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Location: Ky | Wanted to know if you had any success with it? Did it help with weight gain and overall performance? Thinking about trying it for my gelding who needs to put on about 75-100 lbs. Just got him about 2 months ago and he has improved some on my feed, but still looks unconditioned and under weight. I am feeding him about 6 lbs of sweet feed, platinum performance and gastroade twice daily. plus hay. My other horses look great. This was suggested, just don't know much about it.... |
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Location: California | I really like it. Don't know about weight gain but it helped with my horses digestive issues..He always had issues with his stomach, colic, and runny poop. Since Forco, no problems. As far as weight gain, I feed a product by MVP called Pro weight. Good luck |
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Location: Ky | batgirl1 - 2013-11-23 7:52 PM I really like it. Don't know about weight gain but it helped with my horses digestive issues..He always had issues with his stomach, colic, and runny poop. Since Forco, no problems. As far as weight gain, I feed a product by MVP called Pro weight. Good luck
ok... thanks. I saw some before and after pics on the site and the horses looked like they really improved their weight. |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | I've been feeding it since 2006. Good product and works great with any of the THE products.
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| Been feeding it a few months now. I really like it my guys look great it does help them put weight on my old broodies topline filled out and my older gelding :) my mare with ulcers has done well on it to... |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | You can't have a healthy horse without a healthy gut. |
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Location: Nebraska | I've been feeding it for almost a year. I have noticed a difference in my hard keeper young mare with it but not so much with my older mare. I believe it helps her, but it's not a miracle cure. The biggest difference I have noticed has been in their hair coat! I can just run my fingers through all their manes and tails! |
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Location: Augusta, KS | It helped me bulk up my hard to keep mare. The way I understood it is that it helps them break down and utilize the nutrients in their grain and other supplements. |
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| I tried it for 6 months and didn't see a difference in my 6 horses I had it on. But others really like the product |
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Location: Here | love forco. love what it doe for the gut
i do have to ask. gatorade???? |
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Location: Texas! | I just started it three days ago! The horses LOVE it, it's nice to have a product that they gobble up without having to mask it. Will post before and after 30 days pictures |
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Location: South Georgia Good o'l USA | It's definately plus to any feeding program.... |
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Location: Ky | SG. - 2013-11-24 10:18 AM love forco. love what it doe for the gut
i do have to ask. gatorade????
hahaha...gastroade...it has bismuth in it to coat the stomach and help in preventing ulers. |
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Location: Deep South | CanChazer - 2013-11-24 10:06 PM
Wow! What a huge difference in that top line! |
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Location: Blissfully happy Giants fan!!! | Any horse that is on my property gets it. I won't lie-the biggest reason I use it is as a bit of a preventative for colic. Grasshopper is colic prone and since I started on it over a year and a half ago, not one issue. |
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| I want to start my horses on FORCO but unfortunately no one sells it in my area. What sites does everyone purchase their product from? |
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Location: Oklahoma | Im on day 3 ... anxious to see if I notice a difference! |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | turnedout - 2014-06-21 10:46 AM I want to start my horses on FORCO but unfortunately no one sells it in my area. What sites does everyone purchase their product from?
There are quite a few BB's that sell it.
It gets sent directly from FORCO to the customer.
I'm a dealer along with Amy Laymon and Jeri Martin.
Many of the benefits of FORCO can't be seen. My latest horse had a lot of gas and loose stools but otherwise looked great. He no longer has gas or loose stools.
Many horses that can't gain weight is because their gut flora is out of balance so for those people most will see a weight gain.
FORCO isn't a "miracle" cure. It's a great product that balances the gut flora and you can't have a healthy horse without having a healthy gut. |
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Location: Willows, CA | 12 pounds of sweet feed per day simply does not fit properly in a horses digestive system and result in anywhere near a normal efficient result. That would be a challenge for a product like FORCO to improve. I think it is a well made product for supporting hind gut function in poorly balanced feeding programs, of which there are many. If the hind gut is really working well, you probibly will not see a huge change. I think that is why you hear extreme opinions one way or the other about its effectiveness. We have customers who feed it with Renew Gold and like it. A lot of that depends on how digestible their hay is. The worse the hay, the more positive the response to FORCO seems to be. This does make sense since that is really what it is designed to improve. |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | Nevertooold - 2013-11-23 7:33 PM I've been feeding it since 2006. Good product and works great with any of the THE products.
This is very true. I started mine on it this spring. My old guy, before he passed away would have runny poo on and off. The Forco really helped him. |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | winwillows - 2014-06-21 12:52 PM 12 pounds of sweet feed per day simply does not fit properly in a horses digestive system and result in anywhere near a normal efficient result. That would be a challenge for a product like FORCO to improve. I think it is a well made product for supporting hind gut function in poorly balanced feeding programs, of which there are many. If the hind gut is really working well, you probibly will not see a huge change. I think that is why you hear extreme opinions one way or the other about its effectiveness. We have customers who feed it with Renew Gold and like it. A lot of that depends on how digestible their hay is. The worse the hay, the more positive the response to FORCO seems to be. This does make sense since that is really what it is designed to improve.
I feed FORCO with the Renew Gold and so far I'm very happy with the combo since I have never been a big grain feeder. I do find it strange my horse starting leaving quite a bit of his Beet Pulp so I eliminated it and will add again in the winter. |
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| Vegas is on Forco and THE Muscle Mass with ulcer and joint added. The results speak for themselves where she is concerned. She looks like a million bucks, feels great and is out running the top rodeo horses in the nation consistently. I couldn't say that 3 months ago. |
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Location: stray dump capital of the world | I feed the powder and I agree... it smells so flippen good, I want to stir some in my coffee. haha! Love that stuff. |
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Location: In a happy place | Nevertooold - 2013-11-23 8:33 PM I've been feeding it since 2006. Good product and works great with any of the THE products.
I have been feeding it since then too. Totally agree with NTO. |
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Location: Here | Yes and love it!! I really like the new pellets And so do the dogs I order from nevertoold |
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| I got the pellets because I figured less waste with them but didn't know which was better in everyone's opinion. I really like my lean gelding on it. It's helped him bulk up slightly. He's been on it for a couple of months. He's slightly nervous by nature and I think it's helped him in that department to. |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | I didn't even know they had pellets. Mine don't leave any powder so it must be pretty decent tasting. |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | wyoming barrel racer - 2014-06-22 4:18 PM I didn't even know they had pellets. Mine don't leave any powder so it must be pretty decent tasting.
They started making the pellets soon after you ordered from me. |
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Location: Tex. Panhandle | We have both of ours on it. Started out using the powder. Saw a big difference in my mare, my gelding not so much. But he plays with his feed and I think the powder was not sticking to his pelleted feed. Last time i reordered, i got the pellets. In about 3 weeks, I saw a noticeable difference in him. He is running bred and only 5. His black coat looks gorgeous and his topline has filled in. My mare is actually less stressed and calmer at big shows since having her on it as well. We have cut back on the amount of pelleted feed and hay we are feeding her since being on it as well. She easily maintains her weight, while being feed less on forco because she is breaking down and using more of what she eats. Big fan |
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| kelfish - 2013-11-23 7:42 PM
Wanted to know if you had any success with it? Did it help with weight gain and overall performance? Thinking about trying it for my gelding who needs to put on about 75-100 lbs. Just got him about 2 months ago and he has improved some on my feed, but still looks unconditioned and under weight. I am feeding him about 6 lbs of sweet feed, platinum performance and gastroade twice daily. plus hay. My other horses look great. This was suggested, just don't know much about it....
Last summer was my first experience on it. My gelding performed better last year than ever, I guess im not sure if that was al forco or him being healthier in general (made a few adjustments last year.) But to boot, I pulled him off his weight supplement and hes looking better than he did with it. Im a believer. |
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Location: South Central Florida | We have a 25 year old gelding that is 14.2 and built like a tank. He has always been butterball fat on very little grain. Last year he started losing weight and I realized he was having diareah frequently...he has done this periodically all his life. But the weight gain was fast and drastic. Vet did all the normal stuff, blood, checked for sand, or worms etc. . . we could not find anything and decided expensive testing was not really in my budget and I would just take him home and let him enjoy until . . . well you know. He got so thin, I expected him to lie down and not get up however he would still trott up at feeding time and eat every little bite. He is on 10 acres with 2 other horses of Florida bermuda grass. Not the best ever, but it's always been fine.
I decided to try FORCO, it was an affordable option and nothing to lose. That was about 4 months ago and that is the only thing I have done besides regular worming and fly spray. He has gained back probably 80lbs. Diareah is almost non existant and he is all but back to normal. His back still needs some fat, but his hips don't show and his butt is heart shaped again. I'm just so very happy.
I have no idea if it's just his age, and the FORCO is improving something that will eventually come back, or what but I'm just so happy he looks and seems to feel so good.
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Location: Finally horseback again.... | It is by far the best supplement I have used both on horses and our dogs.
Ive been using it for about a year. Started with a 26 year stallion that just looked a little thin. Within 2 months, we looked like he was ten years old. Topline filled out, glossy coat and he felt great. He is still breeding at 26.
Second horse was a hard keeping head horse, after Forco, his feed is cut back from 2 1/2 scoops per day to 1/2 scoop per day and he is in better shape than ever.
As far as my dogs, they are in better condition than they have ever been as well. |
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Location: 31 lengths farms | Started feeding it last year at the beginning of June as I also had heard that it helped avoid colic episodes. Got some other cool benefits also from it. My then 10 year old mare had been injured in the trailer 2 years previous and had hurt her hock, got an infection in it and her immune system hadn't been the best since. Constantly seeming to come up with abscesses in her feet, always seemed like she was just a little off somewhere and had several huge sarcoids. After a month on the Forco, the sarcoids disappeared on her gaskin and under her throatlatch, the one on her ear was drying up but had started to irritate her so had that one removed, it had shrunk to the point it ended up only needing 2 stitiches. 2 months after I had started them on it she hadn't come up with an abscess in a hoof and by September she was moving better than she had in 3 years. Someone explained it that the Forco more than likely helped any inflammation in her gut that was going on and her immune system was probably then able to deal with the hock that still bugged her as well as the abscesses. I'm a firm believer in it also. |
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| Can a FORCO distributor please message me. :) Need to buy more! |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | Jenet - 2014-09-15 4:21 PM Can a FORCO distributor please message me. :) Need to buy more!
I get mine from Nevertooold |
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| So far I have been super impressed with it. My horse is no longer on a weight builder/supplement and is holding weight well. His performance is better since hes been on it also. I guess I dont know if its a direct link but I am not changing anything. |
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| One of our horses is in a paddock with 4 other mares and we cant get out to feed her separately every day.
Would feeding her FORCO 5 times a week be beneficial or detrimental to her? She needs to add a little weight all over plus some extra on her top line. |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Itsme - 2014-09-15 5:41 PM One of our horses is in a paddock with 4 other mares and we cant get out to feed her separately every day. Would feeding her FORCO 5 times a week be beneficial or detrimental to her? She needs to add a little weight all over plus some extra on her top line.
It certainly wouldn't be detrimental. I know some people, to keep costs down, double dose when they haul and don't give during the week. |
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| Nevertooold - 2014-09-15 5:45 PM
Itsme - 2014-09-15 5:41 PM One of our horses is in a paddock with 4 other mares and we cant get out to feed her separately every day. Would feeding her FORCO 5 times a week be beneficial or detrimental to her? She needs to add a little weight all over plus some extra on her top line.
It certainly wouldn't be detrimental. I know some people, to keep costs down, double dose when they haul and don't give during the week.
Thank you, we will probably be getting a hold of you sometime soon. |
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Location: the high desert | I love FORCO. I will post some before and after pictures here in another week or so, i recently bought my big buckskin mare back and she was not in the best of shape. Started her on FORCO and its only been a week, but you can already see a difference. Another two weeks or so and i think she will be back to were she should be. |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | When people see a difference in a short time it's because their gut was out of whack. When someone says they don't see a difference it's most likely because their guts are working properly which of course is a good thing. FORCO has one job and that is to keep the gut flora balanced for proper digestion. It can only work as well as the genetics of the horse allows. |
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Location: the high desert | Very true. When i owned my colt i started him on it as well for no reason other than that i wanted him to look and feel his best. He looked great before FORCO, but he looked awesome while on FORCO. I think it gave him that little extra something he was missing. In my mares case, she just flat out wasnt being fed enough calories for how much she was being rode. So truthfully just being fed more calories and having some time off is helping her, but i think the FORCO will help just that much more by allowing her hind gut to absorb every bit of nutrition out of her feed as possible. |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Iwish - 2014-09-15 6:04 PM Very true. When i owned my colt i started him on it as well for no reason other than that i wanted him to look and feel his best. He looked great before FORCO, but he looked awesome while on FORCO. I think it gave him that little extra something he was missing. In my mares case, she just flat out wasnt being fed enough calories for how much she was being rode. So truthfully just being fed more calories and having some time off is helping her, but i think the FORCO will help just that much more by allowing her hind gut to absorb every bit of nutrition out of her feed as possible.
Exactly right!
The health of animals and people begin with a healthy gut. Sounds like the FORCO just gave his gut that little extra to make him really bloom. Great product. |
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| I couldn't get my gelding bulked up for the life of me. I started FORCO a few months ago and he looks incredible now. He wasn't skinny, just lean and looked more like a tb, now there is no mistaking him for the bulky QH that he is. FORCO will be a forever component in his diet. |
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Location: Texas | Love forco contact ain't seen nothin yet on fb ... Lisa is the cheapest and the best to work with |
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Location: North Dakota | What are the ingredients? Ok for a PSSM horse? Can dealers please PM pricing options. Thanks! |
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Location: Windy Wyoming | Just Bring It - 2014-09-22 9:43 AM
What are the ingredients? Ok for a PSSM horse? Can dealers please PM pricing options. Thanks!
Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast culture.
Aspergillus oryzae fermentation extract.
Bacillus subtilis fermentation extract.
Dried lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product.
Dried lactobacillus plantarum fermentation product.
The natural, raw-food, enzymes, amylase, protease, lipase, and cellulase.
A long list of cultures that feed the natural and beneficial internal microorganisms....
I also sent you a PM :) |
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Location: Sunny So Cal | Love pairing Forco with my THE! |
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Location: never in the right place | my horse loves Forco. I mix it with a little water and add meds to it and put it on his feed and he dives for it.
Thanks to NTO I started using a pinch of it for me (everything I ate made me feel bloated) and in 3 days I felt a big difference and I have been doing it for maybe almost a month. If is helps me it must help him.
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Location: cincinnati, oh | How does Forco compare to Fastrack? |
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Location: Its Freaking Freezing Up Here... | Is there a website for it? Wondering if we can get it in Canada.
Nevermind, I found the website and spoke with them. And of course, we can't get it. Nuts.
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Location: Gainesville, TX | I started using it on my three year old after Liana DeWeese put her on it while she was in training. She went to Liana's looking good and came back looking good. What I did notice difference wise was that I could feed her less and she got more out of it. The feed I currently have her on is fairly basic but also has a little different probiotic so she's very balanced in terms of gut health. It's also great to help prevent ulcers, something I was particularly worried about with a young horse in training. I worry much less now. |
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Location: Do I hear Banjos? | I have a senior guy almost 26. he has become harder to keep weight on...and recently started having occasional diarrhea.
I started him on Forco about 2 weeks or so ago....and he has not had diarrhea since. That makes me VERY happy.
He is a bit picky and if he suspects meds are in his feed he will walk away. I am putting a little oil on his Total Equine diet and then the Forco sticks to it. He eats it right up. |
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Location: Kansas | What is the pricing of it altogether and per day or how long does it last? |
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Location: Finally horseback again.... | As I said before.. I wont be without it.
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Location: Gainesville, TX | I usually get the 10# pellet which lasts 70 days for a maintenance dose but a bit shorter for a loading dose.
ETA: Usually about $55 or 56 cost for the 10#
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Location: Kansas | oija - 2015-01-21 1:23 PM
I usually get the 10# pellet which lasts 70 days for a maintenance dose but a bit shorter for a loading dose.
ETA: Usually about $55 or 56 cost for the 10#
Thank you! I feel like the liquid supplement I'm using is just being wasted so I love the idea of the pellets. And that's not a bad price at all! |
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Location: In a happy place | I have used it for years. After my issues I haven't ordered any since I got my colt but I am going to order it again for him. It is the best stuff ever. NTO sells it. |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | BeanCounter - 2015-01-22 10:33 AM Ordered yesterday from NTO after this thread popped up. NTO was wonderful to talk to!!!!!
We had a great conversation. It's not often I find people that can talk as fast as I can. I really enjoyed it! |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | skeeter7 - 2015-01-21 11:48 AM How does Forco compare to Fastrack?
Fastrack has live microbials.
FORCO is a prebiotic and doesn't have nay live microbials so the heat nor the cold effects it. It is food grade. |
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| lisamm - 2014-09-22 11:55 AM Just Bring It - 2014-09-22 9:43 AM What are the ingredients? Ok for a PSSM horse? Can dealers please PM pricing options. Thanks! Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast culture. Aspergillus oryzae fermentation extract. Bacillus subtilis fermentation extract. Dried lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product. Dried lactobacillus plantarum fermentation product. The natural, raw-food, enzymes, amylase, protease, lipase, and cellulase. A long list of cultures that feed the natural and beneficial internal microorganisms.... I also sent you a PM : )
Soooo kinda like the equine equivalent of a dang good yogurt! Gut flora is very important to keeping any animal healthy. This is a great thread. I've learned a lot! Thanks ya'll. |
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Location: In a happy place | Nevertooold - 2015-01-22 11:38 AM skeeter7 - 2015-01-21 11:48 AM How does Forco compare to Fastrack? Fastrack has live microbials.
FORCO is a prebiotic and doesn't have nay live microbials so the heat nor the cold effects it. It is food grade.
Maybe I shouldn't say this but yes it is food grade....my dogs had it and I took it too! |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | sorrel horse ranch - 2015-01-22 12:34 PM Nevertooold - 2015-01-22 11:38 AM skeeter7 - 2015-01-21 11:48 AM How does Forco compare to Fastrack? Fastrack has live microbials.
FORCO is a prebiotic and doesn't have nay live microbials so the heat nor the cold effects it. It is food grade.
I've been giving it to our dogs for years along with taking it myself. You know what works when you take it yourself and it is so nice not having dogs chase you out of rooms with their gas..LOL |
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| I have my two mares on it with very different results. I started using it for my mare that's a super hard keeper. I have tried so many things with her never saw significant results. This is the first winter in the four years I have had her that she looks good! She's got a real racy build but she is actually filled out! I'm thrilled. My other mare is a super easy keeper never had any issues but she's probably my once in a lifetime type horse and I have had some bad luck with horses do I am terrified something will happen to her so I put her on it as a preventative. I didn't really notice any difference with her till I tried to save money and took her off for a bit! Big mistake! I hadn't noticed how much calmer and more focused she had been on it. Put her back on it and won't take her off again!
I told someone at my barn about it and she had two on it over the summer. Didn't really notice a difference and didn't reorder. Both lost weight going into winter and she ended up ordering again and both quickly put weight back on and look really good. |
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Location: 31 lengths farms | On my one mare that had a lot of issues, hock, sarcoids, etc. I noticed a major difference quickly. On my other two who were in good health it was just a little better coat and feet and hauled a bit quieter. If I run out of the Forco I do notice that the mare who had issues doesn't clean up her feed after a few days. |
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Location: Oklahoma | I have two geldings on it. One is an overweight companion animal and I don't really tell much of a difference with him, but I give it to him anyway as both horses are now on a bermuda grass bale and I want to keep his system moving.
The other is an appendix quarter horse who was diagnosed with EPM. I started him on the Orogin and Forco around the same time (he was starting to look really awful!) and I can already tell that he's starting to put weight back on his topline and he's starting to look nicer and feel back to his normal self. Not sure if it's because the Orogin helped with the EPM or if it's the Forco, but I won't be without the Forco! It's also nice because this particular gelding is allergic to oats and I don't have any treats that are safe to give him.. so I give him a handful (one scoop) of Forco and he doesn't feel left out when I give treats.
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Location: Willows, CA | I am a fan of Prebiotics in horses, and use them rather than Probiotics in the majority of product formulations and complete diets that I do. I have not fed FORCO, but have a number of customers who do feed it and report positive results. It seems to be of greater benefit in diets that feed mostly grass hay, and that makes sense because the more perfectly the hind gut works the better grass hay is digested. Nice product, and seems to be well made. |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | winwillows - 2015-01-23 6:44 PM I am a fan of Prebiotics in horses, and use them rather than Probiotics in the majority of product formulations and complete diets that I do. I have not fed FORCO, but have a number of customers who do feed it and report positive results. It seems to be of greater benefit in diets that feed mostly grass hay, and that makes sense because the more perfectly the hind gut works the better grass hay is digested. Nice product, and seems to be well made.
It works well with Renew Gold.
I've been feeding FORCO since 2005 and added Renew Gold over a year ago. My horse looked great before adding Renew Gold and still does. |
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Red Bull Agressive
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Location: North Dakota | Hmmm I have one horse that just will NOT get a topline. I'm switching him over to renew gold but I wonder if this will help as well. |
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I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | cavyrunsbarrels - 2015-01-24 11:33 AM Hmmm I have one horse that just will NOT get a topline. I'm switching him over to renew gold but I wonder if this will help as well.
See what happens with the Renew Gold before adding another product as you will never know what product did what. JMHO |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: California | I started using FORCO due to my young gelding always having a grass/hay belly but worms were ruled out through fecal counts. I LOVE my results! Belly is down and he looks good! |
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 Am I really the Weirdo?
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Location: Kansas | I'm feeding it to my two sorrel barrel horses, and Streak in particular has put on some weight with it. Clifford actually got almost fat so I cut his dose in half a week ago and am going to see if that keeps him fat & sassy. He will do the runny poop stuff at shows, but actually pooped pretty solid yesterday and I'm hoping that continues. He has white hind legs and I HATE cleaning poo stains off them before I wrap legs plus I always seem to get it on my hands LOL. |
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I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | rodeowithjoker - 2015-01-26 8:58 AM I'm feeding it to my two sorrel barrel horses, and Streak in particular has put on some weight with it. Clifford actually got almost fat so I cut his dose in half a week ago and am going to see if that keeps him fat & sassy. He will do the runny poop stuff at shows, but actually pooped pretty solid yesterday and I'm hoping that continues. He has white hind legs and I HATE cleaning poo stains off them before I wrap legs plus I always seem to get it on my hands LOL.
When you go to a show double the amount of FORCO you give and that should help with the loose stools. |
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| Can I ask what you all feed with your FORCO? I can't really decide on a good quality grain to feed it with. I have one VERY easy keeper that is slightly nervous and one not so easy keeper and totally laid back. Both horses have plenty of energy so i'm hoping to find something that won't make them "hot". |
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Location: Kentucky | ChasinDreams22 - 2015-01-26 5:33 PM Can I ask what you all feed with your FORCO? I can't really decide on a good quality grain to feed it with. I have one VERY easy keeper that is slightly nervous and one not so easy keeper and totally laid back. Both horses have plenty of energy so i'm hoping to find something that won't make them "hot".
I feed Triple Crown to my broodie and barrel horse. Triple Crown and FORCO, that's all that's needed to keep mine looking and feeling good. |
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Location: Windy Wyoming | We feed Progressive feed, oats and FORCO.... has been the best combo for us :) |
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I'm a Cry Baby
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Location: n.c. | Just got my bucket in today. Will start our two geriatrics on it in the morning. Here's hoping for good results. |
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I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | ChasinDreams22 - 2015-01-26 4:33 PM Can I ask what you all feed with your FORCO? I can't really decide on a good quality grain to feed it with. I have one VERY easy keeper that is slightly nervous and one not so easy keeper and totally laid back. Both horses have plenty of energy so i'm hoping to find something that won't make them "hot".
I think any feeding program will benefit feeding FORCO. I've been feeding it since 2006 and have fed different grains from oats, barley, Triple Crown Senior and now Renew Gold.
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 Witty Enough
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Location: CTX | Murphy - 2015-01-26 5:10 PM ChasinDreams22 - 2015-01-26 5:33 PM Can I ask what you all feed with your FORCO? I can't really decide on a good quality grain to feed it with. I have one VERY easy keeper that is slightly nervous and one not so easy keeper and totally laid back. Both horses have plenty of energy so i'm hoping to find something that won't make them "hot". I feed Triple Crown to my broodie and barrel horse. Triple Crown and FORCO, that's all that's needed to keep mine looking and feeling good.
So you feed the broodie too? I just started 2 of mine a couple of weeks ago on it, but with the mare 9 months along I am really leary about changing anything in her feed regime.... |
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Location: Kentucky | cranky B4 10am - 2015-01-26 8:21 PM Murphy - 2015-01-26 5:10 PM ChasinDreams22 - 2015-01-26 5:33 PM Can I ask what you all feed with your FORCO? I can't really decide on a good quality grain to feed it with. I have one VERY easy keeper that is slightly nervous and one not so easy keeper and totally laid back. Both horses have plenty of energy so i'm hoping to find something that won't make them "hot". I feed Triple Crown to my broodie and barrel horse. Triple Crown and FORCO, that's all that's needed to keep mine looking and feeling good.
Yep. She is on TC Senior and FORCO. She is 11 this year, due to foal in late April. I actually started my horses on FORCO because of her. She has a sensitive belly and will get the poopies very easily. FORCO has helped her immensely. She will still get loose stools every now and then, but nothing like before. |
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Witty Enough
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Location: CTX | Murphy - 2015-01-27 5:42 AM cranky B4 10am - 2015-01-26 8:21 PM Murphy - 2015-01-26 5:10 PM ChasinDreams22 - 2015-01-26 5:33 PM Can I ask what you all feed with your FORCO? I can't really decide on a good quality grain to feed it with. I have one VERY easy keeper that is slightly nervous and one not so easy keeper and totally laid back. Both horses have plenty of energy so i'm hoping to find something that won't make them "hot". I feed Triple Crown to my broodie and barrel horse. Triple Crown and FORCO, that's all that's needed to keep mine looking and feeling good.
Thanks Murphy! |
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