Sandok - 2019-02-11 5:58 PM Is anybody feeding the Renew Gold to a Senior Horse that is retired and on pasture?

winwillows - 2019-02-11 10:54 PM For a retired Senior the original Renew Gold formulation is great for maintaining health and condition. The Senior formula in made for active senior and high use mature performance horses.

cindyt - 2019-02-12 8:45 AM


What is the biggest difference between the 2? Senior and regular?
 

Sandok - 2019-02-11 4:58 PM Is anybody feeding the Renew Gold to a Senior Horse that is retired and on pasture?

winwillows - 2019-02-13 6:16 PM I will try to answer the two questions directed to me above. First Omega 3 and Omega 6, and their relationship to each other. Both are essential fatty acids. The overall ratio between the two should have the total Omega 3 in the diet slightly higher than the Omega 6. This is fairly easy to accomplish if the total grain ration is fairly low. Grains are very high in Omega 6. Most forages have a higher level of Omega 3 than 6. If there is a fairly low grain ration in the diet the forage should come pretty close to keeping every thing in balance. If you feed a lot of grain, a high omega 3 addition may make sense. It is important to understand that we are really only guessing here because there has been very little clinical work done on the Omega 3 / Omega 6 relationship in horses. Most supplement manufacturers are trying to use human studies. This rarely turns out well. Fish oil is super high in Omega 3. So is flax if fed whole or in a full fat stabilized meal form. I feel that some horse owners go overboard on Omega 3 supplementation. While it is anti inflammatory, and suppresses the inflammatory effect of Omega 6, you need to remember that Omega 6 is essential also. The ability to create inflammation in acute injury can be a benefit to the healing process of that injury. Chronic inflammation like arthritis is another issue. Here you would like to suppress inflammation. An overall balance is the best choice, letting both essential fatty acids do their job in the horses system. The only time that I recommend a Omega 3 concentrated supplement is when I can't talk the horse owner out of feeding a high grain ration in their horses diet. As to what is a senior horse. It depends on the care it received throughout its life. Just like some people that you see that seem old in their 50's while some in their 70's are fit active and vital. As a ballpark guestimate though. I usually consider a horse that is over 18 years of age to be entering it's senior years. Very heavy use mature horses, say 10 years old on up, share many of the same issues that older horses have when it comes to joint condition and ligament damage. These are the horses that we recommend our senior product for, more than older light use or no use true seniors.

MSDash - 2019-02-13 9:07 PM

Is there a way to order the senior feed direct and possibly the regular version as well? My local tractor supply has had the same sack since they opened. I want to buy fresh and I will use it on multiple horses. Also is it suggested to feed alfalfa as well as grass hay or does grass hay suffice? This would be for barrel horses with ulcer issues that are hauled regularly