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| I have never tried the A.E., but I do have a 23 yr old SUPER hard keeper and know FORCO works for him!!! He had ulcers, separation anxiety and he would stress if his bucket was in the wrong place. Hauled him to NBHA World when I got him back in 2006... Even being on Gastroguard, he went off his feed!! He has just been very aggravating with ulcers, colicing and weight since I got him. I tried EVERYTHING and nothing ever seemed to work 100%. The only thing that I have had success in using and not have him colic every week has been FORCO. I can't let myself run out of it, if I do, he colics. Knock on wood, FORCO and Cocosoya Oil have been the only supplements I have him on and he LOVES it!!!! |
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Location: Texas | I know everyone loves Forco but my question is why don't more feed stores carry it? Can you only get it online? |
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Location: Windy Wyoming | Forco is the most amazing best kept secret, I have been using it for over 9 years now and its the only supplement I now feed.... Saves money in the long run and my horses look good and feel good.... If you have a feed store or Vet that would like to carry it you can contact me and I can get you set up to the right contacts to be able to do so. There is a reason their motto is "Forco the result driven product" it has been around for MANY years and is just now getting the recognition on what a great thing it is, word of mouth is the way their product has been promoted. If you have any questions feel free to message me :) |
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| Hi, I have a ulcer prone horse that when I got her she would flat out runaway off the 3rd and scare the life out of you. I have treated her for ulcers 3 times since I got her 2 years ago and I have had the most dramatic results treating an ulcer flare with Sucralfate and Ulcercure OTC. For example Sep. 12th she was scoped and she had 2 grade 3 pyloric ulcers. She has been on THE Gastroplus daily and Renew Gold plus alfalfa hay and 24 hour turn out since I discovered for sure her problem was ulcers last year. I gave her a week off from rodeo and this weekend she placed at a PRCA rodeo on Sat and would have won another on Sunday but I knocked the first with 49 enteries. Dramatic results for a horse who 1.5 weeks ago you could not even touch her sides. We are starting to think her teeth might be the problem that results in recurring ulcers due to poor food chewing but that is a guess b/c I think I covered everything else already. I do get her teeth done twice per year but now I an going to make sure she never gets sharp to see if that eliminates the problem.
Anyway the overly sensitive and flightly signs could be ulcer related. I have a completely different and better horse than the one I bought 2 years ago just by treating the ulcers.
Hope this info might help your horse:) |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | weekendgambler - 2014-09-22 10:01 AM I know everyone loves Forco but my question is why don't more feed stores carry it? Can you only get it online?
FORCO is a family owned company. There are some stores that carry it but most of them are on the west coast.
You can also get it from a dealer which there are a few of us on BHW that sells it. |
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Location: In a happy place | Nevertooold - 2014-09-22 12:14 PM weekendgambler - 2014-09-22 10:01 AM I know everyone loves Forco but my question is why don't more feed stores carry it? Can you only get it online? FORCO is a family owned company. There are some stores that carry it but most of them are on the west coast.
You can also get it from a dealer which there are a few of us on BHW that sells it.
Yay and thank goodness NTO. |
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Location: Sunny So Cal | I would use Forco and THE GastroPLUS. They go great together. It helps my horse tons. I have a silent worrier but she has been great since I put her on this combo. |
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Location: never in the right place | I buy it online and have been using it for at least 6 yrs. I even take a pinch of it myself every day- saw a post from NTO about it and if it makes my tummy feel better I know it makes my horses feel better. No more bloating after eating... but thats probaby more than you wanted to know. lol.
Is it any cheaper to buy it from one of the dealers on BHW, I need to order some more.
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Location: South Dakota | I have used Forco for over a year, and totally believe in it...it works! My young mare is blooming, and no longer suffers from ulcers....She was treated for ulcers with gastroguard, and then put on Forco, and she is a happy horse. |
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| How much is a tubof forco. How many pounds for,how much.
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| ive always used animal element
but after 6 months it wasnt doing anything for my new guy-- so i saw a friends mare had similar issues and talked with her-- she had used forco.. and saw results in 10 days
so i took the chance and bough the small bucket-- took pic day 1 and then 2 weeks later-- sent it to my horses chiro and a good friend asking if they saw any difference (just to make sure i wasnt just seeing WHAT I WANTED TO SEE)
they were both impressed with the stuff
so now i only have forco in my barn.. and my horses are really blooming--especially the OTT |
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| Forco will not heal ulcers. |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | readytorodeo - 2014-10-04 9:52 AM Forco will not heal ulcers.
I don't remember anyone saying that it will. Most use it after healing a ulcer and the FORCO can help keep the ulcers from coming back or keep them from forming. I healed my horse's ulcers by using THE GastroPlus and still use it when I put my horse under stress of hauling and running along with FORCO. Some of my customers double the dose of FORCO when they put their horses under stress and it has been working for them using it that way. I had to add THE GastroPlus. Each horse is an individual and needs to be treated as such.
FORCO has one job only and that is to keep the gut flora balanced and healthy.
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| Nevertooold - 2014-10-04 11:27 AM
readytorodeo - 2014-10-04 9:52 AM Â Forco will not heal ulcers. Â
I don't remember anyone saying that it will. Most use it after healing a ulcer and the FORCO can help keep the ulcers from coming back or keep them from forming. I healed my horse's ulcers by using THE GastroPlus and still use it when I put my horse under stress of hauling and running along with FORCO. Some of my customers double the dose of FORCO when they put their horses under stress and it has been working for them using it that way. I had to add THE GastroPlus. Each horse is an individual and needs to be treated as such.
FORCO has one job only and that is to keep the gut flora balanced and healthy.Â
I know that. I use Fast Track for that reason. But for ulcers I use Equine Natural care. It works and its natural. But the feed you use needs to be evaluated too, if stomach issues are a problem. |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | readytorodeo - 2014-10-04 11:37 AM Nevertooold - 2014-10-04 11:27 AM readytorodeo - 2014-10-04 9:52 AM Forco will not heal ulcers. I don't remember anyone saying that it will. Most use it after healing a ulcer and the FORCO can help keep the ulcers from coming back or keep them from forming. I healed my horse's ulcers by using THE GastroPlus and still use it when I put my horse under stress of hauling and running along with FORCO. Some of my customers double the dose of FORCO when they put their horses under stress and it has been working for them using it that way. I had to add THE GastroPlus. Each horse is an individual and needs to be treated as such.
FORCO has one job only and that is to keep the gut flora balanced and healthy.
I know that. I use Fast Track for that reason. But for ulcers I use Equine Natural care. It works and its natural. But the feed you use needs to be evaluated too, if stomach issues are a problem.
Every few months you are using something else. I have had great results with THE and FORCO and have no need to keep trying different products. THE since 2005 and FORCO since 2006. The only time I have had to see a vet is for my yearly Coggins. |
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| Nevertooold - 2014-10-04 11:47 AM
readytorodeo - 2014-10-04 11:37 AM Nevertooold - 2014-10-04 11:27 AM readytorodeo - 2014-10-04 9:52 AM Â Forco will not heal ulcers. Â I don't remember anyone saying that it will. Most use it after healing a ulcer and the FORCO can help keep the ulcers from coming back or keep them from forming. I healed my horse's ulcers by using THE GastroPlus and still use it when I put my horse under stress of hauling and running along with FORCO. Some of my customers double the dose of FORCO when they put their horses under stress and it has been working for them using it that way. I had to add THE GastroPlus. Each horse is an individual and needs to be treated as such.
FORCO has one job only and that is to keep the gut flora balanced and healthy.
 I know that. I use Fast Track for that reason. But for ulcers I use Equine Natural care. It works and its natural. But the feed you use needs to be evaluated too, if stomach issues are a problem.
Glad to know you keep up with what I use. Wow!!!! As far as going to vet, I'm glad you don't have to go. But for us that haul hard a vet sometimes is a necessity. As far as THE, it's a good product and by all means stick with what works for you. That is why there are so many different products on the market.
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | readytorodeo - 2014-10-04 1:00 PM Nevertooold - 2014-10-04 11:47 AM readytorodeo - 2014-10-04 11:37 AM Nevertooold - 2014-10-04 11:27 AM readytorodeo - 2014-10-04 9:52 AM Forco will not heal ulcers. I don't remember anyone saying that it will. Most use it after healing a ulcer and the FORCO can help keep the ulcers from coming back or keep them from forming. I healed my horse's ulcers by using THE GastroPlus and still use it when I put my horse under stress of hauling and running along with FORCO. Some of my customers double the dose of FORCO when they put their horses under stress and it has been working for them using it that way. I had to add THE GastroPlus. Each horse is an individual and needs to be treated as such.
FORCO has one job only and that is to keep the gut flora balanced and healthy.
I know that. I use Fast Track for that reason. But for ulcers I use Equine Natural care. It works and its natural. But the feed you use needs to be evaluated too, if stomach issues are a problem. Glad to know you keep up with what I use. Wow!!!! As far as going to vet, I'm glad you don't have to go. But for us that haul hard a vet sometimes is a necessity. As far as THE, it's a good product and by all means stick with what works for you. That is why there are so many different products on the market.
Trust me..I don't keep up with what you use...Many keep up with how many times you change what you use...LOL |
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| Nevertooold - 2014-10-04 1:43 PM
readytorodeo - 2014-10-04 1:00 PM Nevertooold - 2014-10-04 11:47 AM readytorodeo - 2014-10-04 11:37 AM Nevertooold - 2014-10-04 11:27 AM readytorodeo - 2014-10-04 9:52 AM Â Forco will not heal ulcers. Â I don't remember anyone saying that it will. Most use it after healing a ulcer and the FORCO can help keep the ulcers from coming back or keep them from forming. I healed my horse's ulcers by using THE GastroPlus and still use it when I put my horse under stress of hauling and running along with FORCO. Some of my customers double the dose of FORCO when they put their horses under stress and it has been working for them using it that way. I had to add THE GastroPlus. Each horse is an individual and needs to be treated as such.
FORCO has one job only and that is to keep the gut flora balanced and healthy.
 I know that. I use Fast Track for that reason. But for ulcers I use Equine Natural care. It works and its natural. But the feed you use needs to be evaluated too, if stomach issues are a problem. Glad to know you keep up with what I use. Wow!!!! As far as going to vet, I'm glad you don't have to go. But for us that haul hard a vet sometimes is a necessity. As far as THE, it's a good product and by all means stick with what works for you. That is why there are so many different products on the market.
This is why I don't post a lot. I just said what I used, and get attacked. Wow |
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