balancer for a fizzy TBX /tape worming

[Giveitago]

Have been advised by Gavin Scofield- who came to sort out Harrys back/hock/pelvis/ to get Harry a balancer for his feed- you may have seen previous threads about how to keep his weight on over the winter.

I have never used a balancer before as the grass and hay with the Alfa has always been sufficient in the past.

Can anyone recommend a good one that is easy for me and YO to give in his morning feed. Or, would it be an idea to buy a mineral supplement instead?

Whats the difference?


Also, how often does everyone treat for tapeworm?

[Giveitago]

Anyone want to help exercise the boy a couple of times a week?

[star]

tapeworm once or twice a year, ideally march/sep time.

[puzzles]

Blue Chip Original (or lami-light) is amazing.
but then again,. Baileys LO-cal is also of high quality.
(google them)

a balanced diet is essential for horses to be as nutritionally healthy as possible. Blue Chip is fed at a rate of 100g/per 100kg bodyweight - so for an average TBx, just 500g needs to be fed each day.if you are in any doubt, please PM me, or contyact one of the baileys/blue chip/dengue nutritionists online, for no charge.
good luck!
ps - do you have any pics of harry?he just sounds like a horse i used to know.

[puzzles]

ad-lib forage is another neccesity - without it, your horse's gut will not be able to function properly (considering that 65% of it is designed to digest fibre alone).
it will keep your horse wram, and also makw sure he is rugged enough, especially if he is clipped; the base of his ears and beneath his rug at the shoulder, should feel warm - not cool nor hot to touch.
x

[puzzles]

sorry about all these posts!

A Vitamin and Mineral supplement (the best including global Herbs Globalvite, NAF Pink powder and Dengie Optinum/Classic).
A vit/min supplement contains all the horse needs for a healthy body; some specially designed for good doers, veterans, etc. They are usually in powder form.

Balancers are in cube form, and they provide the same vita/mins, often with extra proteins/digestive and/or oil supplements added, etc.

Both can be very useful; balancers are uaually fed at 100g per 100kg
bodyweight,and vit/min supplements 10g per 100kg bodyweight (so 50g for an average 500kg horse).
:-)

[jovi_y2k2]

i use ultimate balancer by dodson and horrell, its cheaper than blue chip and i rate it much higher, as id fed my horse blue chip with no results. this stuff i love and he's in great condition. i feed it in conjunction with ad lib hay, dengie hi-fi and speedi beet now winter is here to keep him ticking over. star gets fizzy on fresh air and this diet really helps him.

[Peanut]

I use Top Spec's new balancer called Leisure Time which is aimed at the leisure horse rather than competition horse. It contains all the necessary nutrition without any fizz (which is very important for my horse). It is quite expensive but Top Spec has an excellent reputation and my horse who is out 24/7 looks fabulous on it. It comes in pellet form and for my tb x id I only have to feed 500 grams which means that it can be fed all in one go if you don't want to give more than one feed a day. I highly recommend it.

As for worming, I worm for tapes in spring and autumn.

ETA: The Top Spec bag lasts six weeks, so it doesn't work out that expensive in the long run.

[Giveitago]

The Total Eclipse from Simple Systems is working a treat, especially on his coat. We're just about to start our second bag.

Still feeding, Alfa Oil with supps and haylage in the morning, Hay and chopped grass for the afternoon feed. He's on grazing for the other 18 hours and seems fairly well.

I was worried about his weight but he seems to be holding up fairly well for now.