You can buy mint apple anc arrot sprays to spray on to the feed. If Kia is getting medicines in his feed I get the mint one as he cant resist a bit of minty freshness lol!!!

He also likes the aple one but not as much as the mint. It would save you having to buy a more expensive feed if your on a budget.

Hifi good doer is good as well and that has a minty taste and is not too expensive!!

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[Mareish]

I was in the same situation as you and I borrowed half a scoop of my friends mollichaff's veteran chaff, it smells so lovely and she gobles anything down that is mixed with it.

It's in a purple coloured bag and smells really lovely, it is not expensive either. I think I willkeep her on it (she's not a veteran yet but I guess it wont fizz her up if its ok for the oldies)

[puzzles]

if you are not already giving her a vitamin and mineral supplement or feed balancer then you will need to add one. a horse cannot gain weight and condition healthily unless it has a balanced diet, receiving all the nutrients it needs for optinum health. good quality examples include Blue Chip Original or Lami-Light, Baileys Lo-Cal (balancers); NAF Pink Powder, Dengie Optinum, Global herbs Globalvite (supplements). these can be mixed in with a handful of alfalfa (fabulous for great condition, hooves, skin and hair, and minerals - especially calcium and protein for muscle quality and tone). it is suitable for horses of all ages and workloads and i would recommend Dengie Alfa-A, Alfa-A Lite or Alfa-A Oil. they contain energy for horses in moderate-hard work or needing extra condition, but without the 'fizz' as the energy is released slowly, promoting stamina and condition which shouldn't exaggerate your horse's natural temprement.
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[Jessey]

I would stick with the chaff and just add a slog of apple juice or a dribble of honey, that gets most of them into it :p

[SarahC]

Spillers Happy Dieter....

Very low in calories but very dense in nutrients so you can feed less and still get the vits & mins in them...its a chaff which also contains a nut to give a bit of extra taste / interest.

Its even lower calories than something like happy hoof.

I'm going to be getting this for my good doer next time.

S

[puzzles]

Happy Dieter is good stuff and provides the same amount of energy as Dengie Good Doer.
However you stuill have to feed up top 2kg a day of it (for a 500kg horse), compared to the nutrient-denser balancers which are fed at around 500g/day (for a 500kg horse) yet provide a balanced diet also.
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[horseygirl123]

I feed tara on baileys lo-cal balancer, mixed with chopped carrot and apple.
She's a good doer, lives out, haynet for when she is in her stable (resting!!) she's worked 6 out of 7 days and is really fit.

Her condition is really good, has a nice glossy coat and stong healthy feet :D