Posted 2023-02-23 4:40 PM Subject: Stride Animal Health Supplements
Regular
Posts: 74
Has anyone fed this before? And if so what is your experience? It just came up on my page with quite a few claims that it increases fertility in horses, conception rates, embryo retention, and increases colostrum levels in broodmares. I just wanted to see if anyone else had any experience with this before I made my purchase. It isn't something that I have seen before.
Posted 2023-02-23 8:09 PM Subject: RE: Stride Animal Health Supplements
Location: Oregon
I dont have any experience with either as far as breeding. I switched to Bluebonnet's grain "Equilene Pro Care" from their "Intensify Omega Force." I liked the intensify but it got really expensive and the Pro care has the Lifeline+ built into the feed so I thought I'd give it a try and I'm really happy with it. Both horses are healthy, shiny and my barrel mare has been needing fewer injections. I will say she's out on pasture now too though rather than stalled but this is working for me so I wont be switching.
Posted 2023-02-23 9:13 PM Subject: RE: Stride Animal Health Supplements
Warrior Mom
Posts: 4400
Never tried either one but I have heard that the fish oil factor can be a little difficult to get them to eat it. I've heard very positive reviews on the lifeline.
Posted 2023-02-24 10:20 AM Subject: RE: Stride Animal Health Supplements
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Posts: 74
Thank you everyone for your advice! My horses are extremely picky so all of this is good to know. I might hold off on buying these and try something else instead!
Posted 2023-03-03 2:35 PM Subject: RE: Stride Animal Health Supplements
Good Ole Boys just Fine with Me
Posts: 2869 Location: SE Missouri
I've not had anyone have issues with the Lifeline supplement. The Fish Oil factor, I tell everyone to start off with a 1/4 scoop. If you are dealing with an ulcer prone horse or known ulcer issue I feel like you have to introduce it slower but then they start diving into it.
I feed ProCare to my barrel horse that gifted me with a twin follicle ovulation, lol. The other "broodmares" get the Intensify Growth & Development B/C the feed rate is so low and I feed great alfalfa plus bermuda round bales. Everyone looks good, babies grow amazing, and I don't have to supplement anything else. I do have one broodmare that I should run the hind gut program through but just haven't done it yet.
I guess what I'm trying to say if I had issues I would be very interested in those products but personally I prefer to let me feed do the work b/c I hate supplementing, lol. 14 month old foals on good alfalfa and growth & development, zesterra mineral tubs.