cavyrunsbarrels - 2015-01-16 1:16 AM

 I just ordered my first bag :D Super excited.

Timber Creek - 2015-01-16 6:24 AM


Where did you order from?

Mainer-racer - 2015-01-17 8:07 AM

Are they special ordering it for you or also stocking it in the store? What is the price you pay? Wondering if its worth while for me to see if I can have my local TS order it if its cheaper.

ndiehl - 2015-01-17 8:16 AM

I really want to try some but especially for a couple of my older girls...I can't get it up here UGHHH :( I spoke with a rep and they aren't approved to ship to Ontario at least from what they told me.

Mainer-racer - 2015-01-16 9:20 AM Have 3 horses currently on it.  13 y/o open horse & yearling - 1/2 pound RG 1/2 Pound Blue Seal Performance, twice a day.  I feed timothy hay, and I add a joint supplement and Smart Gut. BEST result - 31 year old cushings horse lost almost 200 pounds. Added 1/2 pound twice daily - amazing he put the weight all back on! We thought we would have to put him down. I figured the cost what I used to feed compared to changing to RG & lowing other grain intake. I saved almost .60 cents per day! PLUS I pay premium for RG $50.00 per bag. YOU WON'T regret it!

geronabean - 2015-01-18 9:36 AM thats what kinda chaps my arse about it... price can range from $29 a bag to $48 a bag. I know its all about where you live right? not really because I can get it from two places in my town about 15 miles apart... one charges $48 and one charges $39...

Griz - 2015-01-17 1:32 PM  Holy cow! I just bought a bag for $27.

express52 - 2015-01-17 4:53 PM Griz,where did you buy your Renew Gold?

Iwish - 2015-01-22 9:11 PM I fed it and mmmm it was alright. I didn't really notice any difference with my mare but I just do not know what my mare is needing. I just can't get the top line and bloom on her like I want. She gets beet pulp, vit/min supplement and FORCO and I was feeding renew gold but recently switched to purine strategy healthy edge. I was hoping the FORCO was going to put that top line and bloom on her but it didn't but I'm still going to feed it as I think it's a wonderful supplement. I'm planning to start her on a pure lysine supplement and see if that is the thing she is missing.

Timber Creek - 2015-01-23 8:21 AM


I did put one horse on pure Lysine last year because of the EHV stuff.  I happened to look at a picture of him from the summer before and you could really tell a difference.   

Nevertooold - 2015-01-22 9:42 PM

You do have to find the right person at Tractor Supply as the others will tell you they can't get it.. Ask specifically for the person that orders their grain.
 

theerebel - 2015-03-02 9:44 AM

I recently began feeding RG, so far my horses seem to really like it. We feed a high quality alfalfa hay with it, and they are keeping their weight well, although we are only on week 2, so didn't really expect much change yet....my concern is, recently people have been saying because of the Omega 6 and 3 ratio (it has more Omega 6 than Omega 3) that it can cause body soreness in your horse? Is there any truth to this? Just wondering, thanks for any input!

winwillows - 2015-03-02 10:16 AM


The O3 / O6 ratio in Renew Gold is where it is for a reason. It is important to look at what total diet is, and not just one ingredient in that diet. When used to replace conventional grain based concentrate feeds, and with a roughage based diet as we recommend, the total overall O3 / O6 ratio of the entire diet will be ideal. Remember, we do not want to completely overwhelm the horses ability to generate inflammation with complete suppression of O6. O6 is an essential fatty acid also, and the body needs it's influence to promote healing in acute injury. Renew Gold functions as a component in the overall health of the horse. Every component in the diet should be considered this way.

theerebel - 2015-03-02 10:33 AM


Thank you so much Win! I knew you would have the answer I was needing and I was thinking when the whole diet is balanced, that the O3/O6 would be where it needs to be. We have been feeding the recommended ratio of RG for horses/workload, (1lb a day. We don't ride much in winter so they aren't doing much right now) and they get 3rd cutting high quality alfalfa, free choice mineral, and are out on pasture unless the weather is bad. So far they seem to really be doing well.

winwillows - 2015-03-02 11:43 AM


This is a chronic issue when formulating feed products for horses. Do you make what the horse needs, or make what the horse owners think they should see on the label based on everyone else's hype of the product that they want to sell. Biotin in hoof products is a good example of this. Everyone judges hoof products by the amount of biotin they contain, but there are more important factors than that. Adding more Omega 3 is very important if you feed a significant amount of grain based feeds in your diet because they are very high in Omega 6. If this is the diet you feed, then this should be important to you. The Renew Gold diets are not designed this way. If you do not feed those high grain rations, and give the horse a way to provide a higher percentage of its energy from the forage that it eats, the added Omega 3 requirements for the diet to be properly balanced are different. In this case, obtaining a proper ratio requires added Omega 3 at a much lower level, because there is so little added Omega 6 in this diet. If the horse owner has the mind set that any Omega 6 in the diet is bad because it encourages inflammation, they run the risk of adding enough Omega 3 to over suppress the needed activity that a proper amount of Omega 6 provides. The take away here is the same that I have always preached, consider the entire diet.

theerebel - 2015-03-02 12:11 PM


That makes complete sense! Thank you very much for clarifying, that answered a lot of unspoken questions I had as well. Very good to know!

winwillows - 2015-03-02 2:42 PM


Yes, there is a lot to consider in looking at the whole diet. It is easy to get too focused on one point of one ingredient. That can be important in some cases, and have a different meaning in others.

oranges - 2015-09-01 8:25 AM


I know this is an old thread but was reading and have a question. If your only feeding Renew Gold and Alfalfa, hay basically has lost all it's Omega-3's from harvesting correct? So that would make your Omega 3/6 ratio off feeding a RG and Alfalfa diet?