Both ABC plus and Dynamite supplements recommend a dry corn, oats,
barley mix (no molasses). I think ABC actually says 45% oats, 30%
barley, 25% cracked corn. They say to feed this with grass hay
(dynamite) or 50/50 grass alfalfa (ABC), and free choice plain salt.
My question is, how necessary is it to feed the supplements?!! Don't
you have a fairly balanced diet by feeding a 50/50 mix and grain?
Also, how important is the addition of the oats? I can buy dry
barley/corn fairly cheap... adding oats gets spendier.
What would a diet of 50/50 hay, barley/corn, and rice bran give me?
Should I add a supplement (any good cheap ones out there that fit the
bill?)
I just hate to shell out bucks for supplements that I could be using for
ride entries!
Anyhow, thanks for listening to me ramble!