Ridecamp: Re: [RC] [RC-Digest] commercial feeds

I know that since I moved to TX I've been frustrated with
what is available to feed. IN KY my ex-husband worked for Southern States
and I fed LEgends and Triple crown lite. My horses need so little grain
that TC lite was the best stuff--only had to feed 2 pounds per day to get
all their nutrients. But, alas, no distributor that I've found down here.
So, I was reading this article the other day in Equus and they claim that
feeding oats is the best thing for grain. All natural, plain oats. I've
been feeding oats, a supplement called pro bios (or fast track, whichever
I can find) and flax seed. I fed Beet pulp to my mare for awhile and she
was high as a kite. I know a lot of folks said it couldn't/wouldn't make
her nuts, but I swear it did. No more beet pulp, no more crazy mare. Now,
the pony eats it and is great, adn I can give it as the occasional treat,
but she's really crazy hyper on it. I don't know if it's the molasses or
what.

BTW, does anyone know of a supplement like the two above, with
probiotics, yeast cultures, digestive enzymes, etc that also has a
vitamin thrown in?

At 08:36 PM 12/3/02 -0800, you wrote:
> I'd like to see this answer, too,
> because a friend's horse died from impaction from a pelleted feed and
> I've been afraid to feed pellets ever since.  We just had our new
> mare with a trainer and he fed Strategy.  She did well on it but it
> scared me to death.

Alice Yovich, MA, MT-BC

Mommy, Horse lover, Music Therapist

PS. Ask me about a supplement that lowers cholesterol!