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Location: London Ontario | I want to hear from you guys about what you feed and give as supplements. We always have threads about this stuff but often can get the same stuff our good old American buddies can. SO! What's your favorite feed? and why? And what do you give as a joint/all around supplement? What about for bleeders if you cant use Lasix? I don't have a bleeder now, but its good knowledge to have if I ever suspect of one. Thanks!! |
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| I feed buckeye (confirmed medication free)
Sometimes I will feed step 7b pro form feeds ( I need to call)
I buy whole flax from viterra seeds
Mineral I feed buckeye as it has no fillers (Hoffmanns has filler product)
Joint I feed lubrysin and formula 1 noni with HA
Ulcers I get from out of country I generally get from Doug, or from a website
I also feed papaya as a top dress so they will eat anything
I am from Alberta if that helps you any
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Location: London Ontario | What kind of papaya? Like can you get it canned? or do you buy fresh and blend before feeding? |
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | i used the oxygen products..(cant get them anymore from the canadian distributors, im still miffed)
but i feed whole oats and podium...along with soaked beet pulp and whole flax.............and i also really like the redmond rock salts and supplements....i also get my ulcers stuff from doug............and cubes we feed cubes to our rope and barrel horses............if i have a bleeder, which i do at the moment i keep her on kc-more and lasix......................and i also use the air power from finish line and i use flair strips on the bleeder....i dont feed a joint supplement as i believe they are a waste of money, money better off spent at the vet
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | LRQHS - 2015-02-12 2:30 PM This is discrimination!
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Location: Alberta | Home grown hay and/or locally made alfalfa cubes
Equest Mineral Block
Equi-Sure Supplement
Senior Horses get Step 8 by Hi Pro Feeds
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| Beet pulp, whole oats, hoffmans mineral, milled flax, and herbs and/or recovery EQ. |
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| MC1993 - 2015-02-11 3:32 PM
What kind of papaya? Like can you get it canned? or do you buy fresh and blend before feeding?
I get it from a health food store, which reminds me I have to stop there, it is puréed, no preservatives, no additives. I can't remember the brand. |
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| dream_chaser - 2015-02-11 3:44 PM
Home grown hay and/or locally made alfalfa cubes
Equest Mineral Block
Equi-Sure Supplement
Senior Horses get Step 8 by Hi Pro Feeds
Have you called to see if their horse feed is manufactured at a medication free mill?
I haven't had a chance yet |
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Location: North of the 49th Parallel | cheryl makofka - 2015-02-11 1:29 PM I feed buckeye (confirmed medication free) Sometimes I will feed step 7b pro form feeds ( I need to call) I buy whole flax from viterra seeds Mineral I feed buckeye as it has no fillers (Hoffmanns has filler product) Joint I feed lubrysin and formula 1 noni with HA Ulcers I get from out of country I generally get from Doug, or from a website I also feed papaya as a top dress so they will eat anything I am from Alberta if that helps you any
Where are you getting Buckeye from? UFA? |
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Location: Alberta | I have not Cheryl.... |
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| bccanchaser16 - 2015-02-11 5:19 PM
cheryl makofka - 2015-02-11 1:29 PM I feed buckeye (confirmed medication free) Sometimes I will feed step 7b pro form feeds ( I need to call) I buy whole flax from viterra seeds Mineral I feed buckeye as it has no fillers (Hoffmanns has filler product) Joint I feed lubrysin and formula 1 noni with HA Ulcers I get from out of country I generally get from Doug, or from a website I also feed papaya as a top dress so they will eat anything I am from Alberta if that helps you any
Where are you getting Buckeye from? UFA?
Red Deer Horse'n Around is where I get it.
Edmonton G&E I believe are the only two stores that carry it in Alberta |
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Location: London Ontario | Thank you all! Any one else? |
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Location: Alberta, Canada | I feed Patriot Podium, Whole Oats and Step 8 as needed
For my mare with severe IAD, I feed an absolute AMAZING Canadian Product called THE EGDE (theedgeup.ca). It has helped her immune system, respiratory, feed, you name it. Great product.
I also top dress religiously with Aloe juice, Perfect Lead Nutrition & Therapy's Flax & Herring Oil, and loose salt.
And this post isn't discrimination -- we can't get alot of the GREAT products avaliable to those in the USA... so I get why you're asking for Canadian opinions :) |
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| MC1993 - 2015-02-11 2:10 PM I want to hear from you guys about what you feed and give as supplements. We always have threads about this stuff but often can get the same stuff our good old American buddies can. SO! What's your favorite feed? and why? And what do you give as a joint/all around supplement? What about for bleeders if you cant use Lasix? I don't have a bleeder now, but its good knowledge to have if I ever suspect of one. Thanks!!
OOoo good topic! 
We feed high qual pasture mix bales and Step 4 to everyone, barrel horses and reiners get Step 8 instead of Step 4. Both from UFA. My barrel horses also get Equitop Myoflex (I think Vetoquinol makes it) to get beefier (it is amino acids from seaweed or algae or something....LOL smells awful but they will eat it). Farrier formula from UFA for feet....Barrel horses and one of the reiners get compounded omeprazole (liquid) about twice a year if they need. I just get that from Summit vet.
For joints I don't feed anything. Inject NexHA IM. One barrel horse is on adequan too.
Bleeders, no suggestions there other than Lasix sorry! |
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | i just found out that masterfeeds is a dual use plant.............yikes
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| 2H~QH - 2015-02-12 11:23 AM
MC1993 - 2015-02-11 2:10 PM I want to hear from you guys about what you feed and give as supplements. We always have threads about this stuff but often can get the same stuff our good old American buddies can. SO! What's your favorite feed? and why? And what do you give as a joint/all around supplement? What about for bleeders if you cant use Lasix? I don't have a bleeder now, but its good knowledge to have if I ever suspect of one. Thanks!!
OOoo good topic! We feed high qual pasture mix bales and Step 4 to everyone, barrel horses and reiners get Step 8 instead of Step 4. Both from UFA. My barrel horses also get Equitop Myoflex (I think Vetoquinol makes it) to get beefier (it is amino acids from seaweed or algae or something....LOL smells awful but they will eat it). Farrier formula from UFA for feet....Barrel horses and one of the reiners get compounded omeprazole (liquid) about twice a year if they need. I just get that from Summit vet.
For joints I don't feed anything. Inject NexHA IM. One barrel horse is on adequan too.
Bleeders, no suggestions there other than Lasix sorry!
Yes the equitop Myoplast, I forgot, I use this when running, or with injuries, I find recovery time is way faster then not using it, and healing time is faster and the horses don't drop weight as much while healing with Equitop Myoplast. |
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Location: Wasagaming, Manitoba, Canada | mruggles - 2015-02-12 11:50 AM i just found out that masterfeeds is a dual use plant.............yikes
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Location: When you hit the middle of nowhere .. Keep driving | Yep and Rolling Acres is produced in the same mill at least in our area. I know TSC here in Northern Ontario only offers those 2 products. My Co-op isn't much better, it's pretty much just masterfeed products.
To the OP, I see you live about the same distance as I do from the US boarder (about an hour). I spoke with the boarder and the import agency (I forget the exact name) and got a list of feeds I could bring across and chose one. I would go over twice a month and bring back some, when I needed it. Call and speak to a rep at the boarder and I forget who they will put me in contact with to discuss which I could. It's another option if your like me and hate the choices. I also hear Renew Gold is hopefully here soon and I am excited about that.
Right now I use whole oats, Hoffman's minerals and home grown timothy/grass hay; they all look amazing. I don't have any that need weight and I haven't had a lot of time to train/compete; so I haven't went over for a bit and they change the list regularly and add to it. I suggest calling though if your into that.
ETA: This was supposed to be a reply to Mruggles post about Masterfeeds. I will also say everyone in Alberta seems to have a lot more of a selection then we do in Ontario, I have had to do some looking into it here. I also would love to get THE minerals but understand that sometimes the eastern part of the country has a harder time to import it.
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Location: Canada | Proform Feed - Senior and Profibre Crunch
Max- E - Glo Rice Bran
Milled Flax
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Location: Its Freaking Freezing Up Here... | Who is this Doug you girls speak of? And what products are you using for ulcer maintenance?
I will also say, I recently spent $100 on girl who specializes in Equine Nutrition. She gave me a detailed feed plan for each horse as well as went through and told me why I am feeding it and what to look for in bagged feeds. Best $100 I ever spent.
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | ndiehl - 2015-02-13 11:17 AM Yep and Rolling Acres is produced in the same mill at least in our area. I know TSC here in Northern Ontario only offers those 2 products. My Co-op isn't much better, it's pretty much just masterfeed products. To the OP, I see you live about the same distance as I do from the US boarder (about an hour). I spoke with the boarder and the import agency (I forget the exact name) and got a list of feeds I could bring across and chose one. I would go over twice a month and bring back some, when I needed it. Call and speak to a rep at the boarder and I forget who they will put me in contact with to discuss which I could. It's another option if your like me and hate the choices. I also hear Renew Gold is hopefully here soon and I am excited about that. Right now I use whole oats, Hoffman's minerals and home grown timothy/grass hay; they all look amazing. I don't have any that need weight and I haven't had a lot of time to train/compete; so I haven't went over for a bit and they change the list regularly and add to it. I suggest calling though if your into that. ETA: This was supposed to be a reply to Mruggles post about Masterfeeds. I will also say everyone in Alberta seems to have a lot more of a selection then we do in Ontario, I have had to do some looking into it here. I also would love to get THE minerals but understand that sometimes the eastern part of the country has a harder time to import it.
if we were close to the border you can bet i would be getting stuff from the us..but we are 8 hours from the border......so i just take the arse kicking on shipping on the little bit i do order...........
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Location: North of the 49th Parallel | I go down to Kalispell at least 4 times a year and load up on dewormers and other stuff from Murdochs but bringing horse feed back into Canada without horses is a big no no, according to CBSA when I got stopped at the border with it (they didn't confiscate it but got a big warning). If you went down for a jackpot or rodeo and brought stuff back, you'd be fine. And it all depends which border crossing you go to too. |
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Location: When you hit the middle of nowhere .. Keep driving | bccanchaser16 - 2015-02-12 12:43 PM
I go down to Kalispell at least 4 times a year and load up on dewormers and other stuff from Murdochs but bringing horse feed back into Canada without horses is a big no no, according to CBSA when I got stopped at the border with it (they didn't confiscate it but got a big warning). If you went down for a jackpot or rodeo and brought stuff back, you'd be fine. And it all depends which border crossing you go to too.
Th at is why I called and spoke with people, got the information and paperwork I needed to get it. I bring a lot across (wormer, wound care, etc) when I head over and if I order something online I usually get it shipped to a parcel depot right at the boarder in Michigan that is a destination for Canadians to ship too and bring it across myself. It saves a lot on shipping and depending on the cost I just pay the little bit of duty (usually that's factored into shipping plus some). I go across at the Sault Ste Marie boarder which is 9 times out of 10 pretty good and fast with no lines, but I know the OP has a choice of which she could choose both around an hour away. I would personally go to Sarina's since it's not usually as busy and the people are more willing to work with you. Windsor isn't fun and you have longer waits on top of it. Even to bring horses across. I just make sure I claim items and do my research on what you can and can't get. |
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Location: When you hit the middle of nowhere .. Keep driving | Doug is a board buddy, duglas j gordon I believe is his name that had ulcer cure otc. I don't know if it's still available or not as I believe there was an issue with it and they had to reformulate? People can correct me if I'm wrong. |
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| Just curious if you could message me on who you used as a equine nutritionist for $100. I would love to talk to them also ! Thanks |
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