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Location: Iowa | I have always feed Purina feeds and I love them! However, I am interested in Purina Race Ready, I have never feed it before. How does everyone like it? Is it a textured or pelleted feed? Does it get a horse "hot"? I prefer pelleted feeds so there is not as much extras sugars. My gelding seems to need a little more fat than what impact 12% or omolene 200 has to offer but he gets a little chubby on ultium (and I feel bad giving such a small scoop). He does get great grass hay and platnium performance cj as well. |
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| Rausch_Jessica - 2014-11-17 1:05 PM
I have always feed Purina feeds and I love them! However, I am interested in Purina Race Ready, I have never feed it before. How does everyone like it? Is it a textured or pelleted feed? Does it get a horse "hot"? I prefer pelleted feeds so there is not as much extras sugars. My gelding seems to need a little more fat than what impact 12% or omolene 200 has to offer but he gets a little chubby on ultium (and I feel bad giving such a small scoop). He does get great grass hay and platnium performance cj as well.
1) Just because a feed is in pellet form does not mean it's low in sugar.
2) It's 32% NSC (at last time I checked with Purina on their products) and the only ones higher in sugar are Omolene 100/200/300; so for Purina products, it's in the highest sugar category, and even compared to other feeds, 32% is pretty high in sugar across the board.
If you're worried about sugars, the Race Ready is definitely NOT one that I would feed.
What about the Wellsolve LS, which is low in sugars at 11% NSC, and 1200 kcal/lb (the Ultium is 1900 kcal/lb for comparison purposes). The Wellsolve LS will enable you to cut the calories some from the Ultium, without amping the horse up on sugars. |
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Location: Kansas | I also love Purina and work for a retail feed store that specializes in Purina Feeds.
Race Ready is not the direction I would go. If you like the #200 but want a little more fat I would try the #500. I prefer a pellet for my horses as well and I'm currently feeding my 2 Strategy Healthy Edge. I previously fed Strategy GX but when I stopped hauling as hard I made the switch to the Healthy Edge and have loved it.
Ultium Comp is a great feed but if it's not working for your horse I'd definitely suggest the #500 or even Strategy Healthy Edge. I cannot tell you how much I love the Healthy Edge over the GX. My horses are not as hot and are super healthy and shiny.
Talk to your local Purina Rep, they are usually a great source of information! |
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| I used to feed Race Ready and then switched to Ultium. My Purina Rep said that they are very similar. I liked Ultium. Eventually we switched to Strategy with a little bit of Omolene 200 mixed in for the two picky eaters at our house. My picky eater would pick through the Ultium and only eat some of it. |
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Location: In my own world | If you are wanting more fat. Why don't you continue with what you are doing and just buy some amplify to add in the extra fat? That's what my vet recommended. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Bumping up  |
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